LostInCalifornia on Nostr: It's not isolation. It's about empire. "In pining for an American geostrategic ...
It's not isolation. It's about empire.
"In pining for an American geostrategic fortress stretching from Greenland to Mexico, Trump is unwittingly echoing a U.S. State Department document from the middle of the 19th century which stated that the acquisition of Greenland would “flank British North America for thousands of miles on the north and west, and greatly increase her inducements, peacefully and cheerfully, to become a part of the American Union.” "
https://kyivindependent.com/europe-can-no-longer-view-trumps-foreign-policy-through-a-binary-lens/
"In pining for an American geostrategic fortress stretching from Greenland to Mexico, Trump is unwittingly echoing a U.S. State Department document from the middle of the 19th century which stated that the acquisition of Greenland would “flank British North America for thousands of miles on the north and west, and greatly increase her inducements, peacefully and cheerfully, to become a part of the American Union.” "
https://kyivindependent.com/europe-can-no-longer-view-trumps-foreign-policy-through-a-binary-lens/