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At first, I didn't think it would work, but all this talk about annexing Greenland, which is total bullshit, along with a quick kidnapping, really did distract everyone from the Epstein stuff.
Powerful paedophiles will do anything to protect themselves.
Real serious stuff happening right now, including American threats and claims against other nations β like what this post is about (it's really not bullshit at this point). Not everything is about Epstein.
The Greenland thing is 100% bullshit IMHO.
Fair enough. I posted this rather long comment elsewhere, but what I said there pretty much explains a lot of my thoughts on the situation.
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What I think we should expect from this administration is an ever expanding and aggressive move towards control of the Americas. Yes, that includes Greenland but it also seems.like too much of a.pain in the ass. Everything south of thw border is going to take precedent. Or, we could invade Canada next week. Who the fuck knows with these terrorists.
Look, I dont think the US will launch an all-out military invasion of Greenland. But there are two or three other ways how they could try to gain control over Greenland's natural resources, and I absolutely believe that they will try that.
The US does not have to invade Greenland, they are already there. I'm not sure about the strength of Danish, Greenlandic and US-forces on Greenland, but I'm pretty sure that they just could appoint the commander of Pituffik Space Base as military governor and arrest the couple of Danish soldiers and Greenlandic police using the forces already on Greenland.
With this approach I can agree. I just don't see military action as a viable approach when it can be far more effective against governments in South America. The US has a LONG history of fucking with South America. I doubt they'll change that course now.
I worry about Cuba.
Theyβre taking Greenland this year. Source: 1936-38ish
This is all based on small bits of data but I'd expect them to take something in the Caribbean or South America first. Over the past months the US has moved into an deactivated naval base in Puerto Rico. Roosevelt Roads is base and land they had already given back to the island years ago, but they just walked right in and took it again without asking. The armament moved in there is vast, including squadrons of F-35s and bombers. Why? Cuba?
No matter what, I think Greenland is a distraction while they make moves and preparations for an attack elsewhere.
Trump said he wants the Panama canal, and Venezuela is on the way there.
To quote the random dude in the streets of Habana: βPor que no los dos?β
Split fronts? Worked out great for Hitler.
How do you think this ends?
One of two ways. With Trump dead of "natural causes" and/or Democrats sweeping the mid-terms and putting the breaks in this madness or with short term absolute chaos that brings about a world I cannot imagine.
Are the midterms now here in the room with you?
Stay away from games of Risk. Greenland becomes prime real estate as global warming advances; making mining easier, opening Artic shipping lanes.
Also, this action gets America kicked out of NATO, a goal of both the administration and Putin. Win win.
The Epstein stuff meaning the fact that they just admitted that instead of releasing EVERYTHING, per court order, they have only released 1% of what they have. That's not a typo - 1%.
They would rather start a war with Venezuela than deal with that.
BTW, Empty G was on The View today, and said that when Trump called her to demand that she vote NO to release the Epstein Files, claimed that Trump said that it would hurt some of his friends.
I donβt give a flying fuck about US internal problems.
Epstein? Are you still talking about Jeffrey Epstein? Get with the times. Theyβre called the Trumpstein files.
Trump could be convicted of pedophilia and troglodyte ass Americans would be like "this is a distraction from the Epstein files"