Friday, August 10, 2007

Oh Canada!

It is about time that someone finally stood up to the Russians!

Seriously, I wonder just how much Vladamir Putin is trembling at the thought of this new militarization of the Arctic. The quiet refuge of peace loving animals is about to be disturbed as two superpowers play plant the flag at the top of the world. I can hardly wait to hear the outcry from the environmentalists around the world as Canada exerts her sovereignty against the Russian Bear.

What is the carbon footprint of the sled dog teams that will be required to deliver supplies to these remote outposts?

I also imagine that the evil US Navy will eventually enter the fray since they spend a fair amount of time under the Arctic icepack. I think that nuclear submarine is one of the few reliable modes of transportation to and from that part of the world. How many of those are in the Canadian Navy?

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601082&sid=apVUjZZtcYro&refer=canada

1 comment:

Unknown said...

several random thoughts about this:

1. "evil US Navy" is of course, redundant.

2. The AP got busted cirulating a picture from the movie Titanic that they were pawning off as a shot from this Russian expedtion.

3. We should plant the environmentalists at the poles since they seem to be so found of these serene and tranquil places. At least up there they won't stink so bad from their lack of bathing and deodorant.