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In the same way that any headline that asked a yes no question can be answered with a no, any headline that ends in a “here’s why” can be safely ignored.
From the thumbnail I guess he is talking about the longest navigable river network, the Mississippi basin. Truly a great advantage.
Still maintaining such a river network for barges is expensive, not free at all.
Meanwhile Brazil dredges new Canals to export more Soy to China.
also, you can get from the black sea to the north sea via rivers and canals by multiple routes. that’s a pretty big navigable network too. it’s just not under the control of a single country.
