re: If an invasion was coming, and you had to pick five states as allies.

Louisiana and Mississippi for control of the Mississippi River.

Texas for the sheer size of its population and for the oil.

Alabama and Florida to control the rest of the Gulf Coast.

Florida also gives us some leverage with the Northeast since we would hold all their parents and grandparents hostage

I would have Kirsten Dunst in Anchorman 2 rally all the folks who left LA after Katrina.

Unstoppable force.

Having Redstone Arsenal pretty much requires Alabama to be on this list.

I'm surprised only one took Missouri after 4 pages.



Even if only for the Spirits.

I mean more people took Kansas for fricks sake.

The only strategic element of Kansas is that no one could care enough about them to invade in the first place.

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California, who the frick would want California on their team to defend this country? With the exception of Pendleton and 29 Palms, that state is a shithole of liberal bullshite.

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California has more registered republicans than the population of Louisiana

Texas
Alabama
Tennessee
Georgia
Wisconsin

Louisiana is too french, so they surrender too quickly.

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Louisiana is too french, so they surrender too quickly.

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We would frick Kentucky and those hillbillies up.

I feel like you want a close center, lots of land area, lots of people, natural resources, financial power, highly motivated people, and strategic landscape.

Texas is a no brainer. Oil, port, weapons, wealth, high population, nice mix of cities and desolate area. Plenty of military installation.

Louisiana is also a bit of a homer pick. Economically, population, and size...it doesn't help. But it does have oil, control of the Mississippi, and some frickers who will shoot to kill.

Colorado has a mountainous region and the Air Force. The Rockies can be a great strategic location for fighting and defense. I feel like it's close enough to Texas to keep a center of power, and taking over New Mexico and Wyoming shouldn't be too difficult with their lack of man power.

I feel like it's crazy to leave out California. Sheer numbers and it's location on the coast add so much. The state is pretty divided between red and blue, and Los Angeles, the Bay Area, and San Diego are great areas for trade. I think between a triangle of California, Texas, and Colorado, you could take over the entire West.

My wild card is Michigan. It's away from my center of power, but offers another international border, Great Lakes as a means of transportation during war. That leads to the St Lawrence which can be used to get to the Atlantic.

In all, plenty of land area and people. You have oil, access to water, farmable land, high money sectors and cities in Houston, Austin - San Antonio, DFW, Denver, and the large California cities. You have plenty of opportunities for trade, strategic military installations, and highly secret stations.

These threads always bring out the baws who've never left the southeast, maybe even LA. Amazing how many people think the north is one giant liberal city. You'll find just as many gun nuts up there in central PA and upstate Ny, Maine etc as you will in LA