What other choice do they really have? The US has become, to put it politely, entirely unreliable. No nation should be overly dependent on us, and those that are need to diversify ASAP, and there aren't a lot of other options.
I was wondering about that - there is no border really - you seem to drive across and the border patrol folks just asks you nicely - What is the nature of your business?
I don't think America ever said that Greenland would be a state, that it would be an overseas territory of the US instead, which still sucks, but I don't think Trump wants 2 senators and 1 house member from a territory that is bound to be much more liberal than the average American state. Inuits vote Democrat even in Alaska.
Are you absolutely positive? Danes and Germans already sent troops and France a nuclear sub and a Frigate. UK, Sweden, Finland and others are preparing to send troops as well. Perhaps "small operation" is not a foregone conclusion.
The administration has been playing at being as big an assholes as they can and are somehow surprised when others do not like it.
What other choice do they really have? The US has become, to put it politely, entirely unreliable. No nation should be overly dependent on us, and those that are need to diversify ASAP, and there aren't a lot of other options.
Forbidding Chinese cars to cross the border is a little much.
The way the USA us conducting their international relations is very worrying.
But oh well. They do what they want.
Makes sense though, having the general population aware of the rest of the world is challenging for governing.
The news here though is that Canada is now rest of the world rather than close trading partner.
I was wondering about that - there is no border really - you seem to drive across and the border patrol folks just asks you nicely - What is the nature of your business?
Chinese cars in the US - oh dear.
I guess saying making Canada another US state rubbed them up the wrong way. Who would have thought that.
A country that's threatening to make Canada its 51st state says what?
I was wondering about Greenland - 51 or 52 ?.
I'm betting Greenland will be first just because it's a small operation that nobody is going to contest realistically.
I don't think America ever said that Greenland would be a state, that it would be an overseas territory of the US instead, which still sucks, but I don't think Trump wants 2 senators and 1 house member from a territory that is bound to be much more liberal than the average American state. Inuits vote Democrat even in Alaska.
Are you absolutely positive? Danes and Germans already sent troops and France a nuclear sub and a Frigate. UK, Sweden, Finland and others are preparing to send troops as well. Perhaps "small operation" is not a foregone conclusion.