The strategic tripwire concept is actually textbook deterrence theory but applied to the weirdest possible scenario. Putting French mountain infantry and Norwegian troops there isn't about stopping an invasion; it's about making any move politically radioactive because you'd be killing allied soldiers on camera. The whole thing reads like a simulation someone ran to stress-test Article 5 in the dumbest way imaginable.
Even his stupid "Golden Dome" excuse ... which is not getting built, will never get built and is an asinine idea in the first place (he's just pouty mad that Israel has something and he doesn't) ... makes zero sense.
There are 57,000 people on Greenland. The Golden Dome was estimated to cost 3.6 TRILLION just to cover the States ... and which he wanted to charge Canada $61 billion dollars to be covered by ... is going to protect who exactly?
So, not vital in terms of protecting people. He doesn't have a golf course there or a hotel, so he's not interested in protecting property.
Maybe he's thinking he needs to build installation there as part of the 'Dome to protect America? In which case, given the agreements he already has ... he can already fucking do. But at the cost of billions to provide zero additional value (granted, a specialty of his)
Once again, the stupidest person to ever lead a country, let alone America, in the history of humanity, is a senile fuckwit who can't string two sentences together that contain any sort of logic.
You know that "cognitive test" he's always bragging he "aced" better than anyone in the world, ever, that caused big strong doctors to come up to him with tears in their eyes? If that question was "use 5 nouns in a coherent sentence" he'd have been labelled a "clinical moron" and had all the sharp objects around him hidden.
Loud clatter from the kitchen, followed by that plate-spinning sound when gravity and centrifugal force are duking it out. I go out there, nothing out of place, nothing on the floor. Two cats in there, “Whut?” Walk out, at peace with knowing that I will never know.
Someone here, fortunately, clued me into the Multiverse/interdimensional portal aspect of these things. It was explained to me that the sound represents something breaking in a different Multiverse. Likewise, when something here shatters noiselessly, the sound is heard echo in different dimensions. It’s given me great peace.
The US has bases all over Europe, and depends on them and the stores of tanks, ammunition, supplies, etc. to do forward projection of military responses in the Mediterranean, Middle East and Africa. The EU and NATO should state directly that any force applied to Greenland or Denmark regarding "ownership" a la Mad King's delusions will immediately cause all of the bases to be quarantined - no troops in or out, the airspace above Europe closed to all US armed forces flights. Ditto for allowing US Navy ships to dock in European ports.
Of course the UK might not follow along as they are in a "special relationship" but that would just end up turning them into "Airstrip One".
Trump is so stupid that he actually believes Machado can transfer the Nobel Peace Prize, and apparently she is dumb enough to believe giving him a worthless piece of tin will win her favor with him. He got nothing, she did nothing but embarrass herself.
Plus he will frame it in a gaudy gold frame and display it somewhere in the WH where he will proudly show it to everyone who passes by. Probably the Oval Officew.
THAT is the only reason they aren't already in. Well, that and the possibility that someone like Latvia or Estonia might bow to pressure from Putin and torpedo the vote in the vain hope he'll leave them alone.
Two dog sleds? Wrong again President dumass. Greenlanders are all hunters, consequently They all have multiple guns, and most are excellent long range marksmen American troops coming on shore will take fire from snipers scattered across the landscape 500 yds away Artillery barrages and airstrikes will be totally ineffectual against very mobile partisans defending their homes Of course they will eventually be able to overcome them by sheer numbers, but at what cost?? Are Americans prepared to accept the deaths of hundreds of our troops just to fulfill Trump's crazy dream?
Hundreds of deaths? Buddy, you'd be fighting against thousands of snipers inspired by The White Death fighting on their own land. Simo Häyhä took out 500 soviet soldiers, and those were Russians who understood snow. Those summer children from the USA have no chance. Their equipment will freeze and any exposed body part will be shot off.
I think that the US military might just take a stand on following obviously illegal orders. After all, the brass has spent decades building relationships with the very people that Mad King Don wants to attack, doing a quickie on Venezuela with no intention of staying fits within their concept of fair use, but attacking a peaceful nation that has been willing to host US troops and bases for 75 years might just make them take a stand.
"Here you go Mr. President, have a couple of M16s and go to town. We'll drop you off at the beach."
If they didn't when bombing boats in international waters based on obvious lies, I no longer believe they would refuse ANY illegal order short of "roll in to American town X and murder them all"
The strategic tripwire concept is actually textbook deterrence theory but applied to the weirdest possible scenario. Putting French mountain infantry and Norwegian troops there isn't about stopping an invasion; it's about making any move politically radioactive because you'd be killing allied soldiers on camera. The whole thing reads like a simulation someone ran to stress-test Article 5 in the dumbest way imaginable.
Honestly, at this point if NATO declared war on us I would probably welcome them as liberators.
Even his stupid "Golden Dome" excuse ... which is not getting built, will never get built and is an asinine idea in the first place (he's just pouty mad that Israel has something and he doesn't) ... makes zero sense.
There are 57,000 people on Greenland. The Golden Dome was estimated to cost 3.6 TRILLION just to cover the States ... and which he wanted to charge Canada $61 billion dollars to be covered by ... is going to protect who exactly?
So, not vital in terms of protecting people. He doesn't have a golf course there or a hotel, so he's not interested in protecting property.
