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No, I am definitely not one of those who believe that anyone who belongs to the elite or their minions in the US could be prosecuted for any offense - quite the contrary: I consider this completely out of the question, since the US is not a constitutional state but a plutocracy on the verge to dictatorship.
I am not a US citizen, but from Europe.
I still think that the US is bluffing, and I think that it may be the hubris of a nation whose citizens still believe that they are the only power in the world that makes this bluff possible. In fact, in my opinion, the US will soon be replaced by China as a superpower, if that is not already the case. However, this is not in terms of military power, but in terms of economic significance - and here, apart from the IT sector and the arms industry, the US no longer has much to offer. Europe is still important for both industries though, which is why I believe this is a bluff. The reason: due to the behavior of the US, the EU is already in the process of becoming more independent, which is a direct consequence of the irresponsible foreign policy of the first year of the current US regime. Attacking EU countries now would accelerate this process many times over, which the US cannot afford.
In short: I am a realist, and I'm pretty certain that the reality is that the US is already isolated due to its current foreign policy and is also heavily indebted. For this reason, I consider it impossible that the current administration would risk a complete break with the EU (and NATO), as this would not only hit Europe hard, but also the US. The winner would be China, the country that will overtake the US in the foreseeable future anyway.
In short, I consider the US regime's policy not only irresponsible from a European perspective, but also absolutely disastrous from the US perspective. It is a policy of excessive self-overestimation that completely ignores reality.
Shakes head Righto. I think I got what you meant by that. ‘I am not naive’ probably would have been good enough given that…
So how can you not recognise, after seeing what you have, that this is no bluff? Your claim that the US elite have Trump by the balls is incorrect by inspection. It’s the other way round.
You need to understand rationale has been replaced with ruthlessness and fascism. China might replace the US, yeah, but not yet and not quickly. You’re not correct about its economic influence either; you’ve completely disregarded the rest of the economic world outside the US and Europe.
Sure, Europe is diversifying, as it should be and should have ages ago but none of that explains or underwrites the US bluffing, nor does it prevent it from happening.
Trump has reasons he believes are good enough to take Greenland and he will attempt. This is no bluff. There are strategic reasons he wants this territory in control of the US. Furthermore, his tech bros are pushing for it as well.
Realist ay? You better shake yourself into reality sunshine, because unless there’s some swift, serious movement within the US to stop or displace Trump, Greenland will be part of the US before the years out. Absolutely it would be disastrous but the ignorance of reality is thinking it won’t happen. They said they would and they will.
I cannot see what strategic reasons these might be, or why they would justify the massive costs of invading a NATO and EU member state.
I am, of course, aware that the US president is a megalomaniac. But I think you are thinking too much from a political perspective: the US has been a plutocracy for decades. Therefore, the economy pulls the strings, and I cannot see what the massive losses that an invasion of Greenland would entail would justify - there really is no economic gain and that is all the US is about.
You want a short answer: it would cost the US economy billions to attack Europe, and that is why they will not do it.
Full control of the Arctic circle and Trump is an imperialist. Mainly the second to be honest because as things stand strategic control is given to the US anyway.
Again, you’re missing the fact that Trump is in control of the US. The only people who have influence over Trump are Putin and Netanyahu, because they have either kompromat on the bloke or he owes money.
No more. It’s a dictatorship run by Trump. What applied in the past no longer applies.
The US will move on Greenland before Easter and you better prep for it.
As to how Europe reacts, we’ll see, but the US will take Greenland.