Comments by "DasBubba" (@dasbubba841) on "Could US military conquer UK if it wanted to? (2019)" video.

@Replica-Airgun-Lovers Suez Crisis. It was big daddy America who told Britain to give Nasser to canal. And Britain caved in. That was the day the British Empire became a second rate power.
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@Replica-Airgun-Lovers Who cares? Your government is in shambles, you have a massive immigration crisis, and your police forces is completely biased or handicapped. The US is your greatest ally, and you have people in the streets with a childish balloon chanting that Trump is a dictator and Hitler. Iraq is over. Afghanistan is over. Your "ultimate soldier" award means jack shit.
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At least the US has a navy.
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@Danny-ss8il Why would I care about all the counties of the UK? As for Europe, I'm pretty knowledgeable about the individual countries, but I've always held an interest in the continent. But, you wouldn't believe that since it takes about two minutes to discover them. Back to the point, the UK's influence has declined in the past 50 years. The UK lost its empire and now is being surpassed by Germany. Though, the entire EU is facing issues. The Iran crisis has shown the paper tiger it is. Britain is in its worst political crisis since Munich. Brexit has become a joke, and your politicians have tried so hard to remain.
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@Danny-ss8il The US could, if they wanted to, smash all of NATO combined.
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@Danny-ss8il Yeah, we could. We could not occupy Europe, but the reverse is true. The American heartland is out of reach of the rest of NATO. The US has a massive navy, able to smash the rest of the NATO fleet.
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@justsomenextguy7766 Crush? How? By invading North America? Fighting the largest and most modern navy in the world with an outdated collection of rusting hulks? Russia is overplayed. Besides, Europe hates Russia even more than the US. Ukraine, the Baltics and Poland would revolt.
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@Danny-ss8il Most of NATO's fleet is coastal. It would just be the British Navy, the French, and some Italian, Spanish, and German ships. NATO has one aircraft carrier, since the Queen Elizabeth hasn't yet gotten all of her F-35s. The US has ten, and another ten amphibious assault ships. Even with commitments elsewhere, two or three could be mustered. The US also has a massive submarine fleet that would severely degrade a combined NATO fleet. There would be command and language barriers to be overcome. Who would command a NATO fleet without the US? The French? They have the one real aircraft carrier. Or would it be the British? A NATO navy isn't designed to operate in the high seas seriously alone. There aren't enough ships. You might blockade a small section of the US coast, but there is still thousands of miles to cover. The Pacific Coast is completely out of range. The US Navy would also not allow China to do anything. There wouldn't be any weapons transfers, since such weapons couldn't be used by Europe. Also, China wouldn't enter the war since they hold valuable trade relations with the US, and the threat of nuclear war. The best that would happen would be a draw. There is no way that Europe could get even close to the US seaboard, never mind actual fight in America. Canada? They would stay out, since they would get overrun in a few weeks.
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@Danny-ss8il The US has strength in the fact that it has a huge military, and of a single command. The Queen Elizabeth was designed to fly F-35s, not Saab Griffins. The Griffin was designed for a land runway, not a carrier. The Queen Elizabeth is big, but not that big. The F-35 is also produced in America, and most of the parts are American. I mean, you could reverse engineer it, but it'd be extremely difficult if you don't have the blue prints and the software for it. It'd take years, and by then, it'd already be obsolete. The Chinese will sell weapons to anyone, as long as they have the cash. However, they mostly sell outdated junk. Their weaponry would be useless because NATO trains on European and US weapons, not Chinese. NATO would have to develop logistics and stockpile spare parts and train personnel to use this equipment. Russia would probably leverage both sides. Perhaps territory in Ukraine. Ukraine and the Baltics would be furious and would keep their armies in their own borders to guard against Russia. Countries such as Poland and Hungary are more pro-US than pro-EU. Poland especially remembers being sold out by Churchill. The US could manipulate that to at best cause distention and unrest. At worst, it may cause Poland to declare neutrality. Poland may wonder why they should fight for the UK. The US could go on war economy as well. The construction of the Gerald R Ford-class would accelerate. The US would find little issue in the production of F-35 aircraft, since they are produced in America. The US would copy foreign parts to supply their fleet. While I doubt the US would invade Britain, it could seize overseas islands like Bermuda. The Fifth Fleet in the Arabian Sea would also block oil supplies, and while that might piss off some countries, they wouldn't support Europe overtly. Fuel shortages would cripple most economic functions in Europe.
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@garethgriffiths9775 Wales doesn't exist.
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Most Britbongs couldn't name half the states of the US, and think the entirity of the US is just New York City and San Francisco and Texas.
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@garethgriffiths9775 You watch Hollywood and think you know all about America. You think we're a bunch of ignorant pampered millennials who do nothing but watch Netflix all day.
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@TheIceman567 Everyone can name the big states like Texas, Cali, or New York. Other smaller states like Georgia or Missouri still have cultural significance and economical power. Enough to dwarf some of the smaller European countries.
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@Danny-ss8il The United States is the most powerful and influential nations in the world. Besides, the United Kingdom is a united Kingdom of England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. It'd like be asking all of the counties of Arkansas.
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@Danny-ss8il Yeah, here are counties within Georgia: Fulton. One down, 158 more to go.
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@Danny-ss8il Georgia has 159 counties, the second most in the Union.
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Estonia doesn't count as a threat.
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