by Plutonium Blondes » Tue Oct 12, 2010 11:45 am
by Farnhamia » Tue Oct 12, 2010 11:47 am
Plutonium Blondes wrote:In the tradition of the US vs X threads:
Who would win a war between the the US and the worlds smallest sovereign state? On the one hand you have an incomparably powerful conventional military force, on the other you have the Swiss Guard and a billion pissed off Catholics - including many Americans. In my opinion the VC would win since the worldwide economic sanctions that would fall on the US would cause its economy to collapse and it would have to sue for peace.
by Militsia » Tue Oct 12, 2010 11:50 am
Plutonium Blondes wrote:In the tradition of the US vs X threads:
Who would win a war between the the US and the worlds smallest sovereign state? On the one hand you have an incomparably powerful conventional military force, on the other you have the Swiss Guard and a billion pissed off Catholics - including many Americans. In my opinion the VC would win since the worldwide economic sanctions that would fall on the US would cause its economy to collapse and it would have to sue for peace.
by Call to power » Tue Oct 12, 2010 11:51 am
Farnhamia wrote:Except that the global economy is so intertwined that collapsing the US economy is like sitting on a tree branch and sawing it at a spot between you and the truck. It doesn't end well.
Militsia wrote:SNIP
by Farnhamia » Tue Oct 12, 2010 11:55 am
Militsia wrote:Plutonium Blondes wrote:In the tradition of the US vs X threads:
Who would win a war between the the US and the worlds smallest sovereign state? On the one hand you have an incomparably powerful conventional military force, on the other you have the Swiss Guard and a billion pissed off Catholics - including many Americans. In my opinion the VC would win since the worldwide economic sanctions that would fall on the US would cause its economy to collapse and it would have to sue for peace.
Is it even possible to attack the holy see? Not only catholics would refuse an illegal order. If the president ordered such an attack he would probably very quietly be shipped off to a psychiatric hospital to get the right medication to treat the psychosis or delusions. People would challenge the attack order at every level of command.
by Jervak » Tue Oct 12, 2010 11:56 am
by Call to power » Tue Oct 12, 2010 11:56 am
Neo-Erusea wrote:A better question is why?
by Great Nepal » Tue Oct 12, 2010 11:56 am
by Sierra Lobo » Tue Oct 12, 2010 11:58 am
by Jervak » Tue Oct 12, 2010 12:00 pm
Sierra Lobo wrote:Do not underestimate the power of the pope. See how the USSR fared in that.
by Sierra Lobo » Tue Oct 12, 2010 12:03 pm
by Militsia » Tue Oct 12, 2010 12:03 pm
Farnhamia wrote:Militsia wrote:
Is it even possible to attack the holy see? Not only catholics would refuse an illegal order. If the president ordered such an attack he would probably very quietly be shipped off to a psychiatric hospital to get the right medication to treat the psychosis or delusions. People would challenge the attack order at every level of command.
You're assuming that the President instigated this conflict all on his own. Suppose the Pope issued an edict that somehow threatened US national security and after weeks and months of negotiations and escalating tensions ... You get the idea. It doesn't have to always be the US's fault, you know.
by Call to power » Tue Oct 12, 2010 12:04 pm
Militsia wrote:Even with an extreme case of the scenario above. That the pope has ordered the words catholics to boycott the USA and catholics in the US not to obey the authorities. It would still be idiotic to actually invade Italy and arrest the pope.
by Angleter » Tue Oct 12, 2010 12:05 pm
by Draconikus » Tue Oct 12, 2010 12:05 pm
by The Alma Mater » Tue Oct 12, 2010 12:05 pm
Neo-Erusea wrote:A better question is why?
by Cosmopoles » Tue Oct 12, 2010 12:06 pm
Plutonium Blondes wrote:In the tradition of the US vs X threads:
Who would win a war between the the US and the worlds smallest sovereign state? On the one hand you have an incomparably powerful conventional military force, on the other you have the Swiss Guard and a billion pissed off Catholics - including many Americans. In my opinion the VC would win since the worldwide economic sanctions that would fall on the US would cause its economy to collapse and it would have to sue for peace.
by Farnhamia » Tue Oct 12, 2010 12:08 pm
Militsia wrote:Farnhamia wrote:You're assuming that the President instigated this conflict all on his own. Suppose the Pope issued an edict that somehow threatened US national security and after weeks and months of negotiations and escalating tensions ... You get the idea. It doesn't have to always be the US's fault, you know.
Even with an extreme case of the scenario above. That the pope has ordered the words catholics to boycott the USA and catholics in the US not to obey the authorities. It would still be idiotic to actually invade Italy and arrest the pope. Eighter the pope has a valid reason that could be addressed, or he don't. There are options for both alternatives.
by The Parkus Empire » Tue Oct 12, 2010 12:08 pm
by Farnhamia » Tue Oct 12, 2010 12:10 pm
Cosmopoles wrote:Plutonium Blondes wrote:In the tradition of the US vs X threads:
Who would win a war between the the US and the worlds smallest sovereign state? On the one hand you have an incomparably powerful conventional military force, on the other you have the Swiss Guard and a billion pissed off Catholics - including many Americans. In my opinion the VC would win since the worldwide economic sanctions that would fall on the US would cause its economy to collapse and it would have to sue for peace.
You mean it would be similar to 1870, when the Kingdom of Italy collapsed while trying to seize Rome from the Pope, thus leading to the collection of smaller states which now comprise the Italian peninsula rather than a united country?
by Sierra Lobo » Tue Oct 12, 2010 12:11 pm
by Draconikus » Tue Oct 12, 2010 12:11 pm
Farnhamia wrote:Militsia wrote:
Even with an extreme case of the scenario above. That the pope has ordered the words catholics to boycott the USA and catholics in the US not to obey the authorities. It would still be idiotic to actually invade Italy and arrest the pope. Eighter the pope has a valid reason that could be addressed, or he don't. There are options for both alternatives.
All we do is dress some Special Ops guys up like tourists and ... ta-da! The Pope's on a plane headed for Gitmo.
Of course it's silly. The whole thread is silly.
by The Parkus Empire » Tue Oct 12, 2010 12:12 pm
Great Nepal wrote:Vatican City cos of internal rebel in United States itself and also refusal to fire by troops. And also president would be soon assassinated thanks to gun culture of Americans.
by Aeronos » Tue Oct 12, 2010 12:13 pm
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