Who were our allies in the UN Peacekeeping (what a misnomer) force during the ill fated Somali operation in the 1990s? Remember which army assisted the 10th MTN extract the Rangers & Delta? Pakistan? Of course the UN couldn't make any strategic military difference but that's never the point in those operations. They are never there to actually help in any crisis. They run their own agenda. That agenda is always contrary to American interests. Once we invite the UN into this country we'll never be rid of them. Talk about immigrants doing the jobs Americans refuse! These are the military jobs our own forces would probably always categorically refuse: Interrogation and handling prisoners. Suppose Obama sought help elsewhere than NATO? What about OAS? I'm sure Mexico would love to help regulate lands they have always seen as being historically theirs anyway. Nobody would be in 100% control of the massive amount of territory offered by our country. In such an extreme situation I could see mass relocations under martial law to the vicinity of the bigger cities from the rural areas. Consolidate and control. I mean it's all just conjecture anyway, but I could see it happening. The historical precedent is there in our own history. How many "Peacekeeping" missions have our own forces participated in on foreign soil? What is to say there could never be reciprocity by the UN to come here in a moment of "need?"
These are the military jobs our own forces would probably always categorically refuse: Interrogation and handling prisoners. That is a good point. So are some of the others.
it's all just conjecture anyway
Conjecture yes. But the fact that intelligent people see a need to discuss it seriously tells me that it is more than just an idle academic discussion. Many of us have a legitimate fear of things like this happening.
Another point. We can debate the manner in which various scenarios might play out, how successful a military suppression could be. But most here would agree on one thing. The current crop of socialists in DC would do it in a heartbeat if they thought they could get away with it.
I know a Democrat that has openly admitted he wold like to see all political parties other than the Democrats made illegal. He wasn't being academic, nor was he being facetious.