Maybe he's thinking he needs to build installation there as part of the 'Dome to protect America? In which case, given the agreements he already has ... he can already fucking do. But at the cost of billions to provide zero additional value (granted, a specialty of his)
Once again, the stupidest person to ever lead a country, let alone America, in the history of humanity, is a senile fuckwit who can't string two sentences together that contain any sort of logic.
You know that "cognitive test" he's always bragging he "aced" better than anyone in the world, ever, that caused big strong doctors to come up to him with tears in their eyes? If that question was "use 5 nouns in a coherent sentence" he'd have been labelled a "clinical moron" and had all the sharp objects around him hidden.
Note that the photo of the general is taken in front of the memorial to the Danish troops killed in Afghanistan.
Denmark's Army Chief should scare the living shit out of Chump.
Straight out of Central Casting indeed.
Ta, Dok. Iceland's green, Greenland's icy, and ICE must be melted. We LOVE NATO, unlike That Thing in the Offal Office.
FLASH!
TRUMP TOLD HE CANNOT HAVE HIS GREENLAND OOMPA LOOMPA NOW!
FILM AT 11:00!
If you should be in need of laugh… “… here’s one of the families you liberated.”
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7aXOKXDE5U4
Loud clatter from the kitchen, followed by that plate-spinning sound when gravity and centrifugal force are duking it out. I go out there, nothing out of place, nothing on the floor. Two cats in there, “Whut?” Walk out, at peace with knowing that I will never know.
If you didn't step on broken glass/shrapnel/something still at body temperature, you have every reason to be at peace.
Someone here, fortunately, clued me into the Multiverse/interdimensional portal aspect of these things. It was explained to me that the sound represents something breaking in a different Multiverse. Likewise, when something here shatters noiselessly, the sound is heard echo in different dimensions. It’s given me great peace.
So if a tree falls in the forest, it actually makes a sound but in a different dimension? Cool.
The US has bases all over Europe, and depends on them and the stores of tanks, ammunition, supplies, etc. to do forward projection of military responses in the Mediterranean, Middle East and Africa. The EU and NATO should state directly that any force applied to Greenland or Denmark regarding "ownership" a la Mad King's delusions will immediately cause all of the bases to be quarantined - no troops in or out, the airspace above Europe closed to all US armed forces flights. Ditto for allowing US Navy ships to dock in European ports.
Of course the UK might not follow along as they are in a "special relationship" but that would just end up turning them into "Airstrip One".
AND, Europe will simply take ownership of all of that equipment, so get the fuck off our land, US troops. And thus, WW3 starts and Putin wins.
Well, we HAVE always been at war with Eurasia. . . .
Trump is so stupid that he actually believes Machado can transfer the Nobel Peace Prize, and apparently she is dumb enough to believe giving him a worthless piece of tin will win her favor with him. He got nothing, she did nothing but embarrass herself.
Plus he will frame it in a gaudy gold frame and display it somewhere in the WH where he will proudly show it to everyone who passes by. Probably the Oval Officew.
He believes he deserves it. He won't appreciate someone giving it to him because he believes it's his.
Totally. Gonzo. Idea. Dok.
A solution for a non-existent problem. NATO fighting itself. Putin eating popcorn and chuckling. Boy did he get his money worth from Comrade Krasnov
What money/ Just a promise to allow a Trump Hotel in Moscow.
And a golden shower or two.
Release the "Pee-Pee" tapes!!
What will induce the cowards in Congress to finally say ENOUGH!!
Figure out some way that their kids won't be exempt from the upcoming draft?
Is it unrealistic to think that if the United States leaves NATO, that might clear away an obstacle to having the Ukraine join?
A little plot thickening device there…
Almost definitely.
THAT is the only reason they aren't already in. Well, that and the possibility that someone like Latvia or Estonia might bow to pressure from Putin and torpedo the vote in the vain hope he'll leave them alone.
Two dog sleds? Wrong again President dumass. Greenlanders are all hunters, consequently They all have multiple guns, and most are excellent long range marksmen American troops coming on shore will take fire from snipers scattered across the landscape 500 yds away Artillery barrages and airstrikes will be totally ineffectual against very mobile partisans defending their homes Of course they will eventually be able to overcome them by sheer numbers, but at what cost?? Are Americans prepared to accept the deaths of hundreds of our troops just to fulfill Trump's crazy dream?
Hundreds of deaths? Buddy, you'd be fighting against thousands of snipers inspired by The White Death fighting on their own land. Simo Häyhä took out 500 soviet soldiers, and those were Russians who understood snow. Those summer children from the USA have no chance. Their equipment will freeze and any exposed body part will be shot off.
Was going to say thousands but didn't want to seem hyperbolic or alarmist. Drunken Pete will be leading lambs to the slaughter
Once they take it with overwhelming force, they have to keep it against a home-based insurgency.
On turf very hostile to American troops
I think that the US military might just take a stand on following obviously illegal orders. After all, the brass has spent decades building relationships with the very people that Mad King Don wants to attack, doing a quickie on Venezuela with no intention of staying fits within their concept of fair use, but attacking a peaceful nation that has been willing to host US troops and bases for 75 years might just make them take a stand.
"Here you go Mr. President, have a couple of M16s and go to town. We'll drop you off at the beach."
If they didn't when bombing boats in international waters based on obvious lies, I no longer believe they would refuse ANY illegal order short of "roll in to American town X and murder them all"
You have more hope than I do.
This is all so dumb.
Dumb Americans elected dumb people. I don't know what else to say about it.