Wait, has the US attacked someone in the last 5 weeks? From what I can tell, it’s just Trump doing Trump things, flapping his gums and trying to get NATO countries to honor their agreements. I’m not a fan of Trump, but I haven’t seen any evidence of the US actually attacking anyone, which is surprising because we usually have a war or two going on at all times.
He has threatened Canada that they’ll be the 51. US-State, he has threatened Denmark by saying he’ll “liberate” Greenland. A war of aggression usually doesn’t directly start by invading it, but with unrealisable claims and wrong accusations:
“Hand over Danzig” and “your troops are violating our border, we’re just protecting our border” before invading Poland in 1939
“Hand over these (non-existent) WMDs” and “Sadam was involved in 9/11, we’re just fighting terrorism” in 2003
“Crimea and Donbas shall be Russian” and “The government in Kyiv are Nazis, we’re just protecting the Russian minority” in 2014
“Canada shall be the 51. US state” and “Canadians are smuggling drugs into our country, we’re just protecting our border” in 2025
“We’re going to have Greenland” and “It’s for the protection of the free world, we’re just providing freedom to the Greenlanders” in 2025
That’s how you talk to countries you’re planning to invade and not to countries you’re planning to protect from invasion.
That’s also how you talk to countries you’re trying to terrify into giving you greater concessions. The “art of the deal” is terrifying the other party with impossible demands and then negotiating down from there to something realistic, letting them think they avoided disaster. It creates an environment of fear and uncertainty, which forces his opponents to be cautious and fearful.
I suppose there’s no way to know if he’s bluffing or if he’s being sincere, but that’s the point. He wants people to be afraid.
Wait, has the US attacked someone in the last 5 weeks? From what I can tell, it’s just Trump doing Trump things, flapping his gums and trying to get NATO countries to honor their agreements. I’m not a fan of Trump, but I haven’t seen any evidence of the US actually attacking anyone, which is surprising because we usually have a war or two going on at all times.
He has threatened Canada that they’ll be the 51. US-State, he has threatened Denmark by saying he’ll “liberate” Greenland. A war of aggression usually doesn’t directly start by invading it, but with unrealisable claims and wrong accusations:
That’s how you talk to countries you’re planning to invade and not to countries you’re planning to protect from invasion.
That’s also how you talk to countries you’re trying to terrify into giving you greater concessions. The “art of the deal” is terrifying the other party with impossible demands and then negotiating down from there to something realistic, letting them think they avoided disaster. It creates an environment of fear and uncertainty, which forces his opponents to be cautious and fearful.
I suppose there’s no way to know if he’s bluffing or if he’s being sincere, but that’s the point. He wants people to be afraid.