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LPBBEAR

(645 posts)
17. My Guess
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 11:01 AM
Jan 14

is that Greenland is part of a larger grand airhead idea he has hinted at occasionally and wants to unveil in the future. A "Golden Dome" missile defense system. Beyond the minerals and shipping routes global warming exposes it would give the U.S., Greenland sits geographically in an area that can potentially act as a defensive buffer to the flight paths of missiles coming over the Arctic circle from Russia, China, and North Korea. Positioning missile defense sites there would give an extra early warning to protect against attacks against the U.S. as well as a offensive platform that would be an advantage against those countries in the event of hostilities.

Not saying that's the right or logical thing to do.

The more practical and logical approach is to accomplish the same thing by working with NATO and Denmark through treaties and mutual defense pacts....but that would be too obvious for an evil psychopathic megalomaniac dipshit like Trump.

That, IMHO, is why Trump thinks the U.S. “needs Greenland for the purpose of National Security.” He'll try to work this into some kind of national political advantage at some point.

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NATO is a defense pact, not Trump's personal real estate agency. AcanthaV Jan 14 #1
"Does he even understand what NATO is?" BumRushDaShow Jan 14 #4
The Cost of a Transactional Worldview AcanthaV Jan 14 #18
I think it is more the mindset that was presented so eloquently 50 years ago this year BumRushDaShow Jan 14 #24
I Wasn't Born. Completely Irrelevant. ColoringFool Jan 14 #43
See my reply above (and watch the video if you have never seen that movie or that scene) BumRushDaShow Jan 14 #44
NATO becomes far more formidable and effective with Greenland in the hands of the UNITED STATES," Ray Bruns Jan 14 #2
Why !!!!????!?!?! Multichromatic Jan 14 #3
I suspect three things: NCDem47 Jan 14 #6
I suspect one thing...it's a massive distraction from the Epstein files Bengus81 Jan 14 #10
Agree. NCDem47 Jan 14 #12
If you look at a risk board flying rabbit Jan 14 #36
LOL Multichromatic Jan 15 #45
I don't know the specifics MrsCheaplaugh Jan 14 #7
Do not forget this is the same asshat that believes Gaza would make a great vacation spot... Moostache Jan 14 #30
He was promised the western hemisphere. Putin gets all of Europe and Africa travelingthrulife Jan 14 #37
The Greenland issue is a way of disrupting NATO. Sneederbunk Jan 14 #42
Seeing anything less than a full release of the Epstein files as well as the removal of the regime. OldBaldy1701E Jan 14 #5
Uggg Abstractartist Jan 14 #8
That's a good point! Also... chouchou Jan 14 #13
I hope the NATO members tell him to go pound sand. raccoon Jan 14 #9
The Generals in the Armed Forces should get together and shout: ... chouchou Jan 14 #11
Trump will probably arrest the Greenland PM Diraven Jan 14 #14
Gee... Ya think today's meeting of Danish representatives with Vance WestMichRad Jan 14 #15
They should seize him as a war criminal and then imprison him for the duration of Trump's insanity (n/t) Moostache Jan 14 #32
Defective Baby Brain Kid Berwyn Jan 14 #16
Adults in Europe RockCreek Jan 14 #40
My Guess LPBBEAR Jan 14 #17
We already have military bases there; "national security" is gaslighting bullshit (nt) William Seger Jan 14 #19
I did mention LPBBEAR Jan 14 #25
He brought up his 'golden dome' just today as part of our need to invade Greenland. travelingthrulife Jan 14 #38
Because of NATO's Article 5, neither Russia nor China will even attempt Justice matters. Jan 14 #20
He wants to split Canada from Europe LuvLoogie Jan 14 #21
Anything other than having Trump out of office is unacceptable... ananda Jan 14 #22
It's unacceptable to me he's not in prison, along with the rest of his henchmen (and henchwomen). sop Jan 14 #28
That too, most def. ananda Jan 14 #29
You can thank feckless Merit Garland for that. yourout Jan 14 #31
+1000 hamsterjill Jan 14 #34
And which Republican was it LPBBEAR Jan 14 #35
He's not going to stop pushing. maxsolomon Jan 14 #23
;-{)....... Goonch Jan 14 #26
He'll never get his grubby hands on it YoshidaYui Jan 14 #27
We only need one Claus von Stauffenberg. BidenRocks Jan 14 #33
And just yesterday Figarosmom Jan 14 #39
Since its the speaker saying this, RockCreek Jan 14 #41
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