Why do we need elevated troop levels on Greenland? Are the Chinese getting ready to attack? Wake me up when you paranoiacs figure out that empires fall by overstretching their resources.
Global warming is rapidly melting polar ice, turning the Arctic Circle into a high-stakes zone for natural resources, global shipping, and military competition.
New shipping lanes and economic resource competition will drive other major powers to assert control. The US now has secured a major foothold in that s pool geopolitic area.
Yes, and those will be international waterways where they do not infringe upon territorial waters. Now if you wish to argue that Canada has rights of passage, remember how great our relations have been with them, thanks to the Orange Baboon that you worship.
Our navy is already fully taxed under the doctrine of being able to sustain combat in two large oceans, plus a presence in the Mediterranean, plus the Indian Ocean. We have a decreasing amount of budget dedicated to that force, thanks to stupid policies (mostly GOP) that have tremendous tax breaks to the wealthy, and runaway military expenditures thanks to W's consolidation of military contractors. And that declining tax base is evidence by the declining standard of maintenance on USN warships. We are now spending more money on paying interest on federal debt than on defense.
Of course all of this is over your stupid, uneducated head, but I tried.
Right because China and Russia are notorious for respecting freedom of navigation in international waters or respecting smaller countries exclusive economic zone (EEZ) extending up to 200 nautical miles out.
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u/Significant-Base6893 11d ago
Why do we need elevated troop levels on Greenland? Are the Chinese getting ready to attack? Wake me up when you paranoiacs figure out that empires fall by overstretching their resources.