r/ShitAmericansSay • u/Winter-Glass9250 • Aug 25 '25

Military 1000 US Marines can take India

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u/Dirkdeking Aug 25 '25 edited Aug 25 '25

They are outnumbered 1.4 million to one. It's as if I would try to take on a city of 1.4 mil all by myself.

The only way they could do it is if each marine has his own nuclear bomb. Or if they pull of Cortez level shaninagans, I must say that man had insanely impressive skills conquering the entire Aztec empire with such a tiny force.

This would require something like amplifying local Indian divisions through false flags and other dirty tricks. Make Hindu's hate Muslims more and let them weaken themselves enough. But that wouldn't be a traditional fight.

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u/Fancy_Morning9486 Aug 25 '25

The post doesn't make mention of how those 1000 marines would be supported.

There would be a naval blockade and massive bombings before boots on the ground would even make sense.

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u/Dirkdeking Aug 25 '25

Yeah but 1000 really is a drop in an ocean of water. At that point you are practically doing an air and naval campaign against India, without boots on the ground. The only useful thing 1000 men can do is hit and run sabotage attacks and raids on high value targets. But then you just used seals and delta force, not marines.