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"The President won’t rule out military action against #NATO allies because he didn’t get a peace prize.

👉 Because he didn’t get a *peace* prize. Peace. Prize.👈

... We are watching in real-time as the post-World War II international order that the #UnitedStates built and led for 80 years crumbles because one man’s ego couldn’t handle not getting an award."
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Text from article: Trump has now announced 10% tariffs on goods from the UK, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Finland—all NATO allies—as punishment for not supporting his acquisition of Greenland. When asked if he’ll follow through, he said “100%.” It’s a silly question all around, but to date, much of the media had treated Trump’s weird infatuation with Greenland as if it were a joke, rather than deadly serious. When asked if he would use military force to seize Greenland, the President of the United States responded: “No comment.” The President won’t rule out military action against NATO allies because he didn’t get a peace prize. Because he didn’t get a peace prize. Peace. Prize. The EU is holding an emergency summit. Denmark has said that U.S. military action in Greenland would spell the end of NATO. European allies are deploying troops—symbolic numbers, but troops nonetheless—to Greenland. We are watching in real-time as the post-World War II international order that the United States built and led for 80 years crumbles because one man’s ego couldn’t handle not getting an award. And Russian state media? They’re gloating. As the BBC reported, pro-Kremlin outlets are full of praise for Trump’s Greenland push, which kinda highlights that Trump’s claim that we need Greenland to protect us from Russia is bullshit. Russia is loving this mess. Putin couldn’t have designed a more effective way to fracture NATO if he’d tried. And he tried.

Everyone Knows Our Mad King’s Greenland Obsession Is Insane. Why Won’t Congress Stop It?

Look, I know we’ve all gotten somewhat numb to the constant stream of unhinged pronouncements from the White House. At some point, the brain develops defense mechanisms. But every now and the…
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"Second: He’s openly admitting his #Greenland obsession has nothing to do with national #security.

... #Trump, in his own words, saying the quiet part extremely loud: the real reason is that his feelings got hurt over a prize...

Third: “There are no written documents” is weapons-grade historical illiteracy.

...There are, in fact, extensive written documents, including treaties that the #UnitedStates itself has signed"
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Text (edited for length): Second: He’s openly admitting his Greenland obsession has nothing to do with national security. For months, the official line has been that acquiring Greenland is somehow essential for American national security. But here’s Trump, in his own words, saying the quiet part extremely loud: the real reason is that his feelings got hurt over a prize.... the wounded ego of a man who desperately wants validation and will threaten sovereign nations to get it. Third: “There are no written documents” is weapons-grade historical illiteracy. Denmark’s connection to Greenland stretches back over 300 years. There are, in fact, extensive written documents, including treaties that the United States itself has signed recognizing Danish sovereignty over Greenland. A 2004 defense pact between the U.S. and Denmark—which already grants the US tremendous rights to make use of Greenland for the US military—explicitly recognizes Greenland as “an equal part of the Kingdom of Denmark.” In 1916, when Denmark sold what are now the U.S. Virgin Islands to the United States, the treaty included an explicit clause where the U.S. agreed not to object to Danish interests in Greenland. But sure, “there are no written documents” and “boats landing” is apparently the level of historical analysis we’re working with now. (We won’t even get into the question of what it means for the United States that “boats landing here hundreds of years ago” gives you no rights to the land).

Everyone Knows Our Mad King’s Greenland Obsession Is Insane. Why Won’t Congress Stop It?

Look, I know we’ve all gotten somewhat numb to the constant stream of unhinged pronouncements from the White House. At some point, the brain develops defense mechanisms. But every now and the…
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"I want to focus on a few layers of #insanity here, because they compound on each other in ways that should be making every American deeply uncomfortable.

First: #Trump is yelling at the wrong country about the wrong thing.

The #NobelPeacePrize is not awarded by the Norwegian government. It is awarded by an independent five-member committee chosen by Norway’s parliament...

Also, #Greenland is a territory of #Denmark. Denmark, notably, is not #Norway."
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Text from article: I want to focus on a few layers of insanity here, because they compound on each other in ways that should be making every American deeply uncomfortable. First: Trump is yelling at the wrong country about the wrong thing. The Nobel Peace Prize is not awarded by the Norwegian government. It is awarded by an independent five-member committee chosen by Norway’s parliament. Prime Minister Støre had to patiently explain this (again) in response: As regards the Nobel Peace Prize, I have on several occasions clearly explained to Trump what is well known, namely that it is an independent Nobel Committee, and not the Norwegian government, that awards the prize This is not obscure information. This is how the Nobel Prize has worked since 1901. The fact that the President either doesn’t know this or doesn’t care is already disqualifying. But we’re just getting started. Also, Greenland is a territory of Denmark. Denmark, notably, is not Norway. Norway is not Denmark. Greenland is not controlled by Norway, just like Norway’s government doesn’t determine who gets the Nobel Peace Prize and… why are we even talking about this?

Everyone Knows Our Mad King’s Greenland Obsession Is Insane. Why Won’t Congress Stop It?

Look, I know we’ve all gotten somewhat numb to the constant stream of unhinged pronouncements from the White House. At some point, the brain develops defense mechanisms. But every now and the…
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"Let me be absolutely clear about what you just read: The President of the #UnitedStates is explicitly stating that because he didn’t receive an award he wanted, he “no longer feel[s] an obligation to think purely of Peace” and is therefore justified in threatening to forcibly take territory from a #NATO ally.

This is the stated reasoning. From the President. In writing. To a foreign head of state."
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Headline and text(edited for length): Everyone Knows Our Mad King’s Greenland Obsession Is Insane. Why Won’t Congress Stop It? by Mike Masnick ... Trump sent a text message to Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre... And I genuinely need you to read this, because summarizing it doesn’t do justice to how absolutely deranged it is: Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America. Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a ‘right of ownership’ anyway? There are no written documents, it’s only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also. I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States. The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland. Thank you! President DJT Let me be absolutely clear about what you just read: The President of the United States is explicitly stating that because he didn’t receive an award he wanted, he “no longer feel[s] an obligation to think purely of Peace” and is therefore justified in threatening to forcibly take territory from a NATO ally. This is the stated reasoning. From the President. In writing. To a foreign head of state.

Everyone Knows Our Mad King’s Greenland Obsession Is Insane. Why Won’t Congress Stop It?

Look, I know we’ve all gotten somewhat numb to the constant stream of unhinged pronouncements from the White House. At some point, the brain develops defense mechanisms. But every now and the…
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