▲ 527 ▼ Trump says he may punish countries with tariffs if they don’t back the US controlling Greenland (ground.news) submitted 6 months ago by Iampossiblyatwork@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 129 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months ago (1 child) Make America North Korea permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] madjo@piefed.social 2 points 6 months ago (2 children) For some reason he really wants the US to become completely isolated from the rest of the world. I don't understand Putin's long game here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FishFace@piefed.social 4 points 6 months ago (1 child) The US has been the guarantor of many nations' security for decades. If they secede from the world, in the insecurity they leave behind, Russia and its friends can hoover up whichever weak states they want. That is assuming that no-one else (i.e. the EU) steps up and supports those nations which Russia and China have their eyes on. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bookmeat@lemmynsfw.com 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) Honestly not much different from WW2. The world was on its own until Pearl harbor. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FishFace@piefed.social 2 points 6 months ago You're forgetting something important that happened in summer of 1941, plus the background level of militarisation among non American countries permalink fedilink source parent [–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago Putin benefits hugely from the US withdrawing from world affairs. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] madjo@piefed.social 2 points 6 months ago (2 children) For some reason he really wants the US to become completely isolated from the rest of the world. I don't understand Putin's long game here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FishFace@piefed.social 4 points 6 months ago (1 child) The US has been the guarantor of many nations' security for decades. If they secede from the world, in the insecurity they leave behind, Russia and its friends can hoover up whichever weak states they want. That is assuming that no-one else (i.e. the EU) steps up and supports those nations which Russia and China have their eyes on. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bookmeat@lemmynsfw.com 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) Honestly not much different from WW2. The world was on its own until Pearl harbor. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FishFace@piefed.social 2 points 6 months ago You're forgetting something important that happened in summer of 1941, plus the background level of militarisation among non American countries permalink fedilink source parent [–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago Putin benefits hugely from the US withdrawing from world affairs. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FishFace@piefed.social 4 points 6 months ago (1 child) The US has been the guarantor of many nations' security for decades. If they secede from the world, in the insecurity they leave behind, Russia and its friends can hoover up whichever weak states they want. That is assuming that no-one else (i.e. the EU) steps up and supports those nations which Russia and China have their eyes on. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bookmeat@lemmynsfw.com 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) Honestly not much different from WW2. The world was on its own until Pearl harbor. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FishFace@piefed.social 2 points 6 months ago You're forgetting something important that happened in summer of 1941, plus the background level of militarisation among non American countries permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bookmeat@lemmynsfw.com 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) Honestly not much different from WW2. The world was on its own until Pearl harbor. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FishFace@piefed.social 2 points 6 months ago You're forgetting something important that happened in summer of 1941, plus the background level of militarisation among non American countries permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FishFace@piefed.social 2 points 6 months ago You're forgetting something important that happened in summer of 1941, plus the background level of militarisation among non American countries permalink fedilink source parent
[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago Putin benefits hugely from the US withdrawing from world affairs. permalink fedilink source parent