Comment by Dylan16807

Comment by Dylan16807 10 months ago

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> Because, good luck getting nation states to let go one inch of territory their people have bled over for hundreds of years.

That claim feels right to me, but it's weird when you look at how much territory the US has bought for less than a thousand dollars per square mile in today's money.

a_victorp 10 months ago

The difference is that the US already had an army

  • Dylan16807 10 months ago

    But can you even imagine two countries doing a deal like that today?