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(293,939 posts)That is all
dalton99a
(92,743 posts)leftstreet
(39,388 posts)stuff they didn't ever "own"
malaise
(293,939 posts)Rec
BidenRocks
(2,922 posts)just the other day about Venezuela.
They were carving it up!
This isn't yours to cut up!
popsdenver
(1,835 posts)The entire U.S. Military, and taxpayer money spent, so that Cheney/Rumsfeld could divide IRAQ up among six U.S. Oil Companies.
The expenses for the IRAQ war are still continuing to mount...Injured, maimed soldiers, replacement of arms used, etc.
The current estimate for the U.S., so far, (for the total U.S. cost of the IRAQ war), just passed TWO TRILLION DOLLARS and still counting....
Rumsfeld told us the IRAQ invasion, was going to be over in THREE DAYS, the citizens of IRAQ would be lining the streets throwing flowers at our troops leaving, and the total cost to the U.S. Taxpayers would be THREE BILLION dollars, which would be repaid by IRAQ owned oil companies, from the sales of the countries oil in the first year.......
Greenland can't put up much resistance, I think their entire population is something like 50,000 people.
Putin desperately needs/wants not only Greenland, but Iceland, Northern Canada, and even Alaska if he can get it back.....
And Trump/Republicans will try and get it so that Putin won't disgrace them all with Kompromat collected over decades, along with all the Ton of Epstein material Putin possesses......
If Trump and Republicans go into Greenland, The other NATO countries will have to come from Europe to help defend Greenland from the U.S. (and Russia), and Trump will leave NATO........Greenland will be conquered without the U.S. to defend them, and the European NATO countries won't be able to help Greenland and also defend themselves form Putin's invasions, just like Hitler in WWII.
mitch96
(15,709 posts)Haliburton and other oil companies ...Zillions in Profits, U.S. Taxpayers paying for it..... Two Trillion and still counting.......
All the while, in the last 45+years:
"They" were walking down the Jungle Path, swatting at mosquitoes, and completely oblivious to the herd of charging elephants"
Pun intended..............
The perfect title for a book about the last 45+ years would be: WHILE THE NATION SLEPT
twodogsbarking
(17,855 posts)JoseBalow
(9,254 posts)surfered
(12,235 posts)During his second term, he imposed tariffs on those countries, effectively reneging the previous agreement he made, calling it a bad deal.
IronLionZion
(50,989 posts)they learn history only from confederate statues, not from any books, schools, or museums.
Hugin
(37,584 posts)The Kaisers empire.
I knew about Panama and Cuba. But, I have to admit this Greenland stuff caught me flat footed.
Arazi
(8,771 posts)By signing the Budapest Agreement in 1994, we guaranteed Ukraines sovereignty and vowed to protect them if they gave up their nukes.
Now weve basically thrown them to the wolves and given them half-assed support insufficient to finish the Russians, ensuring Putin has had enough time to re-tool.
Greenland agreement from 1916?!!
Sigh
BidenRocks
(2,922 posts)progressoid
(52,756 posts)OnlinePoker
(6,104 posts)Russia can barely advance in Ukraine and China won't even go after Taiwan. It's laughable that either country would try go after Greenland.
Wounded Bear
(63,949 posts)Callie1979
(1,222 posts)Cane we read the agreement?
TomWilm
(1,955 posts)In proceeding this day to the signature of the Convention respecting the cession of the Danish West-Indian Islands to the United States of America, the undersigned Secretary of State of the United States of America, duly authorized by his Government, has the honor to declare that the Government of the United States of America will not object to the Danish Government extending their political and economic interests to the whole of Greenland.
Callie1979
(1,222 posts)TomWilm
(1,955 posts)... Thule Air Base is the only defense area in Greenland. ...
Signatories: Colin Powell (US), Per Stig Møller (Denmark), and Josef Motzfeldt (Greenland).
Bayard
(28,947 posts)FakeNoose
(40,617 posts)
Link to original website (Danish Institute for International Studies):
https://www.diis.dk/en/research/why-is-greenland-part-of-the-kingdom-of-denmark-a-short-history
trump--Sit down, and shut up!
I'd like to see Rachel Maddow do her thing about this, and the 2004 agreement. Publicize widely.
mitch96
(15,709 posts)some false flag operation to justify taking over Greenland..
It's in the dictators play book...
Like ruzzia retaliating for the attack on putins home that never happened...uff
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I smell a perfect job brewing for the Proud Boys and ex-J6'ers!
mitch96
(15,709 posts)Later investigation revealed that the 4 August attack did not happen..
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Tonkin_incident
sop
(17,854 posts)See "Declaration" on page 6 regarding Greenland.
https://loveman.sdsu.edu/docs/1916DanishWestIndies.pdf
orangecrush
(29,209 posts)UTUSN
(77,257 posts)away from Denmark towards wanting independence, with Denmark sort of over a barrel whether to die on the hill of defending against KRASNOV since the bond is weak.
LetMyPeopleVote
(176,366 posts)The US signed a treaty with Denmark trading the Virgin Islands for Greenland. trump wants to ignore this treaty
Link to tweet
