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The Greenland War
« on: 08/01/2025 19:02:19 »
With the fast approach of the Canadia and Green land war between Europe and the USA, I wonder whether Trump has seen the size of it on a map?  Mercators projection has the habit of turning Greenland into a rival of Africa for size, a similar effect occurs for Canada. You have to wonder whether the impending terrible loss of life could be avoided if someone got him an atlas globe.


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Re: The Greenland War
« Reply #1 on: 08/01/2025 22:32:46 »
It all comes down to Machiavelli's principle: nothing makes a dictator more popular than a war. The trick is to pick one you can win. An island with a population of 57,000, half of whom are likely to vote for independence from Denmark, looks  like a winnable target. Like Grenada, Cuba, Vietnam, Iraq, and other shining examples of American military incompetence.
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