This scenario already played out during the Arab Spring in 7 nations.
"I think that we're going to see acts of sabotage, assassinations, detonation of bombs, starting wildfires," Chang argued. "And the Biden administration is paying no attention to this at all."
That is false bravado, fren, and a pretty narrow view. The big difference between us and them would be their organization and training, coordination and logistical planning. Chinese military has been in Canada for over 5 years conducting military training. They are rehearsing.
And when the POTUS is on THEIR SIDE, we won't be getting help from him.
Odds are tens of thousands of Americans would die and our worlds would be turned upside down.
one group of Bubbas with a .50 bmg can stop units in their tracks now. not to mention drones, hacking, AR15s, Tannerite, etc.
tons of combat vets who are BORED out in the country side too.
it's a very tough task to invade America
PRO TIP. Against China, TARGET THE OFFICERS
I will quote the evil GHWB - there are two ways to fight America. Asymmetrically, and stupid.
Again... not talking about conventional warfare.
Guerrilla warfare
Gladio Operations
No direct engagement
Lots of bored combat vets would be frustrated with an enemy they did not see and how that would lead to paranoia and confrontation with Americans of Asian backgrounds.
use Democrat style internment camps for a bit
the enemy has to eat/sleep/shit/resupply. They aren't gods and they panic when officers die
One of Trudeaus first acts as the newly installed PM were laws allowing China to buy up large gas fields and pipelines in BC and to use private 'security' to protect these lands and pipelines. Early in Trumps Presidency you could find articles and testimonials to the fact and that this 'security' used Chinese military vehicles in their ops. There are also horror stories on the abuse of native Canadians in the area by Chinese operators. This has all been scrubbed from the net. It was before I saved everything so I cant even point you to an archived article.
Give them a map to San Francisco, NYC, Chicago and Baltimore.
Shiiit... they already own those cities and won't be wasting resources there. They will be attacking the infrastructure and staging mass shooting events to freeze the economy and send people into a state of panic.
Honestly, I'm surprised this comment is getting so many down votes. u/Oh_Well_Ian is absolutely correct.
If/when attacks begin on US soil, even though we are very heavily armed, I agree that we will be taken by surprise. Then there will be the psychological block that will require US citizens to first acknowledge the attacks, the presence of the enemy within, AND THEN to finally take action to defend ourselves and our country.
That's going to be a huge psychological process even for those who are awake.
I believe, if internally attacked, we will come out swinging as our fighting spirit demands, but there will be a delay while the citizenry gets over the shock. That delay will be costly. But the costs will also be what spur us forward to fight.
And it'll be harder to fight back because we've had years of the media labelling every antagonist in an assault as a "white supremacist" - even when the person is Black or Hispanic. This would be more of the same.
I would also expect the DOJ/IRS to crack down on anyone who's made patriotic posts to nullify any potential response.
They are in Canada, illegally entering via our northern and southern borders, as well as on tourist visas, and now in Cuba. How do you say, the Big Squeeze?