Let's try this again, maybe this time someone can answer the question.

[krispos42]

126. Sure it can.

The trick is to attack with your strengths against their weakness.


Obviously, a citizen militia would not form up into squads, put on uniforms, and march out to engage regular military troops. That would be stupid, as they were bombed and shelled into oblivion while tanks and APCs sprayed machine gun bullets.


The things that the army protects, that make the country run, those would be the targets the militias would have to either seize or destroy. They would work from ambush, striking prime targets at vulnerable points, infiltrate the ranks, run a civilian intelligence network, etc.

The million or so soldiers and Marines we have would have to patrol 3.5 million square miles and 310 million people, looking for a relative handful that continue to disrupt at night while working among the civilians during the day. If there was a widespread prolong militia guerrilla movement, there would have to be a draft and a national security state, and all that implies. The high-tech superweapons we have would remain largely idle, as they are not particularly useful in a guerrilla war. Not many targets, and the ones that come up are in America!


Ultimately, of course, there would have to be a political victory as well. A movement would have to rise up, savvy politicians and dealmakers would have to be able to convince the population and the military to come to an accommodation. If the war dragged on, you would see the militias grow in experience and numbers, becoming more like regular army troops.



For clarity, I'm not saying it's a certainly. I'm not saying it's a good idea. I don't endorse civil war, or the paranoid fools that run around in the woods with "The Turner Diaries" in one hand and a rifle in the other.

But it's not impossible.