The US president-elect Trump doesn’t realize the value of trust. As a salesman [which is what he is] he should. But, not only has he forever lost the trust of close allies like Canada, Denmark, Panama and Mexico–he has wounded our national psyches.
I know as a Canadian what it felt like to be called a 51st state. But how does Finland feel? Greenland is part of Finland’s ancient ancestral heritage and Trump’s behaving like Greenland is a used car. It’s so hard to fathom the layers of “stab in the back” insult imbedded in what Trump’s doing. But the hurt will last for generations and centuries.
Slowly but inevitably the other world powers are making statements echoing Canada’s sentiments about Trump’s threats, which a Canadian MP referred to as “something out of a South Park cartoon”.
“Immigration Minister Marc Miller repeated an earlier comment comparing Trump’s rhetoric to an episode of the animated comedy South Park. He said he’ll only start to worry if Trump appoints Eric Cartman, a foul-mouthed 10-year-old from the show, to the joint chiefs of staff.
“It’s silly, it’s unbecoming of a president to say that, but we do have to take it seriously and we will continue to do that,” he said.”
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Here’s Russia’s response:
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Kremlin responds to Trump’s Greenland Acquisition Proposal
Russia will maintain its presence in the Arctic and is interested in peace and stability in the region, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said
https://www.rt.com/russia/610638-russia-trump-greenland-acquisition/
“Moscow has called for peace and stability to be maintained in the Arctic after US President-elect Donald Trump refused to deny that he could annex Greenland for national security and economic purposes.
The incoming president has refused to rule out taking the Danish autonomous territory, which is rich in gold and uranium and is believed to have vast oil reserves in its territorial waters, by military force if necessary.
Speaking to journalists at a press briefing on Thursday, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov highlighted that the Arctic is also in the sphere of Russia’s national and strategic interests.
“We are present in the Arctic zone, and we will continue to be present there,” Peskov said, adding that Russia is “interested in maintaining an atmosphere of peace and stability” in the region and is “ready to cooperate with all countries of the world in the name of this peace and stability.”
Russia’s ambassador to Denmark, Vladimir Barbin, has also emphasized that Russia aims to keep the Arctic stable and warned that “an attempt to strengthen US national security at the expense of other countries… will be taken into account by Russia in its military planning.”
Barbin also stated that the fate of Greenland should be decided only on the basis of the will of its people within the framework of current Danish legislation and without “interference from outside.”
Former Russian President and the deputy chairman of the country’s Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, has also described Trump’s plans as “over the top and eccentric – and totally unworkable.”
Trump floated the intention of gaining control over the Panama Canal and buying Greenland from Denmark earlier this week. He argued that control over the Arctic island was an “absolute necessity” for US national security.
“People really don’t even know if Denmark has any legal right to it, but if they do, they should give it up because we need it,” he told journalists at a press conference at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday.
The Danish government and Greenland’s leaders, however, have repeatedly rejected the idea of selling the autonomous territory. Greenland’s Prime Minister Múte Egede stated that “we are not for sale, and we will not be for sale.”
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Greencrow concludes: Folks: What has been going on with Trump going completely off the rails of his campaign pledges and stated policies and principles is unprecedented. Never before has a President-elect of a country, mouthed off about annexing other countries before even taking office! I have thought long and hard about what’s really going on and there are three possibibilities:
ONE: Trump is demented like Captain Queeg of “The Caine Mutiny” and sadly [because he’s the second president in a row with this affliction], must be removed from office.
TWO: This is the Armageddon. This is the end of times and Trump is the Angel of Death heralding the final conflagration–which will end civilization.
THREE: Well, no folks, there are only TWO possibilities and I have already listed them above. We will see how this unfolds. Stay tuned.
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Greencrow’s previous recent posts on this topic:
Greencrow as the crow flies 
Hi GC
good post- The bellicose ranting of Trump leads me to believe he’s looking to ww3.
Intentionally. He’s a danger. America led by him is a danger to the planet. There is an understanding in the US that they are not rulers of the world- the world is moving on. America led by Trump will try to counteract or reverse the empires decline. Endangering us all-
I’m hoping he won’t end civilization but you never know?
Russians with Attitude said it very well
“The incoming administration seems to have a more realistic image of the state of American hegemonial decline and wants to take proactive steps to try to counteract and reverse it, breathing new life into the American Global Empire.
btw, I still don’t get notification of new posts- I just see them at twitter.
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Thanks for the heads up Penny. WordPress is always moving the goalposts trying to suppress my reach. I will try to correct the notification issue next post.
Yes I do believe we’re headed towards WWIII…I don’t believe Russia and its allies can afford to sit back and watch Trump take over the northern part of the northern hemisphere..
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