Vladmir Putin has claimed fully a third of the polar ice cap and the sea and land beneath it, extending clear to the north pole, with the intention of mining it for gas, oil, and diamonds. Apparently, President Bush’s psychic powers (“I was able to get a sense of his soul”) took leave of him somewhat before his base did.
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“If you take that to its logical conclusion, Canada could claim Russia and the whole of Eurasia as its own.”
I always wondered why Canada put up with all our jokes. It would seem the reckoning is nigh!
And here I was thinking China was going to be a problem.
Cold war!
Very well then. So long as either the US or Canada claims the other 2 thirds, I can live with that.
I’m visiting Canada right now (for OLS in Ottawa)!
Nice folks up here.
I think they’re more ignoring our jokes than actually putting up with them…. [grin]
I doubt the Russians are currently capable of doing any serious gas/oil drilling in such a harsh environment. However, that could change in a few years.
In their part of the world, the Chinese have made similar claims in disputed waters. Since the World Court has no way of enforcing its rulings….. It seems, contrary to popular wisdom, that when the cold war ended, the world got less stable.
One problem with this Russian claim is that it may overlap with Canada’s claims (http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=a3822b19-7c35-41ae-86f8-bcd882b2df8b&k=88331).
What will be interesting is how far the Russians and others are willing to press such claims. In a world starved for resources, we could see wars over resources. In fact, some say we already have seen wars over oil and gas. Since we have an alliance with Canada, we could be easily dragged into any military conflict over the Arctic.
“It seems, contrary to popular wisdom, that when the cold war ended, the world got less stable.”
Yup.
Wait a sec.
Did Citizen Tom and I just agree on something… like… at the start of a conversation?
*Looking out the window to see if a giant Stay Puff Marshmallow Man is about to stomp my house… or at least if any dogs and cats are doing it in the road.*
;)
Cory, I looked at your blog. I suspect we are more in agreement than not.
Do not underestimate Putin my friends. The real goal is not oil. Instead the heathen Russians want to steal Christmas. Imagine Santa unable to manufacture the toys our little ones look foward to. Imagine, all the elves forcibly having to relocate to Canada, as if Canada did not have a bad enough immigration problem as it were.Let us not not forget our beloved and endearing flying reindeer evicted from their natural habitat. The emotional as well as economic havoc would be staggering. The thieving Russians will stop at no less than the White House lawn. I hope Mrs Bush has nailed down the forks and silverware at todays meeting in Maine. After all, Bush has yet even get his watch back after the trip to Albania, and as if to add insult to injury, Putins men have passed off counterfit money in Bushes own home town.
Fellow citizens..we should get every kayak available and blockade Putins attempt. We should immediately form a Mujahadeen elves army and foment a resistance movement.
If not..then go to our library and borrow How to speak Russian in 10 days!
The choice is yours
“When the finger points to the moon..the idiot looks at the finger”