PugJesusGerman Chancellor Bismarck once noted, "There is a special providence that watches over fools, drunkards, and the United States of America."
robocallIIRC Russia was super weakened by a war, and didn’t have the soldiers to protect Alaska, so anyone could have decided to take it, and Russia wouldn’t have been able to fight back. So why not make a quick buck off it instead of having it embarrassingly taken from you?
ExLisperJust like they do now