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Mary in S. Carolina

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4. The North does not

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Wed Sep 8, 2021, 03:04 PM

Sep 2021

need the mouth of the Mississippi; we have the Great Lakes. Just dam up the river or flood out the southern states. I am not advocating this. I think the Red River of the North is the only river that flows north, so just stop the flow of all rivers south...that would be a huge problem for the South.

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"The North can't afford to have the mouth of the Mississippi in a foreign country." [View all] raccoon Sep 2021 OP

Especially at the time, but even now, the Mississippi was a MAJOR shipping route AleksS Sep 2021 #1

Virtually all the agricultural products from CanonRay Sep 2021 #2

One of the North's underrated victories was Sneederbunk Sep 2021 #3

The North does not Mary in S. Carolina Sep 2021 #4