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LT Barclay

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118. I was just thinking about why this is an obsession and remembered that there is still a lot of pushing and shoving

Fri Mar 28, 2025, 12:28 AM

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over Arctic boundaries. So I’m thinking that this has to do with controlling arctic resources and controlling the Northwest Passage.

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Trump Says The U.S. Will 'Go As Far As We Have To Go' To Acquire Greenland [View all] BumRushDaShow Mar 27 OP

I'm willing to impeach Chump and remove him from office FakeNoose Mar 27 #1

How about dropping him, from 70,000' DENVERPOPS Mar 27 #65

parachute? n/t BaronChocula Mar 27 #73

100% optional on that parachute... (n/t) Moostache Mar 27 #76

Nope DENVERPOPS Mar 27 #93

Jumping to a ... alimbalt Friday #139

Wish he would visit the inside of an active volcano... Like he could just DROP in to say HI. Trueblue1968 Mar 27 #100

... ruet Mar 27 #2

He wants it mostly because it looks so big on a Mercator projection map PSPS Mar 27 #3

He can't wait to rename it "Trumpland" FakeNoose Mar 27 #17

See? He has the highest number! Best in class! erronis Mar 27 #26

And he has a matching IQ to boot! GreenWave Mar 27 #51

Heehee. And his new number 47 has to be even worst. brush Friday #120

Yes, now he's the TWO worst presidents in the US History FakeNoose Friday #135

LOL! Stonealone Mar 27 #47

Where the f is George W. Bush on that list? RazorbackExpat Mar 27 #97

Where are both Bush's and Reagan? This is the best thinking of "experts"? LT Barclay Mar 27 #105

John Tyler was a full on traitor. He was a member of the confederate House of Representatives. Lucky Luciano Friday #119

Green $$$ land. BattleRow Mar 27 #29

LOL electric_blue68 Mar 27 #75

He's jealous because Putin has such a big land area on the map OnionPatch Mar 27 #86

He wants it... JPK Mar 27 #101

All anybody needs to know about this bastard is two words: calimary Friday #116

Greenland, a current territory of Denmark needs to get the troops ready. wcmagumba Mar 27 #4

I hope he's sending his Jan6 mob. I don't want to pay for this stupidity mdbl Mar 27 #6

I wouldn't wish that on anyone! Nt Hope22 Mar 27 #34

They aren't a bright bunch mdbl Friday #131

I see that coming if he continues this nonsense Bayard Mar 27 #8

Nobody on earth benefits from another world war. ananda Mar 27 #22

There are too many people BidenRocks Mar 27 #109

Should be a force of all European nations. harun Mar 27 #16

Before invading he will try the Art of the Deal. thought crime Mar 27 #40

Thanks.. the only chuckle I got from this whole thread mountain grammy Mar 27 #59

45,000 Greenlanders X $10 million VMA131Marine Mar 27 #92

And no crypto! BadgerMom Friday #112

The 34-times convicted felon (unanimously by a Jury) does not pay his bills Justice matters. Friday #114

Indeed -- for all the talk of how Greenlanders feel about this, EarlG Mar 27 #53

The NATO members, (less the U.S.) DENVERPOPS Mar 27 #68

TY so much for this, EarlG. I have been thinking Cha Mar 27 #70

He could literally precipitate WW3. Humanity doesn't need that. WheelWalker Mar 27 #106

Right wingers will impeach him if our Baitball Blogger Mar 27 #5

I wish I had your faith. Scrivener7 Mar 27 #9

No, they won't. maxsolomon Mar 27 #10

Nope.. Because shared hate is more important than anything. LiberalArkie Mar 27 #14

I'm assuming he also wants it to Captain Zero Mar 27 #33

Just like they impeached GW Bush for sacrificing thousands of servicemen Martin Eden Friday #125

GW Bush indeed escaped legal justice for that. Baitball Blogger Friday #132

Every time I see a commercial featuring horribly maimed veterans, pleading for money Martin Eden Friday #133

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Probably. That South African white supremacist thinks that he should control it all. SharonAnn Mar 27 #28

Freedomland thought crime Mar 27 #45

Freedonia, it's been run by idiots before, might as well these idiots too. dem4decades Mar 27 #62

"Are you like a crazy person?" (SARCASM at Trump) /nt artemisia1 Mar 27 #12

Nope. Won't happen. twodogsbarking Mar 27 #13

I often get fooled thinking The Borowitz Report is real reporting until I glance a the source. Torchlight Mar 27 #15

The Goodbye Look thought crime Mar 27 #64

For a quick second I was thinking the op was the onion and was going to have a chuckle--then riversedge Mar 27 #90

That would start... Chi67 Mar 27 #18

..if the motherfucker were to view.. thomski64 Mar 27 #57

No. In fact, he sees Putin as a HUGE threat johnnyfins Mar 27 #60

No it won't Polybius Friday #122

Somehow he thinks that he needs it MuseRider Mar 27 #19

He sees something he wants, he just pops a couple TicTacs and grabs it. tanyev Mar 27 #72

Exactly, that is all it takes. MuseRider Mar 27 #98

He should be fucking overthrown for saying this shit out loud. It's happened to more competent dictators for much less. Karasu Mar