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Topic	Trump apparently wants to buy Greenland
Broken_Zeus 08/20/19 10:08:51 PM #34:	darkknight109 posted... Man, your history knowledge is pretty shaky. Soviet/US relations had already been souring sharply long before WW2 ended, and the division of Germany (and the US's frantic attempts to keep the Soviets out of Japan, which may or may not have included the decision to drop the atomic bombs) only highlight that point. The US was strongly anti-communist before WW2 had even began (Hitler was a darling of some elements of the American right for being the most effective anti-leftist/anti-communist that Europe had) and those sentiments didn't fade during the war. Whether or not it was officially titled such, the Cold War was absolutely in full swing by the time the war ended. The Americans just decided to make it official in '46. Long before WWII ended? You mean merely a few years earlier? >_> And you have no footing judging anybody's history if you think 1946 is the "height of the Cold War." It's clearly not by any reasonable metric. darkknight109 posted... When did I say it was new or novel? Yet you certainly act like it is. Doubly so since every previous time it "wasn't for sale" either and, generally speaking, you don't just put things like that on the market. It's more a matter of an offer coming in. darkknight109 posted... It would be strategically beneficial for the US to own Australia, Japan, Britain, and the entirety of South America. That doesn't mean it wouldn't be batshit crazy for Trump to try and buy those things too. Because Australia, Britain, Japan, etc, are exactly like Greenland? Nice geopolitical knowledge there, bud. darkknight109 posted... He says without offering a scrap of evidence to back up his claim. The fact that we know at least TWO prior administrations floated the idea (and, well, did a bit more than that, apparently) makes it pretty damn likely that others did as well. And, as a general rule, governments tend to consider strategic land purchases. Mead posted... Zeus once again talking down to others while simultaneously proving he doesnt know what hes talking about Mead once again offers nothing to a discussion except his trolling. Playsaver posted... When we bought Alaska from Russia we didn't buy their whole country, we just bought Alaska. Mr. Trump doesn't need to buy all of Greenland, just a nice state size chunk of it. Greenland is part of Denmark. It's not an independent nation. --- Gamefaqs cannot handle my #BrokenBrilliance <cite>Broken_Zeus posted [p:926336147] in Trump appa... [t:77943500]...</cite> <quote>darkknight109 posted...</cite> <quote>Man, your history knowledge is pretty shaky. Soviet/US relations had already been souring sharply long before WW2 ended, and the division of Germany (and the US's frantic attempts to keep the Soviets out of Japan, which may or may not have included the decision to drop the atomic bombs) only highlight that point. The US was strongly anti-communist before WW2 had even began (Hitler was a darling of some elements of the American right for being the most effective anti-leftist/anti-communist that Europe had) and those sentiments didn't fade during the war. Whether or not it was officially titled such, the Cold War was absolutely in full swing by the time the war ended. The Americans just decided to make it official in '46.</quote> Long before WWII ended? You mean merely a few years earlier? >_> And you have no footing judging anybody's history if you think 1946 is the "height of the Cold War." It's clearly not by any reasonable metric. darkknight109 posted...</cite> <quote>When did I say it was new or novel?</quote> Yet you certainly act like it is. Doubly so since every previous time it "wasn't for sale" either and, generally speaking, you don't just put things like that on the market. It's more a matter of an offer coming in. darkknight109 posted...</cite> <quote>It would be strategically beneficial for the US to own Australia, Japan, Britain, and the entirety of South America. That doesn't mean it wouldn't be batshit crazy for Trump to try and buy those things too.</quote> Because Australia, Britain, Japan, etc, are exactly like Greenland? Nice geopolitical knowledge there, bud. darkknight109 posted...</cite> <quote>He says without offering a scrap of evidence to back up his claim.</quote> The fact that we know at least TWO prior administrations floated the idea (and, well, did a bit more than that, apparently) makes it pretty damn likely that others did as well. And, as a general rule, governments tend to consider strategic land purchases. Mead posted...</cite> <quote>Zeus once again talking down to others while simultaneously proving he doesnt know what hes talking about </quote> Mead once again offers nothing to a discussion except his trolling. Playsaver posted...</cite> <quote>When we bought Alaska from Russia we didn't buy their whole country, we just bought Alaska. Mr. Trump doesn't need to buy all of Greenland, just a nice state size chunk of it.</quote> Greenland is part of Denmark. It's not an independent nation. --- Gamefaqs cannot handle my #BrokenBrilliance</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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