[the dude]

arctic sovereignty's an interesting topic. whether we're talking about canada or israel or china, few countries have a legitimate claim to the lands they inhabit. if you want it you take it. along those lines, what or who is going to stop the russians from annexing 'our' arctic lands? us? ya right. this ain't WWII. the world's gonna get uglier in the coming years and there are going to be a number of countries knocking at our door. they might ask nicely at first but the hurt will come. i don't have an answer to our arctic sovereignty issues except to say that our ability to actually prevent another country from moving in is limited.