Trump refuses to rule out use of military force to take control of Greenland and the Panama Canal
Trump refuses to rule out use of military force to take control of Greenland and the Panama Canal
Promising a “Golden age of America,” Trump also said he would move to try to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America,” saying that has a “beautiful ring to it.”
What a dumbass
What can I say, though, he knows his deplorable base. I'm not sure they could get any more hard over such performative bullshit.
I wonder how many have been bitching about the price of eggs lately, by the way? I wonder if eggs went through the same miraculous transformation that fair elections did, post donvict's win.
Fix your fucking country. You’re going to hurt a lot people because you worship stupidity, bravado, power, and money.
A lot of us tried, but we were outnumbered.
Give us a moment. The sane among us are still trying to figure out which of our friends and family are still worth a shit.
I would love too. I really don't think America should invade any country. One thing everyone can do no matter what country they live in you can boycott Tesla and Twitter. Musk is going to be a major funder of the GOP so ending his propaganda megaphone and wealth could change the course of events.
Surely the dems would have been just as bad right?
We'll soon be in the find out phase. This honeymoon has soured.
He's not even President yet and I'm already exhausted by his administration.
I was not expecting a World War over Greenland and or Panama. WTF Donny?
Oh, I'm not seeing a world war. I'm more envisioning a corrupt bargain:
Russia grabs Ukraine
China grabs Taiwan
US grabs Greenland, Panama, and maybe even Cuba
And they all agree to just let it happen.
I'm surprised by nothing when it comes to that guy.
Any other asshole in Washington would be laughed out of office for saying shit like this. This particular asshole gets sanewashed and taken seriously. Why?
He's a cult leader. They get to do crazy stuff with no consequences.
He doesn't get taken seriously. By anybody. Ever. It's his singular source of effectiveness.
They all just see him as a wrecking ball to destroy everything with.
What happens when the military just goes "nope"?
Easy: People within its ranks will begin to make choices. Not necessarily take action, just make choices. If things continue small insubordinations will occur and eventually rifts at nearly every level.
If things got really bad the military would split into three:
If this happens it will be a test of the quality of leadership on both major sides. A fundamental breaking of the chain. It's why Trump wants to replace current military leadership: They've told him no. A pattern we'll continue to see for at least two years.
The fuck does he even want with Greenland. How did this become a thing. Who planted the idea in his tiny head. Is this some Russian plot putin is making him do.
Greenland is rich in mineral resources. One of his dozen billionaires got into his empty head.
Gee, I wonder which insecure shitbag with the jr. high mentality it is?
Military dominance in the Arctic. Russia and China are also vying for influence. The US already has a large military base there. Thule Space Base. But taking territory from friends and allies by military force is probably the worst way to go about doing anything.
Maybe that base ought to be closed given the mess the US made with previous bases.
There's a competition going on to see who can convince drump to publicly say the stupidest thing.
Do we have instruments sensitive enough to distinguish between such abyssal levels of idiocy?
Same thing America always wants: oil and control over shipping lanes
But like who told him to do it. This Greenland and Panama canal thing is not something his deep fried brain could come up with in a million years and it came out of him to start which is also weird. Usually the Russian propaganda youtubers start an idea then faux news starts planting seeds then Trump will see it on there and boom we get the tweets. I haven't followed this super close but from what I can gather this originated with him, which is already crazy since he doesn't originate anything on his own except poopy diapers.
But the people who would go there are rich enough to build their bunkers there already. It's not like they need it be a part of America to do that.
Probably some misguided thought that somehow it will be more habitable than the rest of the US thanks to climate change (the climate change that doesn’t exist) opening up real resource extraction.
Literally the only reason he's doing this is because he sees his idols taking other territories while everyone stands around wringing their hands.
I read headlines like this and sometimes wonder if someone slipped me crazy pills. It's just so bonkers. Greenland? WTF? Panama, I kind of understand, because reactionary old assholes have been butthurt about Panama being planned to be handed over, then actually handed over, for fucking decades and donvict is the exact type of crotchety and butthurt old dumbass that I've been hearing whine about it for as long as I can remember.
But why the fuck would America use military force to take either? Other than gender-affirming for someone like donvict, what do we stand to gain?
Greenland has oil, and it'll be prime real-estate in a decade or two once the equatorial regions are inhospitable.
People would say that call of duty was extremely unrealistic this time around if they used this as a plot element haha
The US? Nothing.
But if you read the classic fascist playbook, a military conflict is an essential stage in grabbing and especially in securing power. A conflict with a near peer like China is too dangerous and costly, but a series of minor to medium conflicts – like war with Panama to "secure" the canal or "liberating" Greenland or Canada might suffice.
Greenland is just the low-hanging fruit, an easy target. Something for the masses at home. Taking it won't take an afternoon. In fact, they'll just show up, plant a flag, next to it a "No Danes" sign, then call it a day. Then make a biiig celebration of it at home so everybody is distracted while they irreparably dismantle American democracy.
As the glaciers melt they think there will be new reserves of natural resources. Plus it will gives control of newly opened Arctic sea routes.
It would make some sense if it wasn’t controlled by an ally.
What the fuck did Greenland do to deserve this?
It likely has a lot of mineral wealth. It's best to get control of that wealth, before some dirty locals try to setup their own government with rules about respecting them, their culture or property.
/s on that last bit, for the terminally stupid.
At least Greenland, being part of Denmark, is also a part of NATO, which basically rules out military force. Unless you literally want to start another world war. Don't do it, Donnie.
I believe the "rationale" (for lack of a better word) is that the land of Greenland will become much more valuable in a post-climate-change world. Much of greenland will become warmer and therefore more comfortable to live in and more suitable for farming. So the idea is to take it now while it's still largely a chunk of uninhabitable ice rather than wait until later when everybody else is fighting for it too.
At least, that's my understanding of it.
With Greenland, he wants control of the Arctic. China and Russia are also competing for control. But this is just the wrong way to go about it in every sense of the word.
With global warming, it's about to be prime real-estate.
Is he out of his fucking mind? (Of course he is)
hahahahahahahahahha
Hypotehtically say he sent the amilitary to take Greenland what would the outcome be
I mean
Good question
Essentially that would be the US invading another NATO country (Denmark) and annexing it's territory. Which I think would call for article 5 (In this case an act of war against all of NATO by the largest military of NATO). In practice, would Denmark and the rest of NATO just not call it an invasion? Send a bunch of strongly worded letters about an "unauthorized intrusion" or something? I have no idea.
I mean I think Trump is probably saying these things just to stay in the spotlight or distract from other news, like he often does.
Would probably get Greenland and the US would face a lot of hostility. But he doesn't seem to care about consequences much.
So to all the folk who voted for Trump because they thought he was the guy who was going to get us out of the endless wars, how to you feel now? You buffoon. You simpleton. You absolute imbecile.
"No, he was going to fix the BIDENflation, ya'll!"
These absolute morons don't realize we are currently experiencing the inflation THAT THE TRAITOR CAUSED.
Jesus christ this country is fucking insanely stupid.