[lostalex]

Originally Posted by arista

No there is Oil
someone has to own it

...not to mention the fact that because of climate change, there will be less ice in the future, and those waterways are opening up creating potentially very lucrative shipping routes.

But who will be governing those shipping routes? There are also very serious security issues involved with new shipping routes. I think it's obvious that the USA is best equipped to deal with these routes, and if we are going to be doing the heavy lifting on security, I think it's only fair we expect some economic benefits in return.