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Originally Posted by Slava
Watching this press conference is highly concerning because, while we all know it's about oil and resources, we're an extremely resource-rich country right beside them. When he mentioned the Monroe Doctrine, it should raise some alarms here and in Greenland. Not because they're going to roll in the tanks, but because the agenda there isn't hidden and there are pretty clear motives.
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Dude, with all due respect, I think the resource angle is just a smoke screen for two bigger things;
First, a territory grab, which is something that he has spoken openly about wanting to do for a long time. To cement his legacy as a great president. At a minimum he wants to be surrounded by vessel states, and if he can, he would like to incorporate those territories into the United States.
Second, he’s proving that the United States can be run like a monarchy at the end of the day the main power that a government has over its people is the legitimate use of violence of force. It all boils down to that at its root. And he controls the most powerful military in the world. And he doesn’t need Congress to support any of the actions he wants to take. He just proved that.
Many smart people have said this over the years, but if you listen carefully to what authoritarians say out loud it mirrors their actions later on. There should be no surprise here.