They didn't do shit... The US conducted a proxy war with the Soviets and we supplied them with advanced weapons and training to do it. Bin Laden was literally a CIA asset.
You do know what proxy means right? Yes, the Mujahideen were a proxy for the CIA... meaning the CIA were the puppets behind the scenes and the Mujahideen did all the real work.
...And here is your first lesson. Insurgencies are never really successful without outside support, funding and backing from a foreign power. Even in 1776 the American Revolutionaries would have failed if not for the meddling from the French. Have fun getting killed with your Glock and your AR15 and your 1000 rounds of ammo. Without the backing from a foreign power that will supply training, organization, mechanized armor, real explosives, SAM systems, etc. there is not a huge amount of hope for a 'hot' insurgency.
Sorry for the black pill, but... If you really want to be a patriot and rise up you would first have to become a traitor and throw in with powerful forces that would seek to destroy us. The problem is that in 1776 we had ideologically aligned states that we could turn to for assistance. Today you could only turn to China/Iran/NK for help... I'm sure they would love to fund an American insurgency but they are worse than what we face domestically.
You suggested tactics that you now claim are ineffective without foreign aid.
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