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Can we force independence on some of our territories/protectorates?
Posted on 9/19/17 at 10:31 am
Posted on 9/19/17 at 10:31 am
Im guessing these places are a massive net drain for us.
Grant them independence from the shackles of the USA
Pay them some money every year to rent the land for military bases but otherwise let them be free.
It is the right thing to do.
Grant them independence from the shackles of the USA
Pay them some money every year to rent the land for military bases but otherwise let them be free.
It is the right thing to do.
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Posted on 9/19/17 at 11:26 am to Cosmo
Puerto Rico has been bouncing off the bankruptcy floor for what seems like a long time. Time to give them best wishes.
Posted on 9/19/17 at 11:29 am to TheHarahanian
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Puerto Rico has been bouncing off the bankruptcy floor for what seems like a long time. Time to give them best wishes.
Doesn't work that way. You want to to occupy, live with it.
This post was edited on 9/19/17 at 11:30 am
Posted on 9/19/17 at 11:31 am to Jorts R Us
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Doesn't work that way.
Ya, it does.
Posted on 9/19/17 at 11:33 am to Jorts R Us
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You want to to occupy
That's the point. We no longer want to occupy because the place is horribly mis-managed. Best wishes.
Posted on 9/19/17 at 11:33 am to Centinel
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Ya, it does
Then why hasn't it happened? Keep dreaming, bud.
Posted on 9/19/17 at 11:35 am to Jorts R Us
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Then why hasn't it happened?
Because the US hasn't wanted to?
I mean is Guam going to declare war on the US if the US decides they're independent now?
Posted on 9/19/17 at 11:35 am to TheHarahanian
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We no longer want to occupy because the place is horribly mis-managed
Yeah, and I'd say occupying a territory, granting citizenship to its population, and cutting them off because it is expedient to do so is mis-management. Doesn't matter if you don't like it, it won't happen.
Posted on 9/19/17 at 11:44 am to Centinel
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Because the US hasn't wanted to?
Go back and read the thread title, boss. If it happens, it will be self-determination, not forced. G'day.
Posted on 9/19/17 at 11:49 am to Jorts R Us
You said to the OP "that's not how it works."
It most certainly can work that way.
Is it likely to happen, nah. But there is nothing saying it couldn't. That's what happens when you're a tiny territory under the protection of a gigantic nation.
At any point in time that gigantic nation can say "get bent." And bam! You're independent.
It most certainly can work that way.
Is it likely to happen, nah. But there is nothing saying it couldn't. That's what happens when you're a tiny territory under the protection of a gigantic nation.
At any point in time that gigantic nation can say "get bent." And bam! You're independent.
Posted on 9/19/17 at 11:50 am to Centinel
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At any point in time that gigantic nation can say "get bent." And bam! You're independent.
Fair enough. Based on how the question was posed, you're right.
This post was edited on 9/19/17 at 11:51 am
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