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Title is a little-clickbaity. "Conquering" seems a bit much and the part of America, in this case, is this remote island.
by msie 9y ago
Title is a little-clickbaity. "Conquering" seems a bit much and the part of America, in this case, is this remote island.
- msie 9y agoAlso...if the US govt doesn't care about Puerto Rico, why are they going to care about this island?
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- lisper 9y agoBecause Puerto Rico stands guard against Cuba and Venezuela. Saipan stands guard against China, Russia, and North Korea.
- jpatokal 9y agoNot in literal terms: that job falls to nearby Guam and Okinawa, which host huge US military bases.
- dragonwriter 9y ago> if the US govt doesn't care about Puerto Rico, why are they going to care about this island? It mostly doesn't, until things get so out of control that they are persistently in the news, as happened with slavery on the island in the late 90s through mid 00s, resulting in pressure which shutdown the sweatshops.
- metaphor 9y agoIt's of significant strategic importance to DoD, and contributes more military recruits per capita than any other state/territory in the country by nearly a factor of two[1]. [1] http://www.statemaster.com/graph/mil_tot_mil_rec_arm_nav_air_for_percap-navy-air-force-per-capita http://www.statemaster.com/graph/mil_tot_mil_rec_arm_nav_air... Guam MEPS services the entire Mariana Islands, including Saipan.