Homefront, WOLVERINES!!! Options

[Doc Chase]

I did mention this about 50 posts ago.

Both the new Red Dawn and Homefront were originally supposed to have the Chinese invading. Of course, we know what happened there.

In the case of Red Dawn, the decision came so late that most of the filming had already been completed, so they re-shot some of the Chinese dialogue with Korean, and are going back and digitally altering every Chinese insignia, marking, and lettering in the movie to North Korean equivalents.

That said, China invading the US doesn't make much sense anyhow. The US is their biggest trade partner. They are dependent on the US economy by this point - much like a LOT of the rest of the world. If the US goes down, so do they.

Quite honestly, there are no credible "invasion" threats to the US anymore. I remember a study a few years ago that calculated the US military spending per year was more than the next five nations combined.




-k

You did say that before, and it was so good it bore repeating. I was even going through typing that saying "I KNOW I've seen it before, which thread was it..."

No wonder I couldn't find. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)

US military spending by % of GDP is more than all other nations combined. Hard dollars wise, it's pretty far up there. I'm not sure the next five nations could add up.

[Wesley Street]

BTW: The Boy Scouts have a Rifle Shooting Merit Badge. So does that count?

Meh. Rifles are for babies. I won the archery competition at Boy Scout Camp in 1988. Anyone wants to invade my hometown is getting a carbon hunting arrow through the eye socket. GREEN ARROW, BABY! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)

Quite honestly, there are no credible "invasion" threats to the US anymore. I remember a study a few years ago that calculated the US military spending per year was more than the next five nations combined.

Which is why I prefer my that my invasions involve aliens or extra-dimensional menaces. WW2 style conventional warfare doesn't exist in the 21st century context except in tribal skirmishes or insurgencies.

Not the worst way to die! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grinbig.gif)

Watch Threads all the way through. When you're done shaking from terror you have my permission to cry.

[CanRay]

Yeah, 'cause having operational and safety certification keeps anyone from ever getting into car wrecks, right? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohplease.gif)

Compared to countries that don't have licensing systems in place, nor a culture that teaches children to drive (Like Northern Canada and Southern USA), and where the illiteracy rates are so high professional drivers can't even read road signs...

One good part of firearms safety is demonstrated on the show "Sons of Guns", where new firearms owners walk into the store and the shop owners explain exactly what the people are getting into. Right up to, and including exactly how most home invasion shootings occur using the indoor pistol range.