would america win a war against france nowadays?

Question

was on french yahooQ/R and this question came out!they reckon they d win in less than a week if war fought in their homeland with superior planes, tanks and trained soldiers???? your viewpoint please?

Combien de temps l'armée française tiendrait face à l'armée américaine? which means roughly
how long would the french army hold against the us army?

on french site fiction was no use of nukes , and man to man ie same number of soldiers in france.their foreign legion they think would save them in two seconds and their better palnes and tank(model leclerc ) would even prevent the states to even land or organize anything within their land!!!isn t that funny?

Answer 1

America declares war on France.

France initially agrees to support America, then decides to back out of their own invasion.

American troops storm through the countryside unopposed, as has happened countless times before in history.

Paris is initially occupied by the American forces. French put up no resistance and wait for the Americans to come rescue them, except the Americans are already there.

Finally they get tired and riot against their government again. Massive riots occur in the streets, providing some US forces with the only fighting thus far.

French are trapped between running away from the Americans and firebombing their own parliament.

The rest of the world watches in amazement. Other countries begin to step out when convenient. Liberals in America complain about minimal U.S. casualties and say we should have never gotten involved in a civil war in the first place. Peter Jennings wants to know how we got involved and runs a 3 day special entitled "The Hilton Affair" referring to a political scandal that never happened.

Public support for the war declines. There is talk of a draft and pulling out simultaneously. Blackwater secures high profile agreement from the government to send 400 highly trained ex-military operators in country to support operations on the ground, but elects not to renew their contracts after 6 months due to an appalling lack of action. Blackwater shooters are offered new contracts in Iraq or Afghanistan where there is an actual adversary willing to fight.

The French riot harder against their government, because the only *** they can kick is their own. European Union news channels largely ignore intense footage of frogs throwing rocks in favor of showcasing more sensational stadium brawls between soccer fans.

Eventually liberal dissent and popular opinion convinces Congress and the President to pull out. History records a military victory and a political stalemate for the Americans. Pro Communist liberals across the world boldly proclaim American defeat. Parisians boast publicly about the superiority of French culture over American consumerism. Time-Life unveils the French Civil War Chess Set on syndicated television commercial breaks, available for a limited time for 3 installments of $29.95.

Vive le France!

Answer 2

The french would win of course. But whoever
said this is a fair starting parameter must be
smoking some really weird pot lol.

The U.S. has a limited number of stand-off weapons
onboard the ships. The french all they have ready
for deployment.

To gain air superiority the U.S. would have to disable
hundreds of airfields throughout the country. The french
just the carriers.

The french have repair and supply facilities all over the
place. The U.S. forces would have just the bridge and
what they can capture.

But this is not going to happen anyway since the french
could just salvo fire the fleet out of the water. The Euro-
peans currently have the better cruise missiles and they're
stealthy. Chances are good the first wave would sink
the better part of the invasion fleet.

To make this fair the U.S. forces need to be in a bordering
country to France with local resources available.

Answer 3

Why do people speculate about this sort of nonsense? This sort of conflict will never come to pass so why entertain a discussion?

For poops and hahas, look at modern French military history. In every major conflict, that have eventually been handed their *** on a platter. From the World Wars to Vietnam, France hasn't been able to wield the sword as they did in their past.

Answer 4

The Salvation Army can kick France's a$$.

Here's a sample of French Military History:

- Gallic Wars
- Lost. In a war whose ending foreshadows the next 2000 years of French history, France is conquered by of all things, an Italian.

- Hundred Years War
- Mostly lost, saved at last by female schizophrenic who inadvertently creates The First Rule of French Warfare; "France's armies are victorious only when not led by a Frenchman." Sainted.

- Italian Wars
- Lost. France becomes the first and only country to ever lose two wars when fighting Italians.

- Wars of Religion
- France goes 0-5-4 against the Huguenots

- Thirty Years War
- France is technically not a participant, but manages to get invaded anyway. Claims a tie on the basis that eventually the other participants started ignoring her.

- War of Revolution
- Tied. Frenchmen take to wearing red flowerpots as chapeaux.

- The Dutch War
- Tied

- War of the Augsburg League/King William's War/French and Indian War
- Lost, but claimed as a tie. Three ties in a row induces deluded Frogophiles the world over to label the period as the height of French military power.

- War of the Spanish Succession
- Lost. The War also gave the French their first taste of a Marlborough, which they have loved every since.

- American Revolution
- In a move that will become quite familiar to future Americans, France claims a win even though the English colonists saw far more action. This is later known as "de Gaulle Syndrome", and leads to the Second Rule of French Warfare; "France only wins when America does most of the fighting."

- French Revolution
- Won, primarily due the fact that the opponent was also French.

- The Napoleonic Wars
- Lost. Temporary victories (remember the First Rule!) due to leadership of a Corsican, who ended up being no match for a British footwear designer.

- The Franco-Prussian War
- Lost. Germany first plays the role of drunk Frat boy to France's ugly girl home alone on a Saturday night.

- World War I
- Tied and on the way to losing, France is saved by the United States. Thousands of French women find out what it's like to not only sleep with a winner, but one who doesn't call her "Fraulein." Sadly, widespread use of condoms by American forces forestalls any improvement in the French bloodline.

- World War II
- Lost. Conquered French liberated by the United States and Britain just as they finish learning the Horst Wessel Song.

- War in Indochina
- Lost. French forces plead sickness; take to bed with the Dien Bien Flu

- Algerian Rebellion
- Lost. Loss marks the first defeat of a western army by a Non-Turkic Muslim force since the Crusades, and produces the First Rule of Muslim Warfare; "We can always beat the French." This rule is identical to the First Rules of the Italians, Russians, Germans, English, Dutch, Spanish, Vietnamese and Esquimaux.

- War on Terrorism
- France, keeping in mind its recent history, surrenders to Germans and Muslims just to be safe. Attempts to surrender to Vietnamese ambassador fail after he takes refuge in a McDonald's.

France: "They're there when they need you."

General George S. Patton, " I'd rather have two German divisions in front of me, than a French division behind me."

Answer 5

...you're kidding, right? Have you heard of the Barbary Wars? These guys were pirates of northern Africa, and pretty much ruled the Mediterranean Sea, because France, rather than fighting them, decided to pay them to leave them alone. When America started trading with the Mediterranean countries, rather than paying the Barbary Pirates, they decided to kick there asses. And kick them we did.

woah. I thought "asses" would get *****'ed out.

Answer 6

I think the left has backed us to almost even. If 08 they win, we will become the country with the white flag reputation instead of France.

Answer 7

Wouldn't surprise me. With a pansy for president that wants to
send soldiers everywhere BUT here! This isn't even talking about all the soldiers coming out of the closet these days! I really feel safe knowing Queer soldiers are at work!

Answer 8

It depends. Our army against their army, we would win. But as recent history has shown, we wouldn't be able to then occupy their country and form it. But that isn't really a war, that is an occupation.

Answer 9

I think we would win because the french suck at wars. They got kick out of France during ww2 and they were invaded by german during ww1 and they couldn't kick them out of France.

Answer 10

Depends upon the purpose of the war, who initiates, what weapons are usable, what goals, etc...

As stated, the question is far too general.