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Trump says he’s sending hospital ship to Greenland

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They've already said 'No thanks'. Couched in suitable diplomatic language should they make it official. But why give such an idiotic proposal any credence?
And also in not so subtle jabs about the US healthcare/insurance system.
 
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They've already said 'No thanks'. Couched in suitable diplomatic language should they make it official. But why give such an idiotic proposal any credence?
The purpose is not to help the Greenlanders, but to create a situation that, whatever Denmark does, Denmark looks bad. (I should have phrased my previous post rather that way).
 
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The purpose is not to help the Greenlanders, but to create a situation that, whatever Denmark does, Denmark looks bad.
I'm sure that's exactly the way Trump's mind works. Calling it pathetic is granting Trump too much credit.
 
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The purpose is not to help the Greenlanders, but to create a situation that, whatever Denmark does, Denmark looks bad. (I should have phrased my previous post rather that way).
Except, it doesn't in either case. It just makes Trump look delusional, like he woke up in the middle of the night from a dream, yelling: "Greenland! Iceland! The people are calling my name! Send a hospital ship, they need my help!" And an aide nearby just nodded and said they'd get right on that.
 
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The purpose is not to help the Greenlanders, but to create a situation that, whatever Denmark does, Denmark looks bad.
Only problem is that denmark doesn't look bad for refusing the ship.
 
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Given that Greenlanders are included as part of Denmark's universal healthcare system, perhaps its they who should be sending a hospital ship to America - where it can provide much needed medical care for those uninsured 2nd class American citizens that President Trump and the Republicans have abandoned!
 
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The purpose is not to help the Greenlanders, but to create a situation that, whatever Denmark does, Denmark looks bad. (I should have phrased my previous post rather that way).
The Trump Administration is setting themselves up to be the victim in an international incident?, no!
They had so much money sloshing around after DOGE shut down USAid (and those sweet, sweet tariff bucks), that once they find a hospital ship that can make the perilous journey, that’ll be up there, staffed with the best CIA officials available
 
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Only problem is that denmark doesn't look bad for refusing the ship.
If you’ve paid attention, “lack of the perception of ‘gratitude’”, is a cause for “action” in this Administration.
 
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The Trump Administration is setting themselves up to be the victim in an international incident?, no!
They had so much money sloshing around after DOGE shut down USAid (and those sweet, sweet tariff bucks), that once they find a hospital ship that can make the perilous journey, that’ll be up there, staffed with the best CIA officials available
Yeah cause there's no way the CIA could get there in a plane and land at Greenland's US air base.
 
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Only problem is that denmark doesn't look bad for refusing the ship.

Not for us, not for the civilized people. But the Trump administration is playing for a different audience.
 
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Wow, no slipping a metaphor past you, nosiree.
Darn right. Like the scene from Guardians of the Galaxy when Drax is told that the comment went over his head, and he responds, "nothing gets over my head, I am too fast."
 
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I believe that the stunt with the hospital ship is to put Denmark in an impossible situation. If they accept the ship, then Trump can point out that the health service is inadequate in Greenland (it isn't). If they refuse, then he can lash out to those cruel Danes who block healthcare for Greenlanders, even when it is offered for free. Either way, Trump wins.
They already have free healthcare?
 
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The King of Denmark and his officials keep saying healthcare is free for Greenlanders, but that doesn’t mean it's quality healthcare.
Did the king give an opinion? Do you contend that it isn't quality healthcare that is available now? The Greenland government doesn't see the need, why should I believe you over them? What is your explicit argument?
 
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Did the king give an opinion?
Yes. Didn't you read the article?
Do you contend that it isn't quality healthcare that is available now? The Greenland government doesn't see the need, why should I believe you over them? What is your explicit argument?
The argument was already laid out. Free healthcare doesn't automatically equate to it being quality healthcare.
 
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Yes. Didn't you read the article?

The argument was already laid out. Free healthcare doesn't automatically equate to it being quality healthcare.
It doesn't equate it not being so either. I mean, get it that you want to imply that, but since it doesn't equate either, it's a pointless insinuation.
 
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