• nBodyProblem@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    I believe it’s fundamentally important that we keep that right to an equalizing force.

    Acting like we are going to directly fight a tank with an AR-15 is either a straw man or just frankly ignorant. The US military has repeatedly been repelled by guerrilla forces with small arms, and if you have been paying any attention at all in Ukraine you will see what can be done with very little technology in terms of drones etc.

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      2 days ago

      You don’t understand what happened in Vietnam or Afghanistan. At all.

      If you think those guys truly defeated the US and that you with your rifle are going to do the same… I don’t even know if there’s is a point explaining it.

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        14 hours ago

        I would agree the US wasn’t “defeated” in the normal sense. They were ungovernable. They wear down traditional forces over a long time, and you never give them a target they can easily track.