"Trump wants to invade a NATO ally so we can have military bases we already have, to combat a threat that does not exist. To make matters worse, Trump is now citing his failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize as a reason for his aggression toward Greenland.
A military takeover of Greenland would blow up NATO, isolate the U.S., and dramatically strengthen Russia and China—and for what?
It’s pure idiocy."
~ Dan Pfeiffer
#Trump #Greenland #NATO #fascism
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Trump’s Greenland Problem isn't Going Anywhere
It's the rare idea that is putrid politics and policyDan Pfeiffer (The Message Box)
William Lindsey
in reply to William Lindsey • • •"America, for all its missteps, had been the guarantor of a rules-based order in which smaller nations could trust that their sovereignty would be respected. American dominance was by no means faultless, but it was consciously unlike the empires of old, with a firm policy against pursuing territorial conquest."
~ Berny Belvedere
#Trump #Greenland #NATO #fascism #Europe
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Trump’s Attempted Greenland Grab Has Turned America Into a Predatory Power
Berny Belvedere (The UnPopulist)William Lindsey
in reply to William Lindsey • • •"The system worked, in part, because countries believed the U.S. would honor its commitments. ...
The reality is that when the architect of the postwar order becomes its violator, the entire system collapses. If the U.S. can threaten NATO allies with impunity, why should China hold back from attacking Taiwan? Why should Russia stop at Ukraine?"
#Trump #Greenland #NATO #fascism #Europe
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William Lindsey
in reply to William Lindsey • • •"Trump’s territorial adventurism doesn’t just betray specific allies, it demolishes the principle that has prevented great power wars for much of the last century."
#Trump #Greenland #NATO #fascism #Europe
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William Lindsey
in reply to William Lindsey • • •"He said he wouldn’t do it. For now.
You won’t find this in any diplomacy textbook. It’s the language of a protection racket.
So how did reporters cover it?
NPR (original headline): 'Trump says
I won’t use force" to obtain Greenland in Davos speech'
ABC News: 'Trump rules out using military force to acquire Greenland in Davos speech'”
~ Parker Molloy
#Trump #Greenland #NATO #fascism #Europe #media
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Now Everyone's Saying 'Oh, Good'
Parker Molloy (The Present Age)William Lindsey
in reply to William Lindsey • • •"NBC: 'Trump calls for ‘immediate negotiations’ on Greenland, but rules out using force' ...
Every story that treats 'I won’t use force' as the news, rather than 'I reminded everyone that I could use unstoppable force,' contributes to a distorted picture of reality. Readers who rely on mainstream coverage encounter a version of Trump that has been sanded down, made palatable, rendered comprehensible within frameworks that don’t apply to him."
#Trump #Greenland #NATO #fascism #Europe #media
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William Lindsey
in reply to William Lindsey • • •"Meanwhile, anyone who watches the actual speech, or reads the full transcript, sees something entirely different. The gap between the raw material and the coverage is where the sanewashing lives."
#Trump #Greenland #NATO #fascism #Europe #media
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