Trump’s trade war targets an island full of penguins, but Russia faces no new tariffs

Alaska has many uninhabited islands, including those in the Aleutian Islands

So why are the islands shown as being part of the US?

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Could Russia set up troops there? Would it be considered sending troops on US land?
 
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Two tiny, remote Antarctic outposts populated by penguins and seals are among the obscure places targeted by the Trump administration's new tariffs.

Heard and McDonald Islands - a territory which sits 4,000km (2,485 miles) south-west of Australia - are only accessible via a seven-day boat trip from Perth, and haven't been visited by humans in almost a decade.

The islands are listed by Unesco World Heritage as a rare example of an ecosystem untouched by external plants, animals or human impact.

"It's heavily colonised by penguins and elephant seals and all kinds of sea birds," said Prof Coffin, who studies the undersea geography of the islands.

 
We dont import much of anything from Russia....tariffs on Russia would be pointless.

As for uninhabited parts of Australia getting counted as being Australia......So What?
 
Alaska has many uninhabited islands, including those in the Aleutian Islands

So why are the islands shown as being part of the US?

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Could Russia set up troops there? Would it be considered sending troops on US land?
If China puts a tariff on the US, that includes Alaska, nitwit. Why would they separately tariff Akutan unless they were morons and pedophiles?
 
So why are the islands shown as being part of the US?
Because they are part of the US. And I am sure that Australia would be competent enough to realize that, and not place separate, different tariffs on those islands. Do you see how that works?
 
This is not complex. They are not being counted as part of Australia, but are being given a separate, different tariff, because trump is an idiot.

You guys are stupid,...especially the OP. So you claim to not know why he put tariffs on those islands? I would take you less than 10 seconds to find out why,...assholes. Its a legit reason that doesn't fit your narrative so you instead choose to be ignorant and dishonest.
 
So you claim to not know why he put tariffs on those islands?
I think I know why. trump put idiots in charge of making the tariffs, and they did a terrible job of it. They based to tariffs on nonsense, and picked a list of countries and non-countries.

You guys are stupid,...especially the OP. So you claim to not know why he put tariffs on those islands? I would take you less than 10 seconds to find out why,...assholes. Its a legit reason that doesn't fit your narrative so you instead choose to be ignorant and dishonest.
And yet you are not giving a reason.

We keep coming back to The Economist quote that is like taxing people on the number of vowels in their name. There is no logic behind it.
 
I think I know why. trump put idiots in charge of making the tariffs, and they did a terrible job of it. They based to tariffs on nonsense, and picked a list of countries and non-countries.


And yet you are not giving a reason.

We keep coming back to The Economist quote that is like taxing people on the number of vowels in their name. There is no logic behind it.
Go look up WHY,...Dummy. I mean,...do I have to show you how to use Google too?
 
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