Originally Posted by
vaxedtothemax
Did anyone really think we were going to put troops on the ground and have a military battle over Greenland? I mean honestly….
Anyone who hasn’t figured out Trump uses leverage in every deal needs to have their head examined. Love him or hate him, he doesn’t take any option off the table purely for negotiating tactics. He literally tells reporters the exact same thing, and yet they lose their minds every week over this stuff.
You are certainly right about Art of the Deal and anyone who lost sleep thinking he was going to 'invade' allied territory where we already have a significant military presence is not very bright. I see the strategic value of Greenland with respect to polar sea routes and missile defense. I understand the EU is bristling at being a junior partner in NATO but they pretty much made that bed themselves.
What I don't understand is why they haven't figured out that screaming No doesn't work with Trump, especially if he has more leverage than you do. Either work out a deal or quit NATO and figure out your own defense. I guess the Strum and Drang provides a nice market dip for us to buy at least but the drama is exhausting.
Hopefully they have a plan for the midterms. The bottom 50% struggling to keep the lights on doesn't care about geopolitics or containing China. If you don't want them to vote for socialism then you have to demonstrate that trickle down provides more than table scraps and dumpster diving.