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Old 03-22-2010, 04:31 PM
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While I can appreciate the backstory has more holes than a sieve, that's not all that important to the story itself.
Basically we've got a small group of guerillas/terrorists/freedom fighters (take your pick) making a nuisance of themselves in rough terrain while the bulk of the enemy force is occupied on the front lines. While the intro is, well, a little fictional, the basic storyline is believable.

Back in the day a number of my friends (who were all Army like myself) believed that if Australia was invaded in force in a similar manner as Red Dawn, we'd be far better off hitting the hills ourselves than reporting for duty. Naturally the enemy of the day was expected to outnumber us something like 100-1, so the idea was a bit of a no-brainer.
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