Which Iowa border state would you be most afraid of in a state vs state civil war?
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Yes, Missouri has more, but many of you are underestimating how much meth Iowa has. Or maybe it's just that the most frequent place I visit in Iowa is Fort Dodge.
True, but if they did it in the middle of a January snow storm, they probably return and head back.
While Illinois population is rather large if you have to remember one thing... the rural population hates Chicago. Go on the offensive and turn the non Chicago population and your fighting force becomes almost 7 million.
The correct answer are the meth fueled Missourians. A fighting force that never sleeps and can't stop moving? No thanks.
It's like drinking the water in Mexico. The locals have iron stomachs from consuming it, foreigners can't touch it. Same with Runza. I've never eaten at a Runza without having to pull over soon thereafter.
I think you would have to watch out for South Dakota. Anytime you talk to someone from SD you soon learn they are VERY proud of their State and their way of life. Plus a very high % of them know how to shoot and ride horses.
Thing is, NW Iowa is very similar to South Dakota...so we would probably lose 25% - 35% of our land mass to SD without a shot being fired.
Of course they wouldn't fight on Sunday's...which is nice for family time.
Thing is, NW Iowa is very similar to South Dakota...so we would probably lose 25% - 35% of our land mass to SD without a shot being fired.
Of course they wouldn't fight on Sunday's...which is nice for family time.
The Norwegians would use dirty fighting techniques like offering free lefsa dinners at all their Lutheran Churches...you know us German's can't turn down something that is free.
Once you get west of the Driftless Area and north of Highway 30, you're basically in South Dakota. And that includes all of Minnesota south of I-94 and west of the Driftless Area.
Agrarian Minnesota, the Eastern Dakotas, and the flat part of Iowa are the same place geographically and culturally.
True. Then the only recourse we have left is to refuse to grow barley and hops and boycott Hamms.
Edit: Forgot that Hamms is not produced in St. Paul. We’re toast.
And MN would pelt you with lutefisk. You'd never get rid of that smell. But it might help cover up the pig manure scent.
If Iowa were to engage in a war of conquest with another bordering state, which would be most worth it, regardless of that state's ability to respond?
I'd think Illinois' large financial sector and industrial base would push us in that direction, but it is also fiscally a huge mess.
Springfield is just sitting there and ready to be taken, but leadership would likely flee the capital long before we could get there. Once they set up in absentia in Chicago they will be much harder to target.
Ultimately, you can't attack Ohio (my ultimate goal here) until you establish forward operating areas much closer than we currently are, so I think even though it would be a challenge (forget about Indiana for a moment) this would be the most prudent use of resources.
I'd think Illinois' large financial sector and industrial base would push us in that direction, but it is also fiscally a huge mess.
Springfield is just sitting there and ready to be taken, but leadership would likely flee the capital long before we could get there. Once they set up in absentia in Chicago they will be much harder to target.
Ultimately, you can't attack Ohio (my ultimate goal here) until you establish forward operating areas much closer than we currently are, so I think even though it would be a challenge (forget about Indiana for a moment) this would be the most prudent use of resources.
Nebraska no longer contains nuclear weapons. Offutt is a command and control facility. It probably has a decent defensive capability (at least from an air assault) but it's ability to conduct any offensive maneuvers is pretty close to zero.
That's why this is a hard discussion none of these states would actually divide and fight each other based on the state they live in. The divide would be urban vs rural
