https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/were-so-sorry-about-this
"After goading Canada about annexing it as a 51st state and warning Mexico we
could attack it to interdict the flow of drugs from cartels, Trump has targeted
(checks notes) the nation of Panama over its canal and the island of Greenland,
once again.
Admittedly, neither of these things was on my geopolitical bingo card. On their
surface they are patently absurd, but at the same time we have to take them
seriously. It’s a strange and distressing feature of the incoming
administration.
On Sunday, Trump first put out a pair of statements on Truth Social claiming
that the U.S. could demand that the Panama Canal be returned to the United
States and that it was foolish for President Jimmy Carter to have given it
away. He warned against U.S. vessels being charged “exorbitant prices and rates
of passage” and falsely suggested that China was managing it and the U.S. would
never let it fall into “the wrong hands.”
Four hours earlier, Trump had also buried an alarming one-liner near the bottom
of his announcement of his ambassador to Denmark, one that few at first
noticed: “For purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World,
the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland
is an absolute necessity.”
It’s something of a fool’s errand to try and predict or explain Trump’s
behavior, especially toward our own neighbors and allies. But I can offer some
context and observations."
Via Kevin O'Brien.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
