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22 Post author: Gunnar_Zarncke 07 July 2015 09:40PM

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Comment author: Val 09 July 2015 08:46:11PM *  5 points [-]

If you sell land, it's probably lost forever. If you sell land which was once part of your sovereign territory, you will have no claim over it (in contrast to a land which was taken from you by force).

One doesn't have to be a caricature of an ultra-nationalist to dislike the idea of losing something permanently to cure a temporary problem.

What about leasing it instead?