Internal Dialog (Score 1)

When I first read this story I thought to myself... No freaking way. One of the greatest strengths of the US Military is its ability to mobilize enormous numbers troops and equipment anywhere in the world rapidly. Basically, we create an air-highway to our destination and begin military operations. However, with this tunnel in place, it would allow any country to overcome this feat of military infrastructure by sending trainloads of cars, tanks, and troops over just by paying the toll. Basically, this actually makes the world more like the giant RISK board where you can move from Russia to the US in one turn. Then I got to thinking some more. When you consider the amount of money that places like Asia, Russia, and Eastern Europe spend to put stuff on a ship and send it over to North America, the economic impact of this would be staggering. It would certainly make Russia more economically viable just throug the tariffs alone. I guess the internal debate comes down to one of history. Which side has the most to gain and is the easiest to defend? The positive economic aspect of the project or the negative (in my opinion) military aspect of the project....