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Could ISIS invade and occupy the United States (ISIS takeover)?

Is this ISIS a threat to the point we have to worry about them invading and taking over the United States? Or taking over the world?

Update:

And I meant for this to happen in the future (10-20 years)

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  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    No. Not at all. The USA is allied with several other countries, Canada, Britain, France, Australia, and many many others. It also has the strongest army in the world, and I'm sure would receive help from several allies as soon as an attack broke out. Russia, the 2nd strongest army in the world, hasn't come close to taking over Ukraine, and has lost several battles along the way. If Russia can't take over a country like with Ukraine, with not nearly the military power of the USA, how could a terrorist organization with around 31,000 fighters ever even cause a dent.

    Of course, with all this talk from several countries telling ISIS, Russia and other countries, "stoppit >:0" and not doing any action to enforce it, there is a chance in the near future the world could be very different.

  • ?
    Lv 6
    7 years ago

    Not a chance. Could they get into the country through our pourous borders and cause some havoc with attacks, yes they could do that. But our military does not run from battle like the Iraqi army did. Isis is well equipped but we are better equipped, better trained, more determined and far better armed. Our citizens are armed as well. Takeover the USA? No way.

  • 7 years ago

    No but they sure are trying. Take a look at Dearborn Michigan. They have literally taken over that whole city. The police won't even go in to certain parts of the city out of fear. (A lot of the fear is being called a racist) There is a city in France, same thing. The muslims have taken over. You cannot get a job in Dearborn school district if you don't speak Arabic. Totally stinks!

  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    This should be in the jokes and riddles section, I'm sure their various cells could carry out terror attacks and cause havoc at a local level but that's about it, no aircraft carriers, no aircraft, only 100,000 in number, no allies worth talking about apart from a few donors, their only way of getting to the US in numbers without aircraft is true Russia and then Canada and even Americas foe Russia wouldn't let them do that because they don't want them in Russia either!

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  • 7 years ago

    Its possible, they're really funded and a lot of the members of ISIS are Americans. One thing though, Obama has already bombed the crap out of Raqqa which is strategically important to them so that move might weaken ISIS.

  • Mabe
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    No, criminals never win..that's only some people talking because of someone having to put up with one, or many, not yet held accountable, and thrown in prison for it. Good is still winning out with someone though, and eventually with enough of that, it will take the problem away from anyone still having to put up with it. When the going get's tough, the tough get's going.

  • 7 years ago

    ISIS could send armed terrorists to American territory, but it could never topple the U.S. government. I'm more concerned about the crazies, kooks, wackos, and conspiracy crackpots who promote nutty claims about the Obama Administration promoting communist Marxism within American borders.

  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    Yes dude, how old are you? They plan on paddling their pickups across the Atlantic Ocean and then they will attack the 300 million Americans and take over. The NRA has more guns sonny

  • 7 years ago

    this was brought up before. many people would WELCOME them in, just to kick their a s s. the U.S. military always is restricted by this pesky 'rules of engagement' crap.

    Lets say ISIS tries to infiltrate through the Mexican border.

    GOOD LUCK with that. they need to get through CARTEL turf. there are headless corpses laying around down there daily. 'So....you want to kill gringos???? WE are the only ones who kill gringos', But...I LIKE YOU, so I kill you SLOW!

    Say they make it to COWBOY CENTRAL, texas, New Mexico, Arizona they would have a field day, horses and pick-up trucks, posses everywhere out to 'round up them little doggies', HOG TIE THEM and brand their TESTICLES. THEN they make it to INDIAN territory. HEAP BIG trouble there, our 'native americans' will go all OLD SCHOOL on them, strip their skin off with a dull deer antler and strap them down to an ant bed, or if they are in a BAD mood, cut their eyelids off and bury them up to their neck facing the sun....in an ant bed.

    OH, WAIT!!! KLAN CENTRAL! 'you in a heap of trouble, boy!' Mississippi burning. Crosses on fire, but with ISIS providing the kindling wood, nailed to it.

    the few that survive wander in to 'the hood' in Detroit. Can you say PULP FICTION? I'm going to get a couple of hard-hitting, pipe wielding ******s to go to work on my holms here, with a pair of pliers and a blow torch. 'I aint through with you by a d a m n sight! I'm about to get medieval on your a s s !'

    THEN a few make i to NEW YORK! the New york fire department would find ALL KINDS of new uses for those fire hoses. 'I don't know, bob, i don't think that hose will fit.' WELL, LETS FIND OUT!

    our government might fold, but we will do JUST FINE, and take care of it OURSELVES.

  • 7 years ago

    no it could not, and the idea is to keep it that way.

    but they don't have to . Bin Laden's idea was to bring the US and West to it's knees by making their lives economically costly and miserable,

    Thank him for your TSA reps and long airport lines.

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