In a total war excluding WMD's, the USA can defeat any other country.

Due to personal circumstances, I had to forfeit my last debate and interestingly enough my previous opponent used the same nation (China). *NOTE* Since character limits are always a pain in the back of mine, I want to tell the voters who do look at the sources that I do not cite specific vehicles, planes, ships, etc. I trust that a simple Google search on M1A1 Abrams can turn up a fast affirmation of my details. Thanks! "Its very simple in the 21 century any country that isn't a third world country and posses a fairly good military could technically take on America IF they were defending" ---- > So it should be clear to my voters that my opponent argues China could "take on" America is they are defending. As stated, a total war is basically when a war is being fought by an ENTIRE NATION. In military terms however, this means the ENTIRIETY OF SOCIETY CAN BE A TARGET. Nothing is off-limits. Buildings, civilians, and even freaking trees are feasible targets. Total war means total kick-arse. It is now my opponent's burden to show that China can handle all this damage without either being annihilated or surrendering. =====Counterarguments===== I find it fairly common now to see people saying China will kick butt because its army is big. However, this is a gross misunderstanding of military strength. China's military, while large in terms of personnel, has only limited power projection. [1] Power projection is the ability for a nation to project its military power in other places outside of its home country [2]. America has no doubt the greatest military projection, of course including greatest military strength. >>>China has the biggest army in the world<<< This is no doubt true. In all, with standing and reserved (remember it's a total war), China has around 3 million members [3]. HOWEVER, to say this is the only reason why China will succeed is purely imaginative. I will show why in an ABC format: A. America's standing forces While the USA army has only 1,085,000 soldiers if you include the National Guard and Army Reserve [4], do not forget that that is only ONE branch of the military. We still have the Marine Corps, who have around 240,000 troops [4]. Though America's standing force is only half of China's, their quality is MUCH more superb. We have better training (faculties, techniques, etc. ) that are only challenged by Britain's. Our equipment is also much better. The M16 family is superior to the QBZ-95. And don't EVEN FORGET about the US Special Forces. Ranging from Navy Seals, Rangers, to even the mythical Delta Force, the US has one of if not THE best Special Forces in the world. With prime targets such as generals and even Presidents, Special Forces will be incredibly great for such yummy targets. B. Armor America has the second highest amount of armor (tanks, APC's, etc. ), with around 29,920 vehicles while China only has 13,200[5]. So not only does America have TWICE the amount, their armor is also much stronger. Compare the main battle tanks for example, the M1A1 Abrams (USA) and the Type 96 (China). The M1A1 Abrams has a powerful gas turbine engine, high-grade composite armor, and an amazingly accurate M256 smoothbore gun. Meanwhile, the Type 96 FINALLY got their explosive reactive armor, something vitally needed in today's battlefield. While the Type 99 is slated to replace the Type 96, the cost of it is too high to manufacture in numbers. Oh, and did I mention that while China has only around 2000 of their main battle tanks, America has around 9000[5] [6]? C. Aircraft Once you step in the realm of air force and navy, the USA simply DOMINATES. The USA has 18, 169 aircraft (jets, bombers, helicopters, etc. ) while China only has 2,700 [7]! America's air force is just unsurpassed. The A-10 Thunderbolt II can terrorize ground targets. The B-52 Stratofortress is one of the most revered bombers. It can lay an unmatchable amount of bombs upon its targets. It's service length is only a small testimony of its power. The B-2 Spirit cannot be detected BY ANY TECHNOLOGY TO THIS DAY. Essentially, no target can escape from the B-2 Spirit (how's destroying the Presidential complex in the first day sound? ). The F-22 Raptor and F/A-18E/F Super Hornet are the best fighters in the world. China simply can't compete. D. Navy The difference here is even greater. USA has 1,866 ships (carriers, cruisers, etc. ) while China only has 232[8]. USA's ships are unsurpassed PAR NONE. We have the greatest aircraft carriers, the Nimitz class. These nuclear-powered behemoths are one of the testimonies of USA's status as a hypower status (only superpower). Aircraft carriers are one of the most important aspects of a nation's military power, and the USA has tons of these. Don't forget the Ohio class submarines, which are superb for ballistic missiles while the Virginia class is incredible attack submarines. I mean heck, we even have the Arleigh Burke class destroyers, one of the most powerful destroyers today, with STEALTH TECHNOLOGY (a first). And of course the Ticonderoga class, which are also heft cruisers with big nasty missiles. =====Conclusion===== Now I can't say much more since the character limits are impeding me, but this simple list just shows you a glimpse of America's might. We spend HALF, that's right HALF, of the ENTIRE WORLD'S SPENDING ON MILITARY EXPENDITURES [9]. We spend more money than the next top 9 COMBINED. Where does this money all go to? Our incredible technology and combined task-force operational ability is where. Even presupposing that the total war takes place now in 2009 (the future technology America is developing is incredible in both ingenuity and speed), America can still take on China. By simply destroying everything with an incredible combination of missiles and bomb, the USA can land it's troops and take out the Chinese easily. Any air resistance will be brought down by our superior fighters, letting the bombers have their fun. China's ships will be sunk without nuclear submarines, which allows MORE aircraft (from carriers) and of course missile-carrying cruisers. With all these facts, there is NO QUESTION that America can defeat China in a total war scenario. ---References--- 1. . http://www.atimes.com... 2. . http://en.wikipedia.org... 3. . http://en.wikipedia.org... 4. . http://siadapp.dmdc.osd.mil... 5. . http://en.wikipedia.org... 6. . http://en.wikipedia.org... 7. . http://www.globalfirepower.com... 8. . http://www.globalfirepower.com... 9. . http://en.wikipedia.org...