Does the US really need a military?

[djacques]

Originally Posted by citizenkane2

The main people who think we don't need a military, would the first ones screaming "Where are they?!!!", if we get invaded!!

Yeah, mainly for two reasons:

1. We have way more than enough troops to repel an invasion; and

2. We haven't, in fact, been "invaded" in any serious and lasting way since 1814. The 'invading' has all been done in the other direction.

[Atilla]

Originally Posted by citizenkane2

The main people who think we don't need a military, would the first ones screaming "Where are they?!!!", if we get invaded!!

You got that right. There will be a lot of virgins lost on that day and not all women.

[melinuxfool]

In this day and age, where the weapons of nations are far beyond swords and muskets, I would say yes, we need a military for self defense to ensure our survival as a nation.

Back just over a hundred years ago, however, and I think citizen's militias would have been perfectly adequate.

Now, that said, if we were ever invaded, it would certainly not be a cake walk for the invaders if they did defeat the military. Guerrilla warfare would continue for long after any "official" war was lost. After all, there are over ninety million gun owners in this country, that we know about. That alone is a deterrent for potential invaders.

Think about it. If they were ever able to overpower our military, it would be at great cost to life and limb. After suffering great loss of life, they would then have to convince the ninety million gun owners to accept their rule. It ain't happening. If I still had my guns, I wouldn't hesitate to fight an invader for my country. Sadly, they fell overboard during a storm at sea in international waters.

[bingduel]

Have another look and you will find that is something along the lines of:
EL SALVADOR
WASHINGTON DC
WORLD WAR II
DETROIT
IRAN
YUGOSLAVIA
URUGUAY
GREECE
GERMANY
CHINA
PHILIPPINES
PUERTO RICO
KOREA
IRAN
VIETNAM
GUATEMALA
EGYPT
LEBANON
IRAQ
CHINA
PANAMA
VIETNAM
CUBA
GERMANY
LAOS
CUBA
IRAQ
PANAMA
INDONESIA
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
GUATEMALA
DETROIT
UNITED STATES
CAMBODIA
OMAN
LAOS
SOUTH DAKOTA
MIDEAST
CHILE
CAMBODIA
ANGOLA
IRAN
LIBYA
EL SALVADOR
NICARAGUA
LEBANON
GRENADA
HONDURAS
IRAN
LIBYA
BOLIVIA
IRAN
LIBYA
VIRGIN ISLANDS
PHILIPPINES
PANAMA
LIBERIA
SAUDI ARABIA
IRAQ
KUWAIT
IRAQ
LOS ANGELES
SOMALIA
YUGOSLAVIA
BOSNIA
HAITI
ZAIRE (CONGO)
LIBERIA
ALBANIA
SUDAN
AFGHANISTAN
IRAQ
YUGOSLAVIA
YEMEN
MACEDONIA
UNITED STATES
AFGHANISTAN
YEMEN
PHILIPPINES
COLOMBIA
IRAQ
LIBERIA
HAITI
PAKISTAN
SOMALIA
SYRIA
YEMEN

What about my last question; who do you think is likely to invade the US?

[bingduel]

How about trying this on for size - they are sovereign territories - by that I mean to say they are the lands of other peoples and not those of the US, or indeed (if applicable) any other hegemony.