tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7588897711840946166.post8673246835579782528..comments2024-01-03T01:56:38.123-08:00Comments on Medieval America: What's Next?: The DesertRob Bartletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03485214703300912262noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7588897711840946166.post-12912348639265838952009-08-29T09:12:23.690-07:002009-08-29T09:12:23.690-07:00Re Deseret's expansion into Idaho and Wyoming:...Re Deseret's expansion into Idaho and Wyoming:<br />These areas are slightly more green than Utah, but they still require irrigation for effective agriculture. The main effect I see here is that they commit Deseret to an expansionist, aggressive foreign policy, because they aren't naturally defensible the way the core Utah territories are. The core Utah territories are surrounded by mountains and by deserts that can only support a minimal population of potential raiders, but Idaho and Wyoming can support quite a number of herdsmen and do not present a defined defensible area.Adam Greenwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02262823732358694125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7588897711840946166.post-23525403441048250012009-08-19T19:19:13.551-07:002009-08-19T19:19:13.551-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com