Is Hillary Clinton Preparing For War With Canada Over The Arctic?

Here’s an interesting tidbit buried part way through Newsweek’s interview with Hillary Clinton and Henry Kissinger. As part of their interview-themed issue, out this week, Newsweek features the two comparing notes over what it’s like to be Secretary of State. Short version: very tiring. However in the process of describing how one of the requirements of her job is to keep an eye on future problems, which lead to a description of this scenario, perhaps call it Climategate, The War Games?

An area that we’re beginning to pay attention to, which is not in the headlines, is the Arctic. With the melting of the ice, with sea lanes opening that were never there before, or only-seasonal lanes becoming more all-weather, with five countries ringing the Arctic, which is an ocean, not a land mass like Antarctica. With Russia saying that they are going to have an expedition next year to plant their flag on the North Pole. With Canada saying, “No, you’d better not.” This is an area that we have to pay real attention to, but it’s not an area that I get called about by reporters or have to answer questions about at the White House yet.

So future war with Canada? (And actually, some journalists have been covering this.) Regardless, let’s hope not! Also, yeah, pretty unlikely all things considered. Though perhaps we should whether it’s part of Glenn Beck’s 100 Year Plan. You can read all the interviews here.

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