The British and Hessians had the same thoughts. :}03Lightningrocks wrote: ↑Mon Nov 02, 2020 1:05 pm I think a civil war is not a possibility at this point. The big issue would be which side has the military working for them. The other side will likely be wiped out pretty fast.
I would be concerned about the Army if I thought they would take sides. I cannot believe that it will be a monolithic bloc, much as most of the other so called blocs are not monolithic. I think it will come down to the battalion level, and it might come down to the individual officer (but I doubt it). I think the uppermost staff will pass the order to activate down to their subordinate major units. The major units might decide to wait out and stop outside interference, but are more likely to pass the order further down. When it gets down around the battalion level, the officers are much more in touch with the feelings of the individual soldiers in the unit.
They local units will decide to deploy or not. If they accept the order, they will act against the citizens. If they decide not to, then they won't but the upper staff may decide to force it. I doubt they will force it because the military will need to be more unified in appearance and not fighting amongst themselves.
But if they order the military to fight an insurrection, I think a good number of units will do it. But it will only be infantry, not armor or artillery. And I don't think the Air Force or Navy will be tasked to participate. Politically, I don't see any good would come out of anyone saying to use tanks against or bombing American citizens.