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
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would not rule out the use of military force to seize control of the Panama Canal and Greenland, as he declared U.S. control of both to be vital to American national security.
Speaking to reporters less than two weeks before he takes office on Jan. 20 and as a delegation of aides and advisers that includes his son Donald Trump Jr. is in Greenland, Trump left open the use of the American military to secure both territories.
"I'm not going to commit to that," he said, when asked if he would rule out the use of the military. "It might be that you'll have to do something. The Panama Canal is vital to our country." He added, "We need Greenland for national security purposes." Greenland is an autonomous territory of Denmark, a longtime U.S. ally and a founding member of NATO.
Didn't some European country about 80 years ago decide to use their military to secure sovereign territories that they thought vital to their country?
Has he even run these ideas past Elon yet?
Elon wants to use this opportunity to demonstrate the secret laser weaponry installed in the Starlink satellites. They're not powerful enough to burn anything, but they can coax cats to bite and scratch at things they shine on.
This is a distraction. What else happened today that they don't want the news focusing on??
It's all distraction. He just wants his name in the news. Le Pen dying is hogging headlines, President Musk is making waves in Europe, you've got Trudeau's resignation, a Ukranian ace shooting down cruise missiles, and none of it has Trump's name on it.
Edit: Oh, the one Trump story is that Jack Smith may release his findings. So maybe that's it.
It's probably easier if we start by listing all the things that aren't happening today.
Yeah 100%
This gets trump assassinated by a three letter organisation
What's not making it past the editor's desk today?
This gets trump assassinated by a three letter organisation
Merely the act of reading this gave me a freedom boner
That brought back bad memories. I remember in his first term everything he said or did was a "distraction" according to reddit.
The appointment of fascists to the FBI and conspiracy theorists to government health jobs.
America's idea of national security is the same thing as American Hegemony.
Under these rules, No one is allowed to pose a threat. even their own allies. that's why the Fascist factions of America are currentley focused on taking Europe and Canada apart, they want subservient puppet states, not Powerful partners and allies. The EU needs to prepare for a future where it is no longer allied to America, this is the multipolar world that Putin talked about ,(although in Putin's plan, Russia is in control of most of Eurasia, Nuking China too if need be, according to lunatics like Dugin/Ilyn)
So that being said, Europe basically has two futures, Federalize and Militarize, preparing to treat both America and Russia as Advesaries if need be, or do nothing, and get picked apart by the Fascists, Mafia goons, and megalomaniac tech bros who are trying to infiltrate every level of government by poisoning the elections with filth. Russia is still the enemy of the free world, But part of America is rearing to join them.
Canada on the other hand, Is looking more and more every day like a future of conflict with an Imperialist America is going to be a reality. Its not a fight we can win, but we will fight regardless. Everybody dies eventually. I'd rather die fighting american fascists and traitor "canadians" than live on my knees. If was was going to die in a conflict, I would have preferred it be against russian fascists rather than my own friends and neighbors of both my own country and the americans. but its all the same. you fight fascists because you must. If they are truly stupid enough to keep pushing this to the end result, they'll live to severely regret it.
None of this nonsense is really American foreign policy though. It's insane rants of our leader.
I refuse to believe that invading Greenland, Panama, or any of our current allies would be at all acceptable to the rest of the nation. Things can change maybe, but I don't really see how that would happen right now.
Except maybe Mexico. I could honestly see a path forward for that one. Which would no doubt be dumb as fuck.
I told my landlord today that even tho I've never held a PAL (possession and acquisition licence), I'm getting one as soon as I have some money.
I'll stand on the border somewhere, whether aiming south or north is no matter.
Get the restricted, it's usually just an extra couple hours after the regular PAL training class if you talk to your instructor and pay an extra $50. And go with friends, it's actually kind of a fun course. I went with my wife and friend just to sit in as I was grandfathered in for the PAL and FAC before that.
The new war will be called 'Trumps Egg Price War'
New us territory - Greenland
51st state - Canada
52nd state - Mexico
53rd state - Panama
54th state - UK
55th state - ???
Put it in your bets folks.
Lol at the prospect of Trump giving Canada and Mexico full statehood with voting rights. He can't even handle letting existing states have voting rights.
Canada, Mexico, Panama
Haiti, Jamaica, Peru! Republic Dominican, Cuba, Caribbean, Greenland, El Salvador too!
They're not going to go after Mexico. They're going after Canada/Greenland because global warming is inevitable and the melting permafrost is going to make previously frozen land/resources in the North more accessable. Panama is for the canal.
Plus, if they go after Mexico, who will they blame for all the country's problems?
No way, all of Canada is just added to Michigan.
All hail Omega Michigan.
Michigan is the promised land can they take Illinois too
Canada has 10 provinces and 3 territories. So let's add that many states.
But somehow Puerto Rico still won’t be a state.
And Puerto Rico! LOL
I see Trump feels like he needs to take over Elon's headlines.
Aren’t we all used to this by now? Ask him stupid questions and you’re going to get stupid answers.
Ask any question.
The orange asshole is willing to start WW3 over Greenland and the Panama Canal.
Awesome. :/
Ww3 already started 3 years ago when russia started shooting at Ukraine.
People just don't believe ww3 is anything other than nukes falling. So global conflict with clear lines drawn * withoutb atomic booms . Many people thibk is just bauiness as usual
*(until America decides to switch sides that is).
While I understand this is just a distraction ….
I am somewhat curious how it would play out. As the upcoming Commander-in-Chief, Trump will be in command of all military. He can say “go”. However any officer with any ethical backbone should reply “no”. So, will he get enough sycophants in enough places instead of competent leaders, that he could actually pull shenanigans like this?
Legally, only Congress has the right to make war.
Not that the law has really stopped him so far.
Commander in chief can legally initiate all sorts of military responses short of war. Even for all out war, commander in chief can legally initiate as long as he brings it before Congress fairly soon.
On the other hand, military officers “have a duty to refuse illegal orders”
He never rules out anything. It's how he stays in the headlines and looks "thoughtful". It masks the fact that he has no fucking clue what he will do.
If you are gonna use military force for anything, invade all the small tax haven countries.
Like Panama?
Great way to dismantle NATO, I guess.
Also, this has nothing to do with security like was the message some days ago. The US has almost free access to Greenland as it is. This if a mineral grab.
Exactly. The warming arctic means that countries bordering that part of the world are becoming much more available and much more valuable. So... Russia, Canada, Norway, Denmark (via Greenland), and the US (via Alaska) now have lands that need to be exploited or defended. Apparently the US has decided that Alaska isn't enough.
Don't forget Alberta's oilsands and the Trans Mountain pipeline, both which would help America stay off foreign oil.
The Panamanians are investigating the Orange Shit Stain for tax evasion. WTF, I would welcome the Danes and Greenlanders to take over the Blue States.
This shit is so stupid. Please don't feed the trolls.
Fucking Putin jr over here
I wonder how fast will they stop with their bullshit if the whole world starts considering them a threat to their security and give them the North Korea treatment
China is a threat to almost every other country's security and that has not earned them the North Korea treatment. Wealthy, powerful countries get away with it.
China manufactures almost everything we use on a daily basis. The US on the other hand...
Won’t happen. This is to distract you from his appointments aimed at revenge and grifting.
Intelligence agencies should keep an eye on me if he is serious... I might for the first time visit that shit hole country...
So glad Trump knows where the real action is 🙄
