Brilliantly written piece of history Steve and not one word can be blamed on TDS. What's even more intriguing is, you could have added a dozen more examples of bullies who thought might made right...and in the end had to walk away with their tails flapping in the breeze.
Steven Miller makes me embarrassed to be an American. Don't even get me started on trump. The reality is the whole lot of them are indeed bullies who find great joy in punching down on those who have little ability to punch back.
It appears to me trump's goal is to be just like China and Russia only worse. How sad is that?
Steven Miller and Donald Trump probably think that the 60,000 or so inhabitants of Greenland don't stand a snowball's chance in hell against us, so we just go in and take it. What should happen is a major uprising here in America opposing Trump's brand of hegemony. It would be interesting indeed to see if he then morphs into a Mao or Stalin-like figure.
If Merrick Garland and the Democrats treated January 6th as the serious event it was and didn't drag their feet on prosecuting those responsible - including Donald Trump - we wouldn't need a major uprising.
Jack Smith did his work - the rest of the system let him down.
It began before that. If the House didn’t turn the impeachment into a circus where only Liz Cheney took it seriously, and stood up to Trump’s bullying, and the Senate did its duty, we would have disposed of this by Jan 20, 2021.
There are better ways to get Greenland on our side than what you describe. Of course, it requires a unified nation and a Congress willing to work toward that end.
The thing I've been completely confused about with respect to Greenland is how it WASN'T on our side the day before Trump started talking about annexing it.
Especially as the US has the agreed-upon right to station as many military personnel in Greenland as we want - and yet we're at all-time lows at this point.
Involuntary annex would not be good. Denmark is generally on our side, but if Greenland chooses independence, they would choose their own partnerships that more than likely involve money rather than politics. Greenland is a strategic location with natural resources. They are interested in what China has to offer. President Trump should have a policy that makes us the highest bidder for Greenland's affection. I almost never say "regardless of the cost" but in this case, at this time, I would consider it.
I'd expect that should they choose independence, they would still prefer to stay under NATO's nuclear umbrella instead of relying on security guarantees from China.
Curtis: While we seldom agree, i find your comments to be reflective and i most often know what you are saying and are valid arguments based on your political beliefs.
With that said, i am truly curious your thoughts/response regarding Miller's remarks posted in Steve's column above.
I truly believe that involuntary annexation of Greenland by force would not be a good thing. Pre-empting total Chinese influence can be accomplished better by carrot than by stick. Use all of the money freed up by defunding USAID and other leftist programs to produce a big enough carrot. If Miller were one of my advisors, I would tell him to hush on this matter or come up with a better plan.
Brilliantly written piece of history Steve and not one word can be blamed on TDS. What's even more intriguing is, you could have added a dozen more examples of bullies who thought might made right...and in the end had to walk away with their tails flapping in the breeze.
Steven Miller makes me embarrassed to be an American. Don't even get me started on trump. The reality is the whole lot of them are indeed bullies who find great joy in punching down on those who have little ability to punch back.
It appears to me trump's goal is to be just like China and Russia only worse. How sad is that?
Steven Miller and Donald Trump probably think that the 60,000 or so inhabitants of Greenland don't stand a snowball's chance in hell against us, so we just go in and take it. What should happen is a major uprising here in America opposing Trump's brand of hegemony. It would be interesting indeed to see if he then morphs into a Mao or Stalin-like figure.
If Merrick Garland and the Democrats treated January 6th as the serious event it was and didn't drag their feet on prosecuting those responsible - including Donald Trump - we wouldn't need a major uprising.
Jack Smith did his work - the rest of the system let him down.
It began before that. If the House didn’t turn the impeachment into a circus where only Liz Cheney took it seriously, and stood up to Trump’s bullying, and the Senate did its duty, we would have disposed of this by Jan 20, 2021.
There are better ways to get Greenland on our side than what you describe. Of course, it requires a unified nation and a Congress willing to work toward that end.
The thing I've been completely confused about with respect to Greenland is how it WASN'T on our side the day before Trump started talking about annexing it.
Of all the stupid fights to pick...
Especially as the US has the agreed-upon right to station as many military personnel in Greenland as we want - and yet we're at all-time lows at this point.
Involuntary annex would not be good. Denmark is generally on our side, but if Greenland chooses independence, they would choose their own partnerships that more than likely involve money rather than politics. Greenland is a strategic location with natural resources. They are interested in what China has to offer. President Trump should have a policy that makes us the highest bidder for Greenland's affection. I almost never say "regardless of the cost" but in this case, at this time, I would consider it.
I'd expect that should they choose independence, they would still prefer to stay under NATO's nuclear umbrella instead of relying on security guarantees from China.
Maybe. You would also expect the voters of NYC to elect a democrat rather than a communist.
Curtis: While we seldom agree, i find your comments to be reflective and i most often know what you are saying and are valid arguments based on your political beliefs.
With that said, i am truly curious your thoughts/response regarding Miller's remarks posted in Steve's column above.
I truly believe that involuntary annexation of Greenland by force would not be a good thing. Pre-empting total Chinese influence can be accomplished better by carrot than by stick. Use all of the money freed up by defunding USAID and other leftist programs to produce a big enough carrot. If Miller were one of my advisors, I would tell him to hush on this matter or come up with a better plan.