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In reply to the discussion: Canada is not known to be a major source of fentanyl, so why is Trump punishing our close ally? [View all]Niagara
(11,876 posts)32. Canada has rights to a vast number of oil and natural gas reserves
https://www.thedailyupside.com/industries/energy/canadas-vast-resources-have-made-it-the-worlds-russia-alternative/
Canada has imposed sanctions on Russian oil, gas and chemical industries since Ukraine's invasion.
https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2022/06/canada-imposes-sanctions-on-russian-oil-gas-and-chemical-industries.html
Both Trump and Musk have had private phone calls with Putin during Trumps last 4 years as a private citizen. At least 7 phone calls between Putin and Trump.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-had-as-many-as-7-private-calls-with-putin-since-leaving-office-bob-woodward-writes-in-new-book
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/what-to-know-about-elon-musks-reported-phone-calls-with-putin-and-why-it-matters
Putin is now the commander, next is Musk and then Trump. There is a chain of command and both Musk and Trump are following Putin's orders.
All roads lead to Putin. This also includes Putin's plans for Greenland.
Greenland has a NATO military base called Pituffik Space Base, previously Thule Air Base.
Some of the operations that happen at this base are early warning of ballistic missile launches. They also provide telemetry, tracking and command-and-control of U.S. and allied government satellites.
Greenland also has untapped minerals and it's right along a shipping route.
However, I'm banking that Putin is more interested in our defense systems and how to dismantle them than he is in minerals. I'm also banking that he would love to dismantle NATO as well.
Canada has imposed sanctions on Russian oil, gas and chemical industries since Ukraine's invasion.
https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2022/06/canada-imposes-sanctions-on-russian-oil-gas-and-chemical-industries.html
Both Trump and Musk have had private phone calls with Putin during Trumps last 4 years as a private citizen. At least 7 phone calls between Putin and Trump.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-had-as-many-as-7-private-calls-with-putin-since-leaving-office-bob-woodward-writes-in-new-book
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/what-to-know-about-elon-musks-reported-phone-calls-with-putin-and-why-it-matters
Putin is now the commander, next is Musk and then Trump. There is a chain of command and both Musk and Trump are following Putin's orders.
All roads lead to Putin. This also includes Putin's plans for Greenland.
Greenland has a NATO military base called Pituffik Space Base, previously Thule Air Base.
Some of the operations that happen at this base are early warning of ballistic missile launches. They also provide telemetry, tracking and command-and-control of U.S. and allied government satellites.
Greenland also has untapped minerals and it's right along a shipping route.
However, I'm banking that Putin is more interested in our defense systems and how to dismantle them than he is in minerals. I'm also banking that he would love to dismantle NATO as well.
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Canada is not known to be a major source of fentanyl, so why is Trump punishing our close ally? [View all]
bigtree
Feb 2025
OP
Fentanyl and immigration are the invented pretext he needs to activate the power to levy random tariffs without congress
unblock
Feb 2025
#1
Recall one of the "G-something" meetings during djt's first term, and Ivanka was
allegorical oracle
Feb 2025
#37
Yep, that's all there is to it that and his complete misunderstanding of economics and geopolitics
Walleye
Feb 2025
#29
Cuz they know the family's money came from running whores in whitehorse?
struggle4progress
Feb 2025
#11
Economic policies of autarky always lead to aggressive war and acquisition
Prairie Gates
Feb 2025
#38
Also largely ignored is that 80% of the fentanyl trafficked into the United States is by US citizens...
EarthFirst
Feb 2025
#25
He is a schoolyard bully, and Canada is the smart kid who makes him look stupid.
Midnight Writer
Feb 2025
#35
This link has some interesting charts revealing how little fentanyl comes from Canada (fyi)
allegorical oracle
Feb 2025
#36