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.
No, I knew that order would almost certainly not be given, and would definitely not be obeyed. Congress would likely have impeached Trump (for real).
The question was about the extreme measure of even threatening, and the cost. I did wonder if it was an intentional tactic to get to the dissolution of NATO. But even though that's a popular idea in some circles, it's pretty fringe. Political cost at home would be catastrophic IMO.