“Are you military veteran?”
Of course, that is how I know.
Are you a military veteran?
Of course, that is how I know.
Most combat veterans I know would disagree with you, including me.
There are more military veterans on the streets right now, than current active members in the military.
The small list you provided are not typical scenarios, and certainly do not depict what is happening today.
Today the government is completely out of control. Even those in the military understand this. It's no secret.
If common Americans were forced, and justifiably revolted against this corrupt intrusive government, that has clearly betrayed Americans...well I just don't see the army or it's commanders turning their rifles against common Americans.
When and if it gets to that point, and I hope it does not, I will be proven correct.
One more point. For any army to defeat the people of the U.S. in a physical conflict, the only way the government would prevail, would be to literally pull out the big guns, air power etc, and level entire cities and towns killing millions at a time.
That aint going to happen.
What would happen is those on the ground, if they pushed millions of angry Americans into a corner, would see they were out numbered 500 to 1, and would quickly find themselves overwhelmed from every direction...They'd find themselves juggling flaming chain saws in short order.
Again, they only way *any* military would prevail against an armed country the size of the U.S. would be to wholesale annihilation of it's people with air power, armor, artillery etc, etc.
Ain't going to happen.
The American people are the most patient, civilized on the planet, but pushed into a corner, they can also be the meanest, most violent people on this planet.