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Pelosi talked cash sh-t.. went over there... did what she wanted... not a hair outta place. Now she gone and they wanna posture. GOP Nazis wish they had the heart 
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Think about the last time an island nation of any size was successfully invaded? discounting the Falkland islands. I would say Okinawa. That was THE Bloodiest battle of the entire pacific campaign.
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In all, the US Army had over 103,000 soldiers (of these, 38,000+ were non-divisional artillery, combat support and HQ troops, with another 9,000 service troops),[23]: 39 over 88,000 Marines and 18,000 Navy personnel (mostly Seabees and medical personnel).[23]: 40 At the start of the Battle of Okinawa, US Tenth Army had 182,821 personnel under its command.[23]: 40 It was planned that Lieutenant General Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. would report to Vice Admiral Richmond K. Turner until the amphibious phase was completed, after which he would report directly to Admiral Raymond A. Spruance. Total aircraft in the American Navy, Marine and Army Air Force exceeded 3000 over the course of the battle, including fighters, attack aircraft, scout planes, bombers and dive-bombers. The invasion was supported by a fleet consisting of 18 battleships, 27 cruisers, 177 destroyers/destroyer escorts, 39 aircraft carriers (11 fleet carriers, 6 light carriers and 22 escort carriers) and various support and troop transport ship
The Japanese land campaign (mainly defensive) was conducted by the 67,000-strong (77,000 according to some sources) regular 32nd Army and some 9,000 Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) troops at Oroku Naval Base (only a few hundred of whom had been trained and equipped for ground combat), supported by 39,000 drafted local Ryukyuan people (including 24,000 hastily drafted rear militia called Boeitai and 15,000 non-uniformed laborers). The Japanese had used kamikaze tactics since the Battle of Leyte Gulf, but for the first time, they became a major part of the defense. Between the American landing on 1 April and 25 May, seven major kamikaze attacks were attempted, involving more than 1,500 planes.
Okinawa was the bloodiest battle of the Pacific War.[37][38] The most complete tally of deaths during the battle is at the Cornerstone of Peace monument at the Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum, which identifies the names of each individual who died at Okinawa in World War II. As of 2010, the monument lists 240,931 names, including 149,611 Okinawans, 77,485 Imperial Japanese soldiers, 14,010 American soldiers, and smaller numbers of people from South Korea (382), the United Kingdom (82), North Korea (82) and Taiwan (34).[6]
The numbers correspond to recorded deaths during the Battle of Okinawa from the time of the American landings in the Kerama Islands on 26 March 1945, to the signing of the Japanese surrender on 2 September 1945, in addition to all Okinawan casualties in the Pacific War in the 15 years from the Manchurian Incident, along with those who died in Okinawa from war-related events in the year before the battle and the year after the surrender.[39] 234,183 names were inscribed by the time of unveiling and new names are added each year.[40][41][42] 40,000 of the Okinawan civilians killed had been drafted or impressed by the Japanese army and are often counted as combat deaths.
Two wounded American soldiers make their way to a medical aid station on Okinawa, 20 April 1945.
Two US M4 Sherman tanks knocked out by Japanese artillery at Bloody Ridge, 20 April 1945
The Americans suffered over 75,000 – 82,000 casualties, including non-battle casualties (psychiatric, injuries, illnesses), of whom over 20,195 were dead (12,500 were killed in action, 7,700 died of wounds or non-combat deaths). Killed in action were 4,907 Navy, 4,675 Army, and 2,938 Marine Corps personnel.[9] The several thousand personnel who died indirectly (from wounds and other causes) at a later date are not included in the total.
The most famous American casualty was Lieutenant General Buckner, whose decision to attack the Japanese defenses head-on, although extremely costly in American lives, was ultimately successful. Four days from the closing of the campaign, Buckner was killed by Japanese artillery fire, which blew lethal slivers of coral into his body, while inspecting his troops at the front line. He was the highest-ranking US officer to be killed by enemy fire during the Second World War. The day after Buckner was killed, Brigadier General Easley was killed by Japanese machine gunfire. The famous war correspondent Ernie Pyle was also killed by Japanese machine-gun fire on Ie Shima, a small island just off of northwestern Okinawa.[43]
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it is NOT EASY to invade an island, that is why Taiwan has successfully maintained its independence from China since 1949. Would be a blood bath to try and take it by force as Taiwan has been preparing for such and event for over 70 years.
