But if it's a bunch of fat, entitled SUV driving tinfoil hats with the latest tacticool crap? The military would snuff a quarter of them instantly without breaking a sweat, another quarter would have coronaries and die running away, another quarter would get away only to be ratted out by those who surrendered. These clowns ain't hard core VC peasants or Afghan tribesmen inured to decades of war and hardship. They're a bunch of wanna bes and even most of the veterans among them have long parted ways with PT.
In any engagement that a rebel army were to challenge the US Army head on, the rebels would get decimated, no doubt. However, as I already mentioned, actual engagement of the enemy is
not how 4th gen warfare is typically 'won' by the insurgent side; that's how it's won by the occupying side (which is one reason the US Marines are the world champions at this, the US Army is still largely structured to engage other national armies; even I wasn't trained that way back in 1992 in the USMC). In a
well prosecuted 4th gen insurrection, even the fat wannabes are tactically useful, and those fat veterans with 4th gen warfare training can still cause great
economic harm to any occupying force. I have personal experience that says that, not only is the USMC trained for this, they have
plans to be the actual "resistance" force for every city there is a Naval Ordinance center or US Marine Corps reserve. Those plans were above my clearance only because I didn't have a 'need to know', but I certainly knew where they kept them, and that they have maps and plans for bringing an entire city to a halt, if need be.
And here is another thought to ponder. The Army & Air Force answer to the Secretary of the Army, while the Navy & Marine Corps answer to the Secretary of the Navy; both temporary civilian appointees that answer to POTUS. There is no
persistent military commander that holds authority over the entire US Military at the same time. This structure was unique in the world when established, and was done so for sound reasons of historical fact; so that it was impossible for any single military commander to develop the loyalty of the entire force at once, and be able to effect a coup. Those plans I noted above, are designed not just with a foreign invading power as the enemy occupier; but also with the US Army as the enemy occupier. This is one reason, if you have ever wondered, why the US Navy and Marine Corps have their own capital & combat aircraft, rather than just call the Air Force for air support.
While Jade Helm certainly has poor 'optics', no military commander in his right mind would think that, even as large a contingent that Jade Helm employs, that size of an Army could actually suppress an insurrection in the Southern States. Or even in Texas alone. The economic losses, at least, would be astronomical. I'm not sure that the entire US Army, with everything they have short of nukes, could maintain order or effective geographical control under such conditions. Can you see the "king" ordering a tac-nuke strike within US soil? If so, can you see a field commander, likely a colonel, following that order?