Yes, what made life different in Bosnia was the blockade. Imagine Katrina, but there's occasional shelling, snipers killing anyone they can see, and it goes on

Yes, what made life different in Bosnia was the blockade. Imagine Katrina, but there's occasional shelling, snipers killing anyone they can see, and it goes on for years. Now, you have a desperate situation unlike anything the USA has seen. In the US, it is very unlikely we'll have that kind of seige. But, not impossible. Civil war can always come, even to western nations. But it is very unlikley. Much better to prepare for widespread looting and civil unrest, which is best fled. Or, to prepare for a temporary shortage because of panic buying. Or, to prepare for utility shutdowns due to natural disasters, so that you can wait out the first 72 hrs of panic'd buying and fleeing.