United States as a Rogue state

You may be but the problem at least in the case of that one politician (not all) is you are thinking of the overall good of the country/people in it, common sense, logic etc

If you view it through the lens of greed, short termism and I get mine and bully everyone else and come out on top because I have pretty much every time before due to the extreme dysfunction and privilege I was born into etc etc ...its perfectly consistent....its not stupidity its sociopathy too and privilege and lack of humanity/empathy and greed and no class and incomptence all rolled into one cantankerous arrogant butterball...and never experiencing any meaningful consequences for any of that coupled with that lizard brain instinct for survival at everyone else's expense compounding into hubris and arrogance etc etc ....

It's testament to others stupidity, greed, arrogance he ever got to be in the position at all too.......

I saw a report on Youtube yesterday that 2 passages (one of them is called the Beaufort passage, which is West of Iceland) are melting. I think Trump wants to control trade routes.

You're wrong on that as you're equating a conflict in Greenland with a normal conflict, when its the furthest thing from.

Its not an arena that the US is set up for. Very few soldiers trained in artic warfare. Almost no equipment suitable for Artic conditions. They'd be relying on their supercarriers and sea support to win any conflict on land.

The US military has spent the last 100 years building a force designed to fight in deserts, jungles and relatively hospitable arenas (that is, your equipment or soldiers won't die in an hour if not getting everything perfect). Greenland is a completely different kettle of fish and they do not hold the upper hand in this particular zone. Northern European armies are leagues ahead.

I remember when posters here were saying that America got through the first Trump presidency grand so people were being hysterical for being worried about a second….

Anyway, the frog is dead. George Floyd's killer got thrown in jail. The man who shot Renee Goode 3 times is getting federal protection. It's going to get worse from here, if you can believe that.

US bends over for Israel. More terrorist aggression from Israel and the US. Not even a mention of moving the World Cup.

International airlines are beginning to suspend flights to Iran as rhetoric from Washington raises fears of a possible direct attack by the US on the country.

Among some of the key regional players, Turkish Airlines has suspended all its flights to Tehran until Sunday. Qatar Airways, likewise, has cancelled its routes from Doha to the Iranian capital until Saturday, as well as Mashhad and Shiraz until further notice.

Passenger planes travelling with Emirates from Dubai will also face disruption on Friday and Saturday, although some services remain operational for the time being.

People are entitled to their opinions. If I was in a different forum for example I might be getting all the likes and visa versa for those who disagree with me. I don't mind posting here though and do take on board certain facts presented to me that show things from another angle.

It’s East India Company thinking c. 1700. Technology has shrunk the globe. If China leaps ahead in key areas then oceans won’t insulate the Americas from that.

It's also a potential source of economic pressure on Europe.

Europe needs to stop being vassals of this regime.

I avoid Trump in discussions with Americans. But I'm wondering is that the right approach? Do we want Americans thinking the world is okay with what he is doing?

In the 1930s people were also afraid of Hitler.

UAW says it will protect the job of the suspended worker who heckled Trump at the Ford factory.

The Trump administration confirmed it completed the first $500 million sale of Venezuelan oil and expects additional sales in the coming days and weeks.Trump previously said he plans to mobilize major U.S. oil companies to invest billions to fix Venezuela’s broken oil infrastructure.

I had to go to a funeral there last year and I just kept my trap shut until I was back in Canada. If I’d responded to what was being said, Lord knows where I would have ended up.

I saw a politician saying yesterday that ICE are being used aggressively against anyone who is not a Trump supporter. We're essentially heading into authoritarian dictatorship stuff - early days, but it is still happening.

UK has sent an officer to Greenland at Denmark's to assist in the defence of the country from the US military. Which is half of what Norway is sending.

ICE ( or Trumps proud boys) don't catch criminals, they hire them! A horrible country has become even more despicable.