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how far is trump to go for greenland

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I don't understand your point. You started with "America wanting to establish a strategic foothold in Greenland"

Well, it already has one, yes, because it's a good location. What more do we need?


Denmark has expressed its willingness to have more US bases (as indeed there were in the past).
I doubt there's an actual issue. Just the usual hype and paranoia.
 
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....that be like saying, we got rid of hitler, but Hermann Göring will take over. so everythigns fine!
How easy do you think it was to go in, get Maduro, and get out so quickly and smoothly? Do you think the others were all in the same room with Maduro holding hands waiting to be arrested?
 
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How easy do you think it was to go in, get Maduro, and get out so quickly and smoothly? Do you think the others were all in the same room with Maduro holding hands waiting to be arrested?
my point is, you claim it was about getting a despot, but instead you get the oil and keep the same despots.
 
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I doubt there's an actual issue. Just the usual hype and paranoia.
So there's no issue. America doesn't need anything more in Greenland. The hype and paranoia comes from the president.
 
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Trump has not threatened Denmark. He just hasn't said "I will not use force". There's always so much hyperbole and melodrama when it comes to describing anything Trump says. Or in this case, even over what he hasn't said.
Reassuring an ally that your country isn’t going to take belligerent actions against them isn’t usually necessary, when it is necessary, there’s something broken.
 
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I don't understand your point. You started with "America wanting to establish a strategic foothold in Greenland"

Well, it already has one, yes, because it's a good location. What more do we need?
Mineral-rights?
Auctioned off to the highest bidders, Denmark might even see a share of it.
 
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Reassuring an ally that your country isn’t going to take belligerent actions against them isn’t usually necessary, when it is necessary, there’s something broken.
In my opinion Trump being a realtor is using pressure tactics to get the deal he wants. I'm not endorsing it or defending it, I'm just saying what I think his strategy is. My opinion is worth 2 cents. And my ability to influence or change the situation is 0%.
 
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my point is, you claim it was about getting a despot, but instead you get the oil and keep the same despots.
I said Venezuelan citizens are happy that Maduro is gone. And that the US could not have extracted several people the way Maduro was extracted.
 
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So there's no issue. America doesn't need anything more in Greenland. The hype and paranoia comes from the president.
Most anything the president says or supposedly insinuates is spun into hype by certain media. And those who believe the hype become outraged and/or paranoid.
 
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I doubt there's an actual issue. Just the usual hype and paranoia.

....6 months ago, who imagined Trump would move a Naval battle group to Venezuela for the purpose removing it's head of state? You?

The point is, Trump has already demonstrated he will take action that will harm the long term interest of our country.
 
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....6 months ago, who imagined Trump would move a Naval battle group to Venezuela for the purpose removing it's head of state? You?

The point is, Trump has already demonstrated he will take action that will harm the long term interest of our country.
Yeah I'm sure he's the first president in history to use the military for something like that. Virtually anything Trump does is supposed to be major freak out time.
 
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The US military should be decommissioned because anytime the president uses it certain people become hysterical.
That would mirror the arguments made by the founding fathers of our nation, their opposition to a standing army, and the implementation of the 2nd Amendment for the defense of the country.

Alas, that toothpaste is out of the tube, so to speak.
 
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Yeah I'm sure he's the first president in history to use the military for something like that. Virtually anything Trump does is supposed to be major freak out time.
Do you really know so little of US history as that? Then I guess you don't know why it was done time after time over the years. Hint: It's being done for the same reason now, despite the dog and pony show Trump put on for his culture war constituency.
 
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Do you really know so little of US history as that? Then I guess you don't know why it was done time after time over the years. Hint: It's being done for the same reason now, despite the dog and pony show Trump put on for his culture war constituency.
I was being sarcastic of course. But go ahead and enlighten the audience by listening the historical cases you're so familiar with.
 
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I was being sarcastic of course. But go ahead and enlighten the audience by listening the historical cases you're so familiar with.
Those on the Left know already and those on the Right won't believe me. If you're all that eager to find out read Smedy Butler on the subject.
 
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....6 months ago, who imagined Trump would move a Naval battle group to Venezuela for the purpose removing it's head of state? You?

The point is, Trump has already demonstrated he will take action that will harm the long term interest of our country.
You believe that the removal of Maduro will harm the long-term interests of our country? of Venezuela?
 
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That would mirror the arguments made by the founding fathers of our nation, their opposition to a standing army, and the implementation of the 2nd Amendment for the defense of the country.

Alas, that toothpaste is out of the tube, so to speak.
It would be interesting to see how history would have unfolded if the US never had a military.
 
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