Trump's Second Term
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The Great Zaganza
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"to take someone out" has a very specific meaning in day-to-day language.
Andy_Ross
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Bessent on Greenland: "Peace through strength. Make it part of the US and there will not be a conflict because the US right now, we're the hottest country in the world, we're the strongest country in the world. Europeans project weakness. The US projects strength."
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Statement by Ulf Kristersson
As members of NATO, we are committed to strengthening Arctic security as a shared transatlantic interest. The pre-coordinated Danish exercise "Arctic Endurance" conducted with Allies, responds to this necessity. It poses no threat to anyone.
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Statement by Ulf Kristersson
As members of NATO, we are committed to strengthening Arctic security as a shared transatlantic interest. The pre-coordinated Danish exercise "Arctic Endurance" conducted with Allies, responds to this necessity. It poses no threat to anyone.
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Jack by the hedge
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Still not making a case for security beyond hinting at the ludicrous idea that the US would fail to honour its NATO commitments and just let some other power take Greenland.
It's so obviously not about defence.
Tero
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Twitter seems to maintain its lead as the social media of politics, internationally. The Finnish president gives statements to the Finnish press but only uses Twitter of the social media.
The Finnish press also uses embedded Tweets whether in English or Finnish. A good business plan for X, as many other social media require you to put the app on your phone.
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lobosrul5
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For the non-Americans, or non football fans:
The game already is shown in its entirety each year on broadcast TV (CBS). The NFL is not allowed to hold Saturday games until the 3rd weekend of December. No other games are on at that time and just a few other minor college games are on later in the evening.
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Carney: There's full commitment from Nato to Greenland's security
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says his country "will always support the sovereignty and territorial integrity of countries".
The Canadian leader says he spoke to Greenlandic PM and "there's a full commitment, not surprisingly, as is appropriate, of Nato partners to the security of Greenland".
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says his country "will always support the sovereignty and territorial integrity of countries".
The Canadian leader says he spoke to Greenlandic PM and "there's a full commitment, not surprisingly, as is appropriate, of Nato partners to the security of Greenland".
'Europe won't be blackmailed,' Danish PM says as Nato allies unite over Trump's Greenland tariff threat - follow live
Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says the country wants to co-operate, adding "it is not we who are seeking conflict".
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No, a realist. Not very popular European leaders are not going to risk making themselves even more unpopular by damaging their economies just to defend Greenland from US mining companies. Evidence: the pathetic economic sanctions against Russia that have so many loopholes they've done pretty much nothing. An invading force on our doorstep and we carve out exceptions so London lawyers can carry on making millions from Russian oligarchs.
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New lands and territories
Ted Cruz: "When it comes to Greenland, I want to commend President Trump for being single-mindedly focused on America first ... I believe it is overwhelmingly in America's national interest to acquire Greenland ... the whole history of America has been a history of acquiring new lands and new territories"
Ted Cruz: "When it comes to Greenland, I want to commend President Trump for being single-mindedly focused on America first ... I believe it is overwhelmingly in America's national interest to acquire Greenland ... the whole history of America has been a history of acquiring new lands and new territories"
chrispy
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Ooh boy. Here we go...
BREAKING: Germany just WITHDREW "all 15" troops from Greenland after President Trump announces tariffs against European nations retaliating against his acquisition ambitionsJack by the hedge
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Ted isn't pretending it's about defence.
But he's wrong about the "whole history" thing and the obvious example is the Philippines. I'm not saying there wasn't a debate about keeping it, but in the end the US did not want to become another imperial power.
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"We really want it, which is why we ought to get it". Toddler-tyrant diplomacy.
STFU, Fellito.
Jack by the hedge
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Sure. The US has acquired vast amounts of territory, sometimes contentiously. My point was only that it's not a history of unalloyed imperialism.
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That is rather a good point. How can anyone, Denmark for example, now make a deal with the current US administration? It would be as foolish as a building contractor thinking they had made a deal with notorious property developer Donald Trump.