[central_va]

An American CW2 would be Bosnia X 100.

If say, Texas seceded from the Union now, do you really think there would be Bosnia II inside of Texas? It would be a new country under the same management, the Gov becomes Pres, No blood shed internally, maybe from the outside, that's different.

Your whole premise that we would behave like Bosnians is really insulting in some ways.....

The states are designed to operate as independent countries. Your premise that if the fedgov disappeared chaos reigns plays right into the statist's playbook.

[Travis McGee]

I’m not talking about Texas. Imagine the mixed red/blue counties and even neighborhoods between Richmond and Boston. Think that won’t go Bosnia? Think again.

[Travis McGee]

I’m not talking about Texas. Imagine the mixed red/blue counties and even neighborhoods between Richmond and Boston. Think that won’t go Bosnia? Think again.

[jpsb]

Travis, Navy Seal? Much respect Sailor.

But I think Central_va is correct, I just do not see a Bosnia happening here. I also do not understand where all this talk of CW2 is coming from, WTF, we have 2010 and 2012 to set things right. Now if the Rats try something funny like no elections or rigged elections well that would change things, but I still couldn't see a CW2. I could see a battle between all of the states and the federal government and the feds would lose in short order since the military would side with all of the states. A far more likely scenario is a conservative takeover of government in 2010 and 2012 fueling a left wing guerrilla uprising.

[GonzoGOP]

If say, Texas seceded from the Union now, do you really think there would be Bosnia II inside of Texas? It would be a new country under the same management, the Gov becomes Pres, No blood shed internally, maybe from the outside, that's different.

If Texas seceded Obama would send in the troops to do a Sherman's march to Gulf of Mexico. If the sentiments expressed by the "Marine" in this article are those held by the majority of the members of the US Military then the military will do it.

There was not blood shad internally when the Confederacy seeded the last time. But 4% of the entire US population, according to the 1860 census, ended up dead before it was over. And that was in an era when the best WMD available was a guy with a torch. In today's numbers that would work out to over twelve million dead.