That's already an exclave of Iowa.If we capture Missouri, what do we do with the Power and Light District?
True, but if they did it in the middle of a January snow storm, they probably return and head back.Missouri. Without a doubt. You combo Ozark folks coming up the middle, flanked by City of St. Louis and Kansas City, IA folks would be F'd.
Is each state allowed to use the military bases stationed there or are we going just civil war between common people? Population of Illinois would make it the worst to go against. We do have a river boundary which would make a good natural defensive line, but once the Illini established a beach head in say Moline we'd be screwed. Pretty much a scorched earth policy as we made a tactical retreat to Omaha. Freddie will pull the 2 states together and we'll start a counter offensive. I'd say we push back to the outskirts of Iowa City and decide to stop there as it's not worth fighting for.
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.Nebraska has survived off of Runza. Don't underestimate them.
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.
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.Actually an Iowa Minnesota border war between Germans and Norwegians would be interesting. Let’s see which side Deborah is on.
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.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.
True. Then the only recourse we have left is to refuse to grow barley and hops and boycott Hamms.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.
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.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.
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.Of course Nebraska and the Dakotas have all of the Nuclear Weapons.
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 ruralOnce 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 story: A Missouri sheriff was charged with hunting deer without a license in Iowa 10 miles north of the border. He actually said he thought he was still in Missouri.