Will American Soil ever be Invaded?

[Damien]

To add, Powerslide, we were attacked on 9-11-01 but not invaded persay. We're talking about an invasion and taking of land...as of now though, I'd definitely see it as an insane thought.

[zebrathree]

Cool point Yogs. I imagine during the height of the Cold War the Ruskies were just sitting there primed.

Not that their conscripts would have done very well anyway.

[okie-chevy-man]

hate to be the one to break the news to eveybody but the U.S. is invaded every day by a standing (and crawling and swimming and jumping and...) army of mexicans!!! Isnt the purpose of an invasion to take over land, disrupt the economy. Sounds like the mexicans to me!

[zebrathree]

Fuck off.

[2strokebloke]

Didn't the British bomb the White House in 1810? Wouldn't that count as an invasion? Afterall they did make it all the way to the capitol.

[okie-chevy-man]

Originally Posted by zebrathree

Fuck off.

wow> Must be an Illegal Alien that learned English. That or hes banging one.

[Damien]

To put you in your place intelligently and end this stupid dispute, it wasn't Americ that was invaded genious. It was Texas before it was a apart of America so, enough said, right?

And the discussion is on will it be, not has for we know, or most of us it seems, know whether it has or hasn't been invaded. That should cover evertything previously posted...

[Damien]

Wow...I killed my point with typin' errors.....

[okie-chevy-man]

Originally Posted by Damien

Wow...I killed my point with typin' errors.....

beat me to it.
You are not putting me in my place because if you knew what the hell i was talking about you would know i am talking about present day. last i checked Texas is part of the United States.
Main Entry: in·va·sion
Pronunciation: in-'vA-zh&n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English invasioune, from Middle French invasion, from Late Latin invasion-, invasio, from Latin invadere to invade
1 : an act of invading; especially : incursion of an army for conquest or plunder
2 : the incoming or spread of something usually hurtful

i would say 800,000 illegals a year taking jobs, homes, causing auto accidents with no insurance (happened to me TWICE!!) is a little hurtful wouldnt you say?

[KustmAce]

i may be wrong on this one, but i dont think that we are talking about an invasion of that second definition okie. I think were talking about the first one of your def's there.

Cuz if it were the second one, couldnt any sort of disease from somewhere else be an invasion too?

[Damien]

Actually well put Kustm...being this is a philosophy forum and I submit to you bringing that up...gently...but if were talkin' that then it's kind of a dead thought 'cause then yeah, of course we can be invaded. Don't bring race into this man...you'll get no where. People do what people do and America allows it, why? Because it's America, land of the free and maybe we ain't so great in everything but we're sure as hell damn well better than most and people that do that, look how many die for it. Yes, people die for invasion but come on, look at this realistically...

[2strokebloke]

Originally Posted by okie-chevy-man

i would say 800,000 illegals a year taking jobs, homes, causing auto accidents with no insurance (happened to me TWICE!!) is a little hurtful wouldnt you say?

Well, when you're willing to work for $50 a day, with hazardous pesticides, or picking onions in 100 degree weather - then you can say that they're taking jobs. Causing auto accidents? a legitimate problem, but taking homes? never heard that one before.

[KustmAce]

and btw, what country are u from , or rather, what is your family heritage? couldnt u call the europeans coming to america an invasion? and if your not european, say your "native american" where did they come from? they crossed the land bridge from russia...so if u want to get technical, anybody and everybody has invaded.

and thats a good point, we are the land of the free...if you like it america, stay here and quit bitchin, if you dont, leave

[jon@af]

Originally Posted by okie-chevy-man

hate to be the one to break the news to eveybody but the U.S. is invaded every day by a standing (and crawling and swimming and jumping and...) army of mexicans!!! Isnt the purpose of an invasion to take over land, disrupt the economy. Sounds like the mexicans to me!

You know, there are many illegal immigrants who work in this country and actually benefit the economy, illegal or not. Not only that, but if I were a Mexican-American I would be offended by that comment. Many of the illegals that enter the country work for a period of time and return to Mexico with the money they have earned.

[hopeless4life]

Lets put it this way you guys talked about the use of nukes earlier if nukes are used everybody dies. there won't be anything left to invade. Say Russia did decide to invade the states and you guys fired your nukes how many do you think they'd fire then? Both Russia and USA finished, then china comes in, runs the world, and us poor canadians are stuck eating rice and FN cats for the rest of our lives. I dont think it should be an issue of if and how you'd be invaded but how we can all better ourselves in a way that all the people of the world can work as one community, for the good of humanity. If there was an invasion of the united states the world would divide into opposing forces and EVERYONE DIES.