These are strike forces for designated not spot areas/locations, not nationwide at one time. As few as a 200 men can control a small city when curfews can be imposed.
1000 could control a city like San Fransisco without a sweat.
Really? As evidenced by how well that worked in Iraq?
With all due respect I do not believe that 1,000 troops could control a city the size of SF if there was an organized resistance. It took 30,000 of the best troops on Earth to gain a foothold of control in Baghdad. I can tell you from talking with hundreds of returning Iraq veterans that 5-7 insurgents can tie up a weapons company of Marines for hours. It also cannot be underestimated that the insurgents would be fighting on home turf. Remember that in Iraq there were only about 15% of the population involved in the struggle. About 60% of the population could of cared less or helped the home boys to some degree. 80,000 troops have no hope of controlling this country if widespread violence breaks out in say 10 large urban areas. If this prediction is correct the survivors will be the ones who were prepared - not the ones who wait for the Goobermint to show up with food and water Katrina style.
1000 could control a city like San Fransisco without a sweat.
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LOL San Fran? I don’t doubt it. Let 1000 try it in Texas, or Tennessee, Alabama.
Only 200 for a small city? What about for the crazy guys that won’t obey the curfew and are out for some uh, ‘fun’?