These island provide a valuable public service. If you&#x27;ve seen the Republican debates, you&#x27;ve heard Rubio declare war on Russia and Syria and ISIS, Fiorina reject diplomacy in all cases until we next decisively win a war, Kasich competing with both to be the most belligerent, and Bush wanting to go back to Iraq and Syria and celebrate his brother&#x27;s big success there. A few years ago, John McCain held a campaign event where he sang a &#x27;bomb Iran&#x27; song he made up.<p>If Japan and Russia and China and Korea and Argentina and Canada and Denmark keep these islands out there in uncertain status, they&#x27;re doing the right thing. When a McCain or Rubio comes to power in those countries, they have a ready-made harmless <i>casus belli</i> to whine about without actually killing anyone. It&#x27;s like how we have sports teams to consume our violent territorial primate impulses in a constructive healthy competition.<p>Whereas if Rubio comes to power in the USA aching for war with Russia, we&#x27;re in danger of global nuclear war if the CIA and KGB guys can&#x27;t keep their leaders in line.<p>I tell you, I didn&#x27;t think it was possible to finish the debate thinking that Trump was the level headed, calm, and wise one in the group until I heard the other ones.