China would likely take it if they committed everything to that purpose but the damage inflicted to it's reputation would be immense and rest of western world would rise up like Voltron to prevent it or punish it.
**Compare Okinawa on a map to Taiwan
Battle of Okinawa - Wikipedia
In all, the US Army had over 103,000 soldiers (of these, 38,000+ were non-divisional artillery, combat support and HQ troops, with another 9,000 service troops),[23]: 39 over 88,000 Marines and 18,000 Navy personnel (mostly Seabees and medical personnel).[23]: 40 At the start of the Battle of Okinawa, US Tenth Army had 182,821 personnel under its command.[23]: 40 It was planned that Lieutenant General Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. would report to Vice Admiral Richmond K. Turner until the amphibious phase was completed, after which he would report directly to Admiral Raymond A. Spruance. Total aircraft in the American Navy, Marine and Army Air Force exceeded 3000 over the course of the battle, including fighters, attack aircraft, scout planes, bombers and dive-bombers. The invasion was supported by a fleet consisting of 18 battleships, 27 cruisers, 177 destroyers/destroyer escorts, 39 aircraft carriers (11 fleet carriers, 6 light carriers and 22 escort carriers) and various support and troop transport ship
The Japanese land campaign (mainly defensive) was conducted by the 67,000-strong (77,000 according to some sources) regular 32nd Army and some 9,000 Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) troops at Oroku Naval Base (only a few hundred of whom had been trained and equipped for ground combat), supported by 39,000 drafted local Ryukyuan people (including 24,000 hastily drafted rear militia called Boeitai and 15,000 non-uniformed laborers). The Japanese had used kamikaze tactics since the Battle of Leyte Gulf, but for the first time, they became a major part of the defense. Between the American landing on 1 April and 25 May, seven major kamikaze attacks were attempted, involving more than 1,500 planes.
Okinawa was the bloodiest battle of the Pacific War.[37][38] The most complete tally of deaths during the battle is at the Cornerstone of Peace monument at the Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum, which identifies the names of each individual who died at Okinawa in World War II. As of 2010, the monument lists 240,931 names, including 149,611 Okinawans, 77,485 Imperial Japanese soldiers, 14,010 American soldiers, and smaller numbers of people from South Korea (382), the United Kingdom (82), North Korea (82) and Taiwan (34).[6]
The numbers correspond to recorded deaths during the Battle of Okinawa from the time of the American landings in the Kerama Islands on 26 March 1945, to the signing of the Japanese surrender on 2 September 1945, in addition to all Okinawan casualties in the Pacific War in the 15 years from the Manchurian Incident, along with those who died in Okinawa from war-related events in the year before the battle and the year after the surrender.[39] 234,183 names were inscribed by the time of unveiling and new names are added each year.[40][41][42] 40,000 of the Okinawan civilians killed had been drafted or impressed by the Japanese army and are often counted as combat deaths.
Military losses[edit]
American[edit]
Two wounded American soldiers make their way to a medical aid station on Okinawa, 20 April 1945.
Two US M4 Sherman tanks knocked out by Japanese artillery at Bloody Ridge, 20 April 1945
The Americans suffered over 75,000 – 82,000 casualties, including non-battle casualties (psychiatric, injuries, illnesses), of whom over 20,195 were dead (12,500 were killed in action, 7,700 died of wounds or non-combat deaths). Killed in action were 4,907 Navy, 4,675 Army, and 2,938 Marine Corps personnel.[9] The several thousand personnel who died indirectly (from wounds and other causes) at a later date are not included in the total.
