A lot of nations have experienced relatively long periods of greatness and some even a return to greatness. Let’s find a way of improving the lives of all Americans while we are at it. Maybe even a program to provide health insurance to all Americans similar to that of a congressman.
Trump wants to take Greenland from Denmark, make Canada the 51st state and retake the Panama Canal, threats reflecting his view that might makes right.
Look at Trump’s statements about obtaining Greenland from Denmark and reacquiring control of the Panama Canal, both of which seem much more serious. And to what end? Fareed notes that the United ...
He views Mexico as a source of unwanted migration, drugs and Chinese goods, Canada as a liberal dystopia and Greenland as a weak link. Some of his remarks are bluster. The Gulf of Mexico, he says, should be renamed the Gulf of America.
(MENAFN- Newsroom Panama) Denmark tells Trump: Greenland should decide on its own independence. US President-elect Donald trump did not back down in a telephone conversation with Danish Prime ...
Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas) says Canada, Panama and Greenland should be “honored” by President-elect Trump’s ambitions to make them part of the United States. “I think that
President-elect Donald Trump speaks about his ambitions for buying Greenland from Denmark and retaking the Panama Canal despite a treaty.
Overall, a plurality of the poll’s respondents said they were opposed to the U.S. trying to gain ownership of Greenland and control of the Panama Canal. A majority also said they were opposed to the U.S. trying to attain Canada.
Beyond the glaciers and polar bears, it’s about “unlimited” untapped resources—something Trump likely equates to a hidden treasure chest in a pirate movie.
Trump administration earlier said that they are in the process of introducing legislation that would clear the path for negotiations with Denmark over the vast Arctic territory.
With their loose talk about Greenland, Canada, and the Panama Canal, Trump and his followers show they don’t get what we get from those relationships.