[stand watie]

i said that, with tongue firmly planted in cheek BUT you obviously took it seriously.

would YOU (you've just been appointed EMPEROR of the USA for purposes of this thread.) REALLY use military forces to keep those 3 states in the union, IF they chose secession & a new form of government for themselves, as the HATEFILLED,self-righteous, arrogant, self-serving damnyankees did in 1861?

how many MILLIONS would YOU be willing to KILL, were you in lincoln's Oval Office chair?

free dixie,sw

[Modernman]

would YOU (you've just been appointed EMPEROR of the USA for purposes of this thread.) REALLY use military forces to keep those 3 states in the union, IF they chose secession & a new form of government for themselves, as the HATEFILLED,self-righteous, arrogant, self-serving damnyankees did in 1861?

Yes. To quote Pierre Trudeau, when asked what he planned to do about Quebecois secessionists: "Just watch me."

how many MILLIONS would YOU be willing to KILL, were you in lincoln's Oval Office chair?

As many as it took to preserve the country.

[4CJ]

how many MILLIONS would YOU be willing to KILL, were you in lincoln's Oval Office chair?

Inquiring minds want to know bump. King Lincoln II has answered.