ATL Bear said:While we're chastising Europe, Can you lay out the policies of Trump that have championed the cause of liberty?TinFoilHatPreacherBear said:Realitybites said:TinFoilHatPreacherBear said:
The arctic is heating up. Russia and China have partnered and are expanding their activities there. While clearly the stated focus is "resources", the truth is that we know that they will also build up infrastructure that could be used for military purposes.
Short sighted mind virus TDSers, please stop embarrassing yourself. The world is a dangerous place, and Russia and China becoming besties isn't going to make it any safer.
Even given this, isn't a Greenland run by a NATO ally good enough?
Can you not see what is happening to European nations? Those countries are looking less and less like our allies of yesterday. And it's not due to Trump exactly, Trump just made it so it's clear as day. Liberty in the West is moving towards becoming a scarce commodity. Not hard to imagine a NATO where quite frankly we're on very different pages, or not even in the same book. Could even imagine a future where a NATO country or ten happily sell us out. Heck today, it's not hard to imagine a Canada run by foreigners with very different allegiances within a decade. Sure NATO members need us right now, but what if their population continues to shift, who will they cozy up to?
So sure, "good enough" works right now, but long term I'd rather have it under our direct ownership or control.
As little credit as some here give Trump, the truth is he's thinking ahead. His administration is looking a decade out doing what must be done. Many naysayers would just be happy to just take the path of no resistance and let Venezuela become a proxy for China. Greenland is different of course, but long term, who knows, so I'm glad securing it is being seriously advanced.
Literally one of the dumbest posts in recent history, on the day political prisoners are being freed.