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06-10-2014, 04:14 PM #15Legendary RSR Poster
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Re: Is another US Civil War Possible?
I wouldn't confuse Texas pride for a secession movement. I am very proud of my adoptive home state but the last thing I want is to secede.
The secessionists are a very small but vocal fringe group. They believe in a internet rumor that Texas somehow has the power to secede. It does not.
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06-10-2014, 04:37 PM #16
Re: Is another US Civil War Possible?
"A moron, a rapist, and a Pittsburgh Steeler walk into a bar. He sits down and says, “Hi I’m Ben may I have a drink please?”
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06-10-2014, 04:55 PM #17Legendary RSR Poster
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Re: Is another US Civil War Possible?
We've contained them and killed or captured most if not all of their original leaders that planned 911. We destroyed the Taliban within 6 months, something the Russians couldn't do in 10 years there.
Prob was, after that the gov't let them re-group like the North Vietnamese did after both Tet Offensives and they came back. We let
the back door open for the Taliban just like in Nam.
Even still, those 5 terrorists OBY just traded were caught a long time ago and will probably be re-caught.
After the military drove Binny out of Afghanistan they eased up. the Seals finally killed him. The operations just aren't as intense as they were in the beginning and won't be unless there's another 911.
We've won just due to the fact there hasn't been one. There's been some bombings like in Boston but that wasn't even a Taliban operation.
We're still over there now to keep Russia and China from taking over the mid east oil in Iraq and Saudi Arbia. The one who controls those countries controls the oil and that's us.
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06-10-2014, 06:15 PM #21Legendary RSR Poster
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06-10-2014, 07:06 PM #22
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06-10-2014, 07:29 PM #23Legendary RSR Poster
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06-10-2014, 07:49 PM #24
Re: Is another US Civil War Possible?
It is a state that has talked about it in the past, and it makes at least SOME logistical sense.
How much fun is it talking about Vermont Succeeding the union?
It's my home state and I love it, but Ben and Jerry's and Green Mountain Coffee aren't going to cut it... neither is skiing tourism, "leafers" or Maple Syrup... not even with Cabot Cheese thrown in. IT would have a "better" chance getting Quebec to succeed Canada and join them...
Texas is at least seen as a state that has the resources to succeed on it's own two feet if it WERE to succeed, so the fact that it has been discussed there at one time makes it the prime target.
Despite Vermont having talked about it "fairly regularly" since the 1800's and "supposedly" having legal loopholes no other states possess. I say supposedly because I can't find legal backing, but the "talk" when I was in HS was that the US hadn't wised up completely as to how they were going to add states after the 13 colonies joined, and Vermont being the 14th state(1st additional to join) that theoretically, the US JOINED the sovereign nation of Vermont, and not vice versa, again, supposedly.
Also, being a Republican state will SURELY make a state more likely to be talked about succeeding RIGHT NOW then any Democratic/Liberal state such as VT. With the State of the Federal Gov't it would SURELY be a conservative state to try, if one were to even attempt.
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