Maybe we should ask IBM's "Deep Blue" supercomputer what to do...

I'm not sure why I'm so intrigued by what's going on in the Arctic and the melting Northwest Passage, but I imagine there's quite a backdrop for a good movie developing up there. It's sounds like an international gold rush as Russia, Canada, Norway, Denmark, and the U.S. play what one called "a global chess game." Sounds more like something out of Risk, to me. Unfortunately, the United States seems to be shuffling their feet to get themselves positioned for victory in this match. While Russia is running circles around the North Pole planting underwater flags and such with their 18 icebreakers, the U.S. is struggling to figure out how to keep their own interests safe and secure with an aging fleet of four. Coincidence that Russia has resumed their Cold War-like bomber patrols lately? Maybe Putin knows whats going to happen up there.