# What is the most defendable American city?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-defendable-american-city/572887>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 28, 2011, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-defendable-american-city/572887 "2011-02-28T06:38:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2011, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-defendable-american-city/572887/81 "2011-03-08T17:56:26Z")

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[Exhibit B.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu)

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**Author:** ![A.Gwilliam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@A.Gwilliam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A.Gwilliam)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2011, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-defendable-american-city/572887/82 "2011-03-08T21:39:40Z")

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> [@Sailboat](#):
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> The fact that it wasn’t defended in that case doesn’t make it a poor choice to defend, any more than the fact that the British once burned Washington, DC means they can do it again any time they feel like it.

I say, I’ll have to tell Gerald and Tarquin that our plan has been rumbled!! :eek:

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**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2011, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-defendable-american-city/572887/83 "2011-03-09T19:44:18Z")

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> [@pancakes3](#):
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> denver.

Wolverines!

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**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2011, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-defendable-american-city/572887/84 "2011-03-09T20:10:18Z")

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What about Honolulu?

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**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2011, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-defendable-american-city/572887/85 "2011-03-09T20:46:23Z")

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> [@TruCelt](#):
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> What about Honolulu?

Wolverines.

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2011, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-defendable-american-city/572887/86 "2011-03-09T21:23:31Z")

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But what about Blawnox?

Oh, yeah. Wolverines.

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**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2011, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-defendable-american-city/572887/87 "2011-03-09T21:23:38Z")

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Thirsty wolerines. Verrrrryyy thirsty.

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