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04-10-2024, 10:25 AM
This post was last modified 04-10-2024, 10:32 AM by BeTheGoddess.
When I first read about this conflict I was amazed that this kind of "diplomacy" was not more common. The gist is there is a rock (island) in the middle of what Canada and Denmark had as a sea border was under despute.
It really was a well co-ordinated game of capture the flag, wile some may claim a waste of resources, its not like they were actively trying to kill each other.
More alcohol and less bombs is where we should be aiming for.
Quote:The Whisky War, also known as the Liquor Wars,[sup][1][/sup] was a bloodless war and border dispute between the Kingdom of Denmark and Canada over Hans Island. Between 1973 and 2022, the island was under dispute between the two nations, although never amounting to direct conflict or violence.[sup][2] [/sup]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whisky_War
In 1984, Canadian soldiers visited the island and planted a Canadian flag, also leaving a bottle of Canadian whisky.[sup][9][/sup] The Danish Minister of Greenland Affairs came to the island himself later the same year with the Danish flag, a bottle of Schnapps, and a letter stating "Welcome to the Danish Island"
It really was a well co-ordinated game of capture the flag, wile some may claim a waste of resources, its not like they were actively trying to kill each other.
More alcohol and less bombs is where we should be aiming for.
I was not here.
