I was serious that you had me laughing.  Not in a sarcastic way.  I agree with what you said.  That's the one thing I hate about the forums.  You can't tell if people are serious, sarcastic, or otherwise because so much of human communication is non-verbal.  Sorry if it came across that way.

As far as your point about the tanks, your right.  However, with urban combat the only way to completely control an area (if that's even possible) is with boots on the ground.  Door to door, building by building.  That's when they would be most vulnerable.  Stalingrad was a great reference.  If you've seen Enemy at the Gates you know how dangerous a few good snipers and organized resistance can be.  It's all very hypothetical and lets be honest, will never happen in the US, but I guess it's interesting to "Wargame" it.  I too, like yourself, would prefer to die fighting than to be subjugated by opposing forces.

I agree totally, and especially the point on Afghanistan. Not all of them are bloo-thirsty terrorists, some are just people that are fighting off an invasion.

Point is: what is the invasion. If he didn't change too much about the people life, then why fighting? To endanger your family? Give the occupation forces reason to attack civil people instead of just be an army fighting another army?

Because that what this kind of behavior will lead to. If some civil take the arms to fight back other army, then the other army will for sure attack the population, something that could maybe have been avoid.

Actually, I know a good few people who have some firepower that isn't totally legal to own that can take out a few tanks and planes with ease. Plus my local gun shop has a lovely 50cal sniper rifle that should be able to punch a hole into a tank's  cockpit since it is an anti tank gun.

In the name of every Whole Foods Market, I will protect my nation! USA! USA! USA!

Invasions always result in exploitation of the native people and their resources. Invasions are about conquest, not about having a social tea time with the people.

It depends, if they are a weak country that is our neighbor, maybe I would, though the regular army could handle it. If it was someone like the US, I would probably try to get out of the country or something like that, I see no reason to fight back when you clearly cannot win unless they would intend killing us anyway, then Id fight just to make them things harder.

Yup america is the number 1 country, i will fight untill the death!

Its funny, this topic, only because I was discussing with a  friend the other day, that they should have a voluntary combat training for citizens - like boot camp/basic training for citizens that want to be trained to be defenders. Like for those who choose not to serve in the armed forces, but want the training. I think that a combat-ready society is a good idea.