This has to be mighty tempting to Russia, not only will it provide resources, but a lot of Russians need jobs right now.

Anyways, the US is way to over extended to do anything. I love Canada, they are our allies (as are Russia) but they gotta figure this out.

The rest of the world will object, its gonna be weird to see how they are gonna play this. They have been acting funky lately, Putin is grabbing alot of power. As for the US, well right now we don't have the right to say shit... unfortantly. I voted against that asshole in office now... lot of good that did.
dnbkidd Reviewed by dnbkidd on . Canada uses military might in Arctic scramble An international scramble for the Arctic's oil and gas resources accelerated yesterday when Canada responded to Russia's recent sovereignty claims with a plan to build two military bases in the region. On a trip to the far north, the prime minister, Stephen Harper, said: "Canada's new government understands that the first principle of Arctic sovereignty is: use it or lose it. Today's announcements tell the world that Canada has a real, growing, long-term presence in the Arctic." Canada uses Rating: 5