Key fact: a small unit that knows each other well and has a shared training history can beat a larger group of strangers ANY DAY.
That is part of why The Founders feared standing armies.
How often do hunters train together with division of responsibilities...?
BTW the Yamamoto quote so loved was made up.
The cops have VERY intimate contact with the citizenry on a daily basis, yet what do we see more and more of...?
As long as they are fed the cops and soldiers WILL follow their shocking orders...
When a nation fights a series of long, low-intensity wars, soldiers are expected to act like cops and in time, cops act like soldiers.
The cops and soldiers will have NO PROBLEM shooting at us.
Many of them come fro places where it is very natural for troops to be used in policing roles.
Some might even enjoy it.
For a veteran who has arthritis to go up against a team of cops or soldiers is foolish but after the shift is over and that cop or soldier is at home with his family it is very simple to take him on while he is standing in the backyard bbq’ing the hot dogs with a beer in his hand.