Originally Posted by
LDAHL
There's nothing wrong with contingency planning. A friend of mine who's into wargaming was telling me of a California secession game he plated a few weeks ago. Apparently about two thirds of the State's area is occupied by red state voters, with most of the rebels clustering around a few coastal cities. The game assumed about half the National Guard would swing each way, but personnel at the larger federal military installations would stay loyal. The coastal cities soon had issues with water, power and food as outside supplies were reduced and ports blockaded. Several foreign powers issued protests and sanctions, but had little ability to project meaningful power into the theater. Demonstrations and protests in support of California were sometimes violent but manageable. The economy suffered, and refugees were a problem, but the State was pacified over the course of about three months with relatively little in the way of major engagements.