Is Trump really trying to annex Greenland and Canada?

[Tazor]

This feels like a running meme the internet came up with. It still doesn't feel real. It feels like a bad alternate reality TV show, like The Man in the High Castle.

So if it does happen, can we invade America? I mean, America did invade Iraq in order to liberate Kuwait. So... double standards? Can we invade them to liberate Greenland and Canada?

[salamander]

a bad reality tv show, you are saying? kind of like donald trumps bad reality tv shows? almost as if electing a D-list celebrity to the presidency of a country is not such a wise idea!

[Sigma957]

Remains to be seen. If anything comes of Canada I'd like Vancouver to be part of America as the islands are BEAUTIFUL and my friend lives there. I've been to Lake Cowichan and Nanaimo.

[St✩rlight]

No, he's just trying to scare the East by playing KJU at his own game.

[AdahnGorion]

Yes.
But its un-realistic. Greenlands population had 6% say they would like US as a overlord, but over 70% wants to keep things as they are.

Denmark is supported by the EU so there is no risk if armed conflict, nor with Canada.

The only losers with Trumps politics are the American middle class, Arabs in Gaza and illegal immigrants in the US

[Troll Hunter b]

Origineel geplaatst door AdahnGorion:

Yes.
But its un-realistic. Greenlands population had 6% say they would like US as a overlord, but over 70% wants to keep things as they are.

Denmark is supported by the EU so there is no risk if armed conflict, nor with Canada.

The only losers with Trumps politics are the American middle class, Arabs in Gaza and illegal immigrants in the US

Agreed, also this invasion would open up can of nasty worms. It would green lit, China and Russia to go ahead with their designs.

China definitely would take advantage of the situation and invade Taiwan just because US did it with Canada and Greenland.

[Pocahawtness]

Origineel geplaatst door coolboyz2626:

Origineel geplaatst door AdahnGorion:

Yes.
But its un-realistic. Greenlands population had 6% say they would like US as a overlord, but over 70% wants to keep things as they are.

Denmark is supported by the EU so there is no risk if armed conflict, nor with Canada.

The only losers with Trumps politics are the American middle class, Arabs in Gaza and illegal immigrants in the US

Agreed, also this invasion would open up can of nasty worms. It would green lit, China and Russia to go ahead with their designs.

China definitely would take advantage of the situation and invade Taiwan just because US did it with Canada and Greenland.

Not only that but Greenland is covered by NATO. If MrT decided to take over Greenland they could invoke Article 5, which calls NATO to defend it's borders. The remaining countries of NATO would be obliged to declare war on the USA. What a paperwork mess that would be!

[Sigma957]

Origineel geplaatst door Pocahawtness:

Origineel geplaatst door coolboyz2626:

Agreed, also this invasion would open up can of nasty worms. It would green lit, China and Russia to go ahead with their designs.

China definitely would take advantage of the situation and invade Taiwan just because US did it with Canada and Greenland.

Not only that but Greenland is covered by NATO. If MrT decided to take over Greenland they could invoke Article 5, which calls NATO to defend it's borders. The remaining countries would be obliged to go to war with the USA.

NATO are weaklings. They've given most of their weapons to the lost cause that is Ukraine. The US was propping up most of it.

[Thadeus]

Origineel geplaatst door Pocahawtness:

Origineel geplaatst door coolboyz2626:

Agreed, also this invasion would open up can of nasty worms. It would green lit, China and Russia to go ahead with their designs.

China definitely would take advantage of the situation and invade Taiwan just because US did it with Canada and Greenland.

Not only that but Greenland is covered by NATO. If MrT decided to take over Greenland they could invoke Article 5, which calls NATO to defend it's borders. The remaining countries of NATO would be obliged to declare war on the USA. What a paperwork mess that would be!

America IS NATO.

If Trump threatens to pull out of NATO and leave Europe exposed to Russia, they will quickly change their minds about involving in Greenland.

[Sigma957]

Russia is the new boogeyman. Iran used to be. The sum of all fears is a lie. They tell the lie so much some people still believe it. Most don't.

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

Too bad his followers don`t realize that he is going increasingly senile.

[steven1mac]

The odds of Canada joining the US is about as high as New Zealand joining Australia. Greenland might be slightly higher, but it would be more of a protectorate or territory, but unless they choose to join, I doubt it would happen.

The US isn't going to invade either of them, so it would be hard to justify invading the US if any acquisition was made. Trump like to put an offer on the table, just in case there is willing party wishing to join. I am surprised northerner Mexico wasn't suggested, that is where all the factories have moved to, a few northern Mexican states willingly join, and the US gets its factories back that have move there over the last few decades.

[Dom]

Whether he tries or not, the masks have already fallen. He wants Greenland and Canada and is an imperialist, just like Putin.

If he goes crazy enough (the decline is very visible), he will see 4 years as the deadline for these goals. The fact that he hasn't ruled out the use of military force is already extremely concerning.

[Troll]

Origineel geplaatst door Thadeus:

Origineel geplaatst door Pocahawtness:

Not only that but Greenland is covered by NATO. If MrT decided to take over Greenland they could invoke Article 5, which calls NATO to defend it's borders. The remaining countries of NATO would be obliged to declare war on the USA. What a paperwork mess that would be!

America IS NATO.

If Trump threatens to pull out of NATO and leave Europe exposed to Russia, they will quickly change their minds about involving in Greenland.

This, but in the end I believe it will just foster even closer cooperation between USA, Denmark, Greenland and the rest of nato. Something really bad would need to happen in order for the USA to try and take Greenland by force and it's already showing results, US military already has bases there with more to come and China is being shunned even more then it already was as far as rare earth minerals is concerned.

[swillfly]

it's a red herring

- pay no attention to the man behind the curtain -

[joco]

Origineel geplaatst door AdahnGorion:

Yes.
But its un-realistic. Greenlands population had 6% say they would like US as a overlord, but over 70% wants to keep things as they are.

Denmark is supported by the EU so there is no risk if armed conflict, nor with Canada.

The only losers with Trumps politics are the American middle class, Arabs in Gaza and illegal immigrants in the US

The American middle-class loves President Trump!