Future war in US

[quickening]

Someone I know (who has a poly sci. degree from USC and has some good contacts) suggests that by 2020 (I think earlier) that China with a consolidated Asian force would invade the US for it's cropland. Speculatively the massive army, 200 million, would enter North America via the northern land bridge. Would this be worth a trv session?

[Sheryll]

Land Bridge? Last time I looked there was about 50 miles of open water between North America and Asia (Russia). Then there is a thousand miles of wilderness, mountains, rivers all with no roads and then its a minimum 3day drive to America (through Canada, Wake up Mac.) if you drive day and night. An invading army would take months to make the journey even without resistance. I don't think there is any Army anywhere in the world that could invade America unless America just gave up or was devastated by nuclear war, or some kind of catastrophe. Heck, I think even Canada could could stop that invasion. The logistics of invading America makes the probability of success so remote that only a real fool (I mean crazy crazy) would try. The only real fear America has is of nuclear war, terrorists and conquest from within.

I am still sitting in Japan, in the shade of those North Korean soda pop rockets.

[Mac]

they would not get that far- the USA has lotsa technical stuff up there watching what is going on- the first sign of an invasion and the armed forces would respond very fast- and like cheryl has said, the land that they would have to go through- extremely rugged- this is not something that you could just put your jeep into 4 wheel drive and charge- huge mountains, steep gorges, thick impenetrable forests- there is a road, but not one that can handle millions - they would be mired down quickly - I suspect that this is a moot proposition as any invading army would at least have that info about the land that they intend to cross...


Mac.

Originally posted by Sheryll
Land Bridge? Last time I looked there was about 50 miles of open water between North America and Asia (Russia). Then there is a thousand miles of wilderness, mountains, rivers all with no roads and then its a minimum 3day drive to America (through Canada, Wake up Mac.) if you drive day and night. An invading army would take months to make the journey even without resistance. I don't think there is any Army anywhere in the world that could invade America unless America just gave up or was devastated by nuclear war, or some kind of catastrophe. Heck, I think even Canada could could stop that invasion. The logistics of invading America makes the probability of success so remote that only a real fool (I mean crazy crazy) would try. The only real fear America has is of nuclear war, terrorists and conquest from within.

I am still sitting in Japan, in the shade of those North Korean soda pop rockets.

[Sheryll]

Why Mac, thank you for sticking up for me! (:-)) Where is Lavi when you need him. I think The Book of Revelation says that the 200 million man army will attack Israel.