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April 21, 2013

"So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish"

Canadians, Mexicans, and fish: The United States is the only great power in the history of the world that has had the luxury of having nonpredatory neighbors to its north and south, and fish to its east and west. The two oceans to either side of the country are what historian Thomas Bailey brilliantly described as its liquid assets. -- How Geography Explains the United States - By Aaron David Miller | Foreign Policy

Posted by gerardvanderleun at April 21, 2013 10:58 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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