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Originally Posted by bizaro86
Yeah, but in the hypothetical where the Russians are willing to sell both Korea and Japan would outbid us. They'd both love to have control over a large, cheap, nearby energy source.
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This has me wondering - did Canada "bid" on Alaska?
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Googled for myself... a) Canada was still a British colony and wasn't a country yet and b) Great Britain and Russia were still imperialistic rivals, so the US was perceived to be the friendlier purchaser from the Russian perspective.