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   Message 165 of 431   
   Faeelin to Roy Pallett   
   Re: What if Genghis Khan invaded the USA   
   11 May 04 23:25:11   
   
   XPost: soc.history.what-if, alt.ironfist, alt.feudalism   
   From: Emporerblair@hotmail.com   
      
   "Roy Pallett"  wrote in message   
   news:c5c6adba.0405110717.10693b6e@posting.google.com...   
   > Howard Berkowitz  wrote in message   
   news:...   
      
   > It's an interesting thought though. The initial shock of the assault   
   > as thousands of ferocious Mongols tore into their chosen target city   
   > would be great, although they would lack the ability to sustain their   
   > campaign and twenty first century heavy weapons would cut them to   
   > ribbons. I wouldn't want to be amongst the first folk to encounter   
   > them though. The panic as the storm of horsemen swept into the town   
   > would generate a wave of panicked city-dwellers that would impede an   
   > armed response, and may even cause the city to fall into the hands of   
   > the invaders briefly.   
      
   Ahem. This is new york. It's full of cars and drivers and people on   
   motorcycles and loud noises, and worst of all, new yorkers.   
      
   I figure they all become insane in about half an hour.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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