The most famous American casualty was Lieutenant General Buckner, whose decision to attack the Japanese defenses head-on, although extremely costly in American lives, was ultimately successful. Four days from the closing of the campaign, Buckner was killed by Japanese artillery fire, which blew lethal slivers of coral into his body, while inspecting his troops at the front line. He was the highest-ranking US officer to be killed by enemy fire during the Second World War. The day after Buckner was killed, Brigadier General Easley was killed by Japanese machine gunfire. The famous war correspondent Ernie Pyle was also killed by Japanese machine-gun fire on Ie Shima, a small island just off of northwestern Okinawa.[43]
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it is NOT EASY to invade an island, that is why Taiwan has successfully maintained its independence from China since 1949. Would be a blood bath to try and take it by force as Taiwan has been preparing for such and event for over 70 years.
China would likely take it if they committed everything to that purpose but the damage inflicted to it's reputation would be immense and rest of western world would rise up like Voltron to prevent it or punish it.
**Compare Okinawa on a map to Taiwan
"It's transparentnikkas turn real patriotic and love America when it’s time for war
You see Uncle Sam as your parent
When Amerikkka has beef you jump up to defend it
But you can still be a defendant
Ask my co-defendant
And we're both innocent
Every black man in Amerikkka faces imprisonment
Ridicule, and torment"
Jeru tha Damaja
U.S. Military Spending vs. the World
The U.S. outpaces all other nations in military expenditures. World military spending totaled more than $1.6 trillion in 2015. The U.S. accounted for 37 percent of the total. U.S. military expenditur
www.nationalpriorities.org
How long the US military would last in a war against the rest of the world
What would happen if the U.S. found itself facing off against the rest of the world? Not just its traditional rivals, but what if it had to fight off its
www.wearethemighty.com
2025 United States Military Strength
Detailing the current military strength of United States including air force, army, navy, financials and manpower.
www.globalfirepower.com
I mean, I have more.
If nukes are on the table, the US alone would annihilate every country on this planet. We would also die, but that is precisely what M.A.D. is.
If nukes are off the table... well, let's just say there is a reason our military spending is bigger than the next seven biggest countries COMBINED.
In conventional warfare, no country could invade us-- they wouldn't make it past the beaches. The coast guard alone could handle the majority of other countries' "navies" attempting to land on our shores, and the only ones you'd need the US Navy for is Russia and China's, both of which the US Navy dwarfs in firepower.
Biggest threat would be Canada along the north border, but as we have just seen with Russia's invasion of Ukraine, even if you are better equipped than the enemy, invasion of a country is extremely difficult, even if you are literally on the border. But now you're talking about a country that is not only secluded from most of the developed world, surrounded by oceans on both sides, you're also talking about the world's number 1 military power AND a country full of rednecks with small armories in their back yards itching for opportunities to exercise that 2nd amendment. Any invasion attempt of this country would lose in the water, let alone reaching the USA shores.
If we are talking about a nuclear fight, we all lose. If it's a conventional invasion type of fight the US literally can hold off the entire world-- these is facts:
What Would Happen If The US Were Invaded - Grunge
An enemy would have to break through layers of defenses before having a chance at setting foot on U.S. soil. Here's how the U.S. would react to an invasion.
www.grunge.com
So while y'all balking at what I said, make sure you got receipts that contradict what I'm saying.
U.S. Military Spending vs. the World
The U.S. outpaces all other nations in military expenditures. World military spending totaled more than $1.6 trillion in 2015. The U.S. accounted for 37 percent of the total. U.S. military expenditur
How long the US military would last in a war against the rest of the world
What would happen if the U.S. found itself facing off against the rest of the world? Not just its traditional rivals, but what if it had to fight off its
2025 United States Military Strength
Detailing the current military strength of United States including air force, army, navy, financials and manpower.www.globalfirepower.com
I mean, I have more.
If nukes are on the table, the US alone would annihilate every country on this planet. We would also die, but that is precisely what M.A.D. is.
If nukes are off the table... well, let's just say there is a reason our military spending is bigger than the next seven biggest countries COMBINED.
In conventional warfare, no country could invade us-- they wouldn't make it past the beaches. The coast guard alone could handle the majority of other countries' "navies" attempting to land on our shores, and the only ones you'd need the US Navy for is Russia and China's, both of which the US Navy dwarfs in firepower.
Biggest threat would be Canada along the north border, but as we have just seen with Russia's invasion of Ukraine, even if you are better equipped than the enemy, invasion of a country is extremely difficult, even if you are literally on the border. But now you're talking about a country that is not only secluded from most of the developed world, surrounded by oceans on both sides, you're also talking about the world's number 1 military power AND a country full of rednecks with small armories in their back yards itching for opportunities to exercise that 2nd amendment. Any invasion attempt of this country would lose in the water, let alone reaching the USA shores.
If we are talking about a nuclear fight, we all lose. If it's a conventional invasion type of fight the US literally can hold off the entire world-- these is facts:
What Would Happen If The US Were Invaded - Grunge
An enemy would have to break through layers of defenses before having a chance at setting foot on U.S. soil. Here's how the U.S. would react to an invasion.
So while y'all balking at what I said, make sure you got receipts that contradict what I'm saying.
Yea no shyt America has a massive military budget and can defend itself from a domestic invasion. That’s not what you said originally fool. You claimed or at least implied that we could fight the world aka send our troops to every country. We could barely control a country fo third world barbarian sand cacs who rape little boys and camels
SadimirPutin
Superstar
One of the biggest reasons China has not come out against Putin is that they would like to do the same shyt to Taiwan that Russia is doing to the Ukraine
Try to keep up--
If the United States is engaged in a war with the entire planet, it would immediately retreat to the contiguous United States, most likely abandoning Hawaii and Alaska.
That is literally THE ONLY strategy, and the only sensible conclusion for the country to take when literally fighting the rest of the world moron
No where in my comment did I say the US would send our troops to every country, you putting words in my mouth. Why the fukk would I say we can take on the ROW by sending troops everywhere, and then immediately start talking about defending the US from invading forces???
And if that is what you took from me saying we could take on the ROW at the same time, then you need to learn what war means and how to win one, because you clearly understand neither.
RamsayBolton
Superstar
China sends ships, jets close to Taiwan as tensions rise in strait
Chinese warships and aircraft conducted military drills in waters near Taiwan Friday, crossing the sensitive median line, said Taiwan's defense ministry, as tensions escalated in the region after the US House Speaker's visit to the island.
www.cnn.com
BushidoBrown
Superstar
Try to keep up--
If the United States is engaged in a war with the entire planet, it would immediately retreat to the contiguous United States, most likely abandoning Hawaii and Alaska.
That is literally THE ONLY strategy, and the only sensible conclusion for the country to take when literally fighting the rest of the world moron
No where in my comment did I say the US would send our troops to every country, you putting words in my mouth. Why the fukk would I say we can take on the ROW by sending troops everywhere, and then immediately start talking about defending the US from invading forces???
And if that is what you took from me saying we could take on the ROW at the same time, then you need to learn what war means and how to win one, because you clearly understand neither.
nikka seriously stfu. Your first sentence in this diatribe stated it would retreat stateside which means it would start off US soil
IDK why I even engaged in this dumb shyt. It’s clearly you are under 18 who’s played too much COD campaigns. nikka talking like he’s Dwight Eisenhower
Cyrus' Wife
Wife of a Warrior
This. And Nancy went over there to send a message that the U.S. will not be allowing that to happen all willy-nilly.
staticshock
Veteran
A lot of you nikkas lack comprehension. Let me hold your hand through this, K pumpkin?
The United States has bases all over the globe. The Navy also has ships all over the globe, as they are a blue water navy. This means they would necessarily retreat home in the event of a declaration of war against the US by every country on the planet, which would fukking include countries we have bases in, like Germany, Japan and Italy.
But because you lack comprehension and I'm holding your hand like a good father would, I'll explain what the word "retreat" means.
To retreat simply means to return to place of origin. In other words, to retreat doesn't mean they were fighting and then retreated, I'm simply saying they would come back to America to fortify the country, and make their stand.
So you see, I did not mean it would "start off US soil". My hypothetical was ALWAYS about the US holding off the world from their own soil, which no other country is capable of doing. You know, because that was literally my next post before I had to endure your incessant bullshyt posting?
You have my permission to fukk off now. The adults were talking kiddo.
