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William Gustafson

(394 posts) Wed Jan 8, 2025, 10:41 PM Jan 8

He is all bluster... he wants to take Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal...American Expansion...

How is this any different than Russia annexing parts of Ukraine? It’s the same thing a dictator would do. Trump wants to act like a dictator.
He will never be able to do anything like this without congress approving it, and the uproar that will happen if he actually try’s, congress won’t go with it…
plus, any military action Trump wants to use, has to also get congressional approval.
Annnnd… if he did try to take Canada with military force, NATO will come in to protect Canada… how’s that work for our service guys?
It's all bluster because he will not be able to do any of these things without congress being involved, and i doubt they will go along with this... but have a good a laugh, it is quite comical.

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He is all bluster... he wants to take Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal...American Expansion... (Original Post) William Gustafson Jan 8 OP

Think he's just running his mouth too. But if his approval ratings tank, no telling what he might do Silent Type Jan 8 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author onecaliberal Jan 8 #2

It's what's been called performative imperialism. Ocelot II Jan 8 #3

NATO needs to seriosuly consider kicking out the United States. ColinC Jan 8 #4

Any day now he will demand that Panama pay for digging up the canal and relocating it. LastDemocratInSC Jan 9 #5

Re: Congress won't approve LudwigPastorius Jan 9 #6

How is this any different than Putin invading Ukraine?... William Gustafson Jan 9 #10

He could probably get Haiti for cheap. nt leftyladyfrommo Jan 9 #7

It's also a distraction JI7 Jan 9 #8

He needs a distraction, he figured out it's going to be hard to improve Bidens econ numbers uponit7771 Jan 9 #9

Silent Type

(7,831 posts)

1. Think he's just running his mouth too. But if his approval ratings tank, no telling what he might do

Reply to William Gustafson (Original post)

Wed Jan 8, 2025, 10:50 PM

Jan 8

to rekindle support. But who knows?

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Ocelot II

(122,343 posts)

3. It's what's been called performative imperialism.

Reply to William Gustafson (Original post)

Wed Jan 8, 2025, 11:00 PM

Jan 8

He's a bully, and this is the way he always operates. He's not going to invade Greenland or Panama or Canada; he just wants to force their leaders to capitulate in some way so as to remind them of his power. And renaming the Gulf of Mexico, which wouldn't actually benefit the US in any way, is just a performance for his MAGA base, like promising to build the border wall that never got built. MAGA didn't even care that the wall never got built; they just liked it that he talked about it. Bleach-blond bad body MAGA hag MTG is loving it.

ColinC

(11,098 posts)

4. NATO needs to seriosuly consider kicking out the United States.

Reply to William Gustafson (Original post)

Wed Jan 8, 2025, 11:53 PM

Jan 8

And replace it with the entirety of the European Union plus Japan, Mexico and South Korea

LastDemocratInSC

(3,919 posts)

5. Any day now he will demand that Panama pay for digging up the canal and relocating it.

Reply to William Gustafson (Original post)

Thu Jan 9, 2025, 12:43 AM

Jan 9

LudwigPastorius

(11,405 posts)

6. Re: Congress won't approve

Reply to William Gustafson (Original post)

Thu Jan 9, 2025, 01:27 AM

Jan 9

Trump has 60-90 days to get his war on, before he has to have permission from Congress.

...and, since he believes he is smarter than "his generals", I'm sure he believes that he can invade Panama, take over the canal, and conclude his 'special military operation' in that time limit.

William Gustafson

(394 posts)

10. How is this any different than Putin invading Ukraine?...

Reply to LudwigPastorius (Reply #6)

Thu Jan 9, 2025, 10:27 PM

Jan 9

Trump wants to be a dictator, and he thinks he can act like Putin and expand the American Empire onto our allies.

It won't go over well with the American Public...