To: justshutupandtakeit
"Soviet defeat in Afganistan was only possible because the mujadeen were supplied and equipped and trained by the Super powers."
You contradicted yourself with:
"Professional armies employ planes, missles, tanks, artillary, aircraft carriers and submarines. There is no prospect of that type of force being serious countered by modern day militias even with assault weapons. Be realistic."
The mujadeen did not have planes, helicoptors, tanks, carriers or subs. They did not have any real artillary, some mortars, shoulder mounted missles and guns. All the things that the modern militia can get/make.
"Military activity today is a huge industrial concern which puts forces into place and provides enormous quantities of supplies, machinery, fuels to those forces. That kind of technology can only be countered by similiar forces it is only harassed by light forces such as militias."
History contradicts you, Soviets vs. Afganistan & French/US vs. Vietnam.
478 posted on
02/11/2004 9:12:24 AM PST by
looscnnn
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To: looscnnn
What Super power will side with the American militias? Which one will supply them with training and Stingers? Uh, none.
Maybe you are unaware that the French were beaten in Vietnam because the North had an army which was supplied with weapons by the U.S.A. Half the armaments readied for an army of 1 million to invade Japan was diverted to Ho Chi Minh's forces after WWII. The other half was sent to Korea.
Nor was the Viet Cong a militia. These were paramilitary forces armed and supplied from the North backed up by the North Vietnamese Army. Most of the "Viet Cong" were former refugees from the North introduced into the South by American policy during the 50s, they weren't Tonkinese or native to the South.
574 posted on
02/11/2004 1:12:39 PM PST by
justshutupandtakeit
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