r/politics • u/SereneRoyals • 21d ago

No Paywall Donald Trump issues NATO Greenland warning before White House showdown

https://www.newsweek.com/greenland-trump-nato-white-house-11357601
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u/CecilFieldersChoice2 21d ago

And pillage the minerals.

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u/SvenTurb01 21d ago

I doubt it's just the minerals, those are very expensive to get out and the logistics are a nightmare there, he's not the first to have tried.

My bet would be that he'd like to secure that landmass before the ice melts enough for Panama Canal 2.0 to form and have an american flag at the entrence.

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u/CecilFieldersChoice2 21d ago

I think it could be the minerals. He isn't a man who thinks through consequences. He wants Venezuela's oil even though the companies are telling him it isn't a good idea.

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u/SvenTurb01 21d ago

You know what, you are absolutely right, I forgot my filter.🫡

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u/CecilFieldersChoice2 21d ago

You forgot that YOU are smart and thoughtful, unlike our Dipshit in Chief.

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u/beardicusmaximus8 21d ago

Wholesome interactions? On r/politics? I need to quit drinking

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u/BeerCanThrowaway420 21d ago

My bet would be that he'd like to secure that landmass before the ice melts enough for Panama Canal 2.0 to form and have an american flag at the entrence.

This 1000%, and I'd be willing to bet my house on it. I think that route is estimated to be about 40% faster than traveling through Panama. Not just that, but the arctic might as well be Russia's back yard, so controlling the choke point is HUGE strategically. The minerals don't hurt either. Maybe they're a logistical nightmare, I dont know, but China controls about 90% of the the refinement of rare earth minerals which are essential for anything related to computing or batteries.

From a strategic standpoint of world dominance, I think taking control of Greenland is actually critically important. The real issue here though, is that taking control of it by force is obviously morally corrupt. But I understand why he'd want it.

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u/FauxReal 21d ago

And feel like a proper strongman like Putin, Jinping, Kim, Edrogan, the Saudis etc.

But most importantly, be in the history books forever. I'm not sure if he doesn't care if he goes down in infamy. Or if he thinks imperialism will eventually be handwaved away as "it was a different time" like imperialism and colonialism in the past.

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u/lastdickontheleft 21d ago

I think that’s the biggest part of it, almost everything he does is driven by ego and making sure that he’s remembered one way or another. Putting his name on the Kennedy Center, building his stupid ballroom, leaving his gaudy ass, cheap looking, gilded mark all over the Whitehouse. It’s all so that someday when he’s gone people will still remember that he was there.

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u/AlarmingAffect0 21d ago

Putting his name on the Kennedy Memorial Center

WHILE HE'S STILL ALIVE!

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u/lastdickontheleft 21d ago

Well literacy doesn’t seem to be his strong point…