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History's proven that completely false. A well armed militia of volunteers can defeat a much larger, professional, funded military, as the Taliban defeated the US. Similarly no country existing has any hope of successfully occupying the continental United States given how high the rate of weapon ownership there is

Guess what the Taliban became (and already were)? Just another government with their own set rules and regulations. This is what every "independent militia" or warlord aspires to become.

At this moment, several countries in the world can completely annihilate and depopulate the US. One of the things that are stopping them is... Lockheed Martin.

Will it?

Lots of countries have tiny armies, and those that have large ones aren’t habitually invading their neighbours. There are a couple of potential exceptions to this, but it’s been holding up pretty well.

Other countries "armies" are still walking right across the border and into the US.