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Fil1957

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12. If DJT is made to believe that would happen if he invaded, he might change his mind, only because of losing the
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 04:50 PM
14 hrs ago

Olympics and World Cup.

He could give a rat's ass about the other stuff.

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This sounds pretty dire. It would be much better than a shooting war . . . CaliforniaPeggy 16 hrs ago #1
Democrats run to repair all this!! If it is possible!! Ars Longa 13 hrs ago #25
OK, why don't you explain to us how "democrats run to repair all this!!" - TBF 12 hrs ago #42
It's the job of Democrats because we are ALL that anyone has!!!! Jack Valentino 9 hrs ago #50
Private! BidenRocks 7 hrs ago #61
Yes, they will, however.... Shipwack 9 hrs ago #49
His goal is to use Greenland as a proxy to dissolve NATO. That's his intent. LuckyCharms 15 hrs ago #2
Actually that's Putin's goal ... Chump is just the useful idiot who's doing his dirty work FakeNoose 15 hrs ago #5
Yes, that's what I meant when I said he was doing Putin's bidding. LuckyCharms 15 hrs ago #9
This orangecrush 14 hrs ago #20
. . . dweller 15 hrs ago #3
I hope that was don junior. IcyPeas 15 hrs ago #10
If it was JD Vance the Polar Bear would choke and die thought crime 13 hrs ago #22
It can't be Vance. There's a spine. n/t Beartracks 13 hrs ago #28
Cocaine Polar Bear Efilroft Sul 13 hrs ago #32
All of those things are what America deserves for electing this piece of shit. RockRaven 15 hrs ago #4
Harsh, but fair. LudwigPastorius 15 hrs ago #6
I'm an American in my 70s and I've never voted R in my life FakeNoose 15 hrs ago #7
Never voted R, never will Dave says 15 hrs ago #11
Same here but the ship is going down and we're all on it. thought crime 13 hrs ago #24
Same ananda 13 hrs ago #34
I'm 60 and have only voted for Democrats. Bluestocking 13 hrs ago #38
Same here. calimary 12 hrs ago #44
THANK YOU Skittles 5 hrs ago #66
He didn't win. Someday we'll learn how they cheated. Joinfortmill 9 hrs ago #54
Truth. yellow dahlia 8 hrs ago #56
You're wishing those things on the 75+ million of us who voted for Kamala Harris? Patton French 8 hrs ago #55
What has wishing got to do with anything? RockRaven 8 hrs ago #57
Excuse me? He won by a small amount of the total vote... electric_blue68 7 hrs ago #62
Then they ought to get up... róisín_dubh 6 hrs ago #64
Do not overlook the 90M who didn't cast a vote. They chose too. RockRaven 4 hrs ago #69
and the additional benefit would be Dan 15 hrs ago #8
If DJT is made to believe that would happen if he invaded, he might change his mind, only because of losing the Fil1957 14 hrs ago #12
Macron needs to step up and provide nuclear deterrence. thought crime 13 hrs ago #27
Vaporizing Chicago and Houston will not deter much. DFW 5 hrs ago #68
I believe everything in this post and much more will come to pass if Trump attacks Greenland. flashman13 14 hrs ago #13
Yeah. Because the counter point powers that be have been so good about stopping him BComplex 14 hrs ago #16
I just want to mention that the military doesn't have to do anything that it doesn't want to do. flashman13 12 hrs ago #45
Use of the military could be a bluff. thought crime 13 hrs ago #31
Of course they could take Nuuk in an hour. Then we are at war with NATO and Europe. flashman13 12 hrs ago #46
the us military , like any roman legion or janissary army rampartd 12 hrs ago #43
If the military shows up at the Treasury and instructs the workers inside to issue paychecks, they will issue checks. flashman13 11 hrs ago #47
i have been thinking that a decent general or junta would be preferable to this rampartd 10 hrs ago #48
Actually I'm somewhat optimistic there. I think we could reestablish a functioning democratic government fairly quickly. flashman13 8 hrs ago #59
"the needs of the many" - i really like the utilitarian bottom line rampartd 6 hrs ago #63
"They would refuse to carry out an insane order to attack..." LudwigPastorius 8 hrs ago #60
There would be fallout from that plan Jarqui 14 hrs ago #14
That's what happens when you start a war. Swede 14 hrs ago #17
Putin loves this plan IronLionZion 14 hrs ago #15
Spot on. thought crime 13 hrs ago #33
What we really need is oldmanlynn 14 hrs ago #18
Not so much a plan as pure facts SSJVegeta 14 hrs ago #19
Trump is so stupid ... VMA131Marine 14 hrs ago #21
Any time Mme. Defarge 13 hrs ago #23
Rumor in the White House says that they will not call it Greenland ... aggiesal 13 hrs ago #26
We need to make sure Greenlanders understand this. thought crime 13 hrs ago #36
And Putin laughs and laughs and laughs. Beartracks 13 hrs ago #29
And Xi probably hopes and hopes and hopes. thought crime 13 hrs ago #37
Yea Brotherhood_Knight 13 hrs ago #30
Our local paper had a piece this morning claiming that Greenland really wants to break away from Denmark and is willing LymphocyteLover 13 hrs ago #35
did they state NJCher 13 hrs ago #39
Your local paper sounds like the right-wing rag near us. I canceled it after years of being a subscriber. dem4decades 9 hrs ago #53
Greenlandic independence (Greenlandic: Namminersulivinneq) is a political ambition of most political parties (such as Celerity 5 hrs ago #67
I think because the repugs don't want to lose the maggot vote Bluestocking 13 hrs ago #40
NATO cannot just let this go Bluestocking 13 hrs ago #41
Exit from NATO is a global depression leanforward 9 hrs ago #51
If you're a billionaire, all that can be planned for OC375 9 hrs ago #52
I think they should give us a chance to impeach The Revolution 8 hrs ago #58
All military personnel Old Crank 5 hrs ago #65
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