Posted on 11/29/2012 5:27:14 PM PST by djf
This question originally appeared on Quora. It was taken from Quora's "hypothetical battles" topic, where readers "can ask questions and get answer on fighting that wouldn't likely or ever happen in real life."
Answer by Jon Davis, veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps:
These are the accounts of the Second American Civil War, also known as the Wars of Reunification and the American Warring States Period. ... Here are the states that held the greatest strategic value from day one. They have the ability to be self-sufficient, economic strength, military strength, the will to fight, and the population to support a powerful war machine.
California Texas New York
Others that have many of the qualities that gave them an advantage are also listed.
Washington Colorado Illinois Virginia Florida Georgia
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Having a ancestor at the battle of San Jacinto, my son is eligible for the Texas organization, that slips my mind.
I think the scenario is entirely wrong; ultimate victory would hinge on whomever could form an alliance with North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming. More strategic and tactical nukes in those states than the rest of the country combined, thanks to the presence of three Air Force ICBM wings and two bomber wings. Other assets worth having would be the Trident sub bases in Georgia and Washington state.
He who can make the most—and largest—artificial sunrises wins.
Bismarck = our next national capital.
My Mother had an ancestor named McDuffie who killed Sir Giles D Argentine at the Battle of Bannockburn where the Scots under Robert the Bruce won Scottish freedom from England.
Wow, that heritage is interesting.
My great grandfather came on a boat to Ellis Island.
My Grandfather was in the 7th ID and went overseas in WWI.
Rhode Island. They’ve become warriors from having to fight clams.
Both my Grandfathers registered for the draft in WWI. I have actually seen the draft registration document for this area and sure enough both their names were there.
I am not sure why my Grandpa McDuffie even bothered as he was a farmer (over a thousand acres) had 12 children and was over 50. My other Grandpa was an ordained Baptist Preacher and did not even have to register but he did anyway. He was also over 50 and had 9 kids.
I did have a great Uncle who served, was gassed and got a permanent disability which made him quite the catch among the girls as this was a poor area and having an Army pension meant he had a lot of money at least for this area.
Sure enough he married the prettiest girl in the area.
Easy: The one with the most nukes
Nukes would have at best very limited usage.
It’s one think to nuke an island 5000 miles away.
Entirely different thing to nuke a city 125 air miles away.
I don’t see Americans nuking each other. But a nuclear arsenal is a mighty big stick, eh?
Remember when Robert E. Lee mentioned Florida, it was populated by native Floridians.
Now with all the Northern Yankee snowbird trash and Obama twins that have taken over the State General Lee would have to leave Florida out.
Texas produced 16,000 active duty in 2004 alone, Canada had 28,000 enlistments from 2003 to 2008.
I found a bunch of guys with my last name in the WWI draft records, but I did not see my grandfather.
My father was an engineman on a transport and later a minesweeper over there by Korea in the early fifties.
We have humblegunner.
Texas wins.
Let’s not forget the volunteers from Tennessee who fought for Texas against Mexico!
My mother had ancestors in your area and Ireland, but we will never know about who they were, her family isn’t famous and wasn’t wealthy, but my father’s line got to England in 1066, so we might have had family bumping into each other.
Let’s draw up some brackets.
meeeeeechigan controls the greatest freshwater source in the free world. we are HEAVILY ARMED and would wipe you all out. canada to our north and east with a natural moat including dangerous waters surrounds us.
To see something weird in driving, watch people in Minnesota try to make a left turn in the city, they just can’t pull the trigger on a left turn, they wait until the road is completely clear, even squinting off into the distance looking for any signs of oncoming traffic.
Remember the River Raisin
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