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Donald Trump's desire to annex Greenland will not be thwarted and there could be meaningful U.S. action related to the Arctic island within "weeks or months," according to a senior administration official.

That's the view of Thomas Dans, Trump's Arctic commissioner. He's regarded as one of the main proponents of the president's interest in Greenland, an idea first brought to Trump by billionaire and former diplomat Ronald Lauder.

Dans has been working on the issue since 2020.

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[–] SreudianFlip@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Right, but they’d have an even harder time holding Canada, plus it would start a civil war, so not as likely.

[–] romkube@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Because attacking a friendly allied (Greenland) is just met with a shoulder shrug among the American public…

[–] SreudianFlip@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I think you’re being sarcastic? Sure the end of NATO and subsequent murderous imperialism might trigger a major political rupture in the USA, especially when the economic losses and body counts come in, but there’s a possibility the magafascists can spin things along with just a lot of dissent and lost trade. If civil war doesn’t start over that, pretty sure some states would move to secede over an invasion of Canada.

[–] Paragone@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

You don't understand dictatorship, then.

USA, but modelled on Syria/Assad..

THAT can go on for a LONG time..

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[–] Paragone@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

17% of US citizens apparently are of the opinion that the US should take Canada, according to another story..

68 million, -ish, US citizens, are of that opinion?

It's only a matter of time, then.

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