Do you think the U.S. could take over the world?

[Robcatt24]

If all of America's citizens and leadership were 100% on board, could the Good Ole USA rule the Earth?

 

[akers65]

Between 1945-1950 yes
Today no, too many nukes, there would be nothing left to rule

 

[funKYcat75]

Could've given it a good run in the early 90s, but might've got blowed up for trying by some rogue commies that still had the codes.

 

[CUJO_1970]

The U.S. is too fragmented by special interest groups.

It's going to crumble like a sandcastle with each grain representing another group lobbying for their own agenda.

 

[jamo0001]

with God all things are possible

 

[maverick1]

Major kudos to the OP for using an interesting question as a Trojan Horse for posting a plethora of awesome pics. Top shelf work.

 

[Blueisbest]

'Merica Bah Gawd!!!

 

[GonzoCat90]

Nah, we'd get everyone killed trying, both here and around the world.

 

[MdWIldcat55]

The first part (could America conquer the world) would be much easier than the second part (if all the citizens of the USA were on board.)

If the attack on Pearl Harbor happened today, about ten percent of the citizenry would protest that the US Pacific Fleet wanted to use too much fossil fuel to counter-attack, there'd be a lot of debate about whether it was really a war over the oil in the Dutch East Indies, for many there'd be concerns that Privileged White Males were using the attack as an excuse to further the oppression of the Asian race, there'd be editorials about how the American presence in Hawaii was an immoral expression of imperialism in the first place, and Doolittle's Raid would have to be postponed for six months or so until a female pilot could be taught to take off from the USS Hornet.

 

[argubs2]

That picture of Teddy is very false.

No way in hell he would have needed a gun to kill that samsquantch.

 

[wild mandu]

I like how people are having a serious discussion in a thread with a drawing of Wolverine Ben Franklin.

 

[BristolCat]

No. We probably couldn't beat China straight up.

 

[Pope John Wall II]

Nuclear war amongst 1st-world powers would quickly make Earth into a Fallout setting. Better build those vaults, lads.

 

[Hankshaker]

"Who says we didn't?"

 

[jcrow10]

Missed a pic OP

 

[ymmot31]

 

[Robcatt24]

Major kudos to the OP for using an interesting question as a Trojan Horse for posting a plethora of awesome pics. Top shelf work.

You read me like a book.

 

[starchief5]

The first part (could America conquer the world) would be much easier than the second part (if all the citizens of the USA were on board.)

If the attack on Pearl Harbor happened today, about ten percent of the citizenry would protest that the US Pacific Fleet wanted to use too much fossil fuel to counter-attack, there'd be a lot of debate about whether it was really a war over the oil in the Dutch East Indies, for many there'd be concerns that Privileged White Males were using the attack as an excuse to further the oppression of the Asian race, there'd be editorials about how the American presence in Hawaii was an immoral expression of imperialism in the first place, and Doolittle's Raid would have to be postponed for six months or so until a female pilot could be taught to take off from the USS Hornet.

And, should Bru ... uh, Caitlyn Jenner be allowed to serve in a combat unit.

 

[buster3.0]

Why would the U.S. want to take over the world? There just aren't enough troops to serve as an occupying force all over the globe. Plus, there would be endless numbers of insurgents and rebellions to deal with. A state of constant war. Kind of like what the U.S. has been doing the last 13 years except at 100 times the scale.

 

[UK_ENGR1]

These days, I don't think we could occupy and hold Baltimore...