US discussing options to get Greenland, incl use of military, says White House
44 points by mmarian
by garbawarb
1 subcomments
I'm seriously trying to understand the long-term goals here. So the US goes to war with Canada and Europe, cutting off relations with them forever. Probably they try to take over Canada too and succeed. So now they have control over all of North America... How is it worth antagonizing their closest and strongest allies? They'll own more territory but cripple themselves in terms of global trade. A lot of Americans would surely be against their aggression too, not to mention the oeople in the territories they take over. A lot of that damage has already been done, since the US has always been fickle and unreliable but now we're seeing just how far they're willing to go. Is that just it? They want physical dominance over the Americas at
the expense of economic gains?
Any chessmasters here who can see into the future?
by michaelmrose
3 subcomments
Such a bizarre way to put it. Imagine if I said your house was a strategic requirement for my family because of proximity to my new job and extra room for my kids and I couldn't rule out murdering you.
I, for one, am delighted that Silicon Valley has sent their most-spineless, unprincipled wastes of executive power to kiss the ring. Never again will anyone argue with sincerity that Microsoft or Apple are conscientious of human rights. Nobody can refute that it was a lie for money, now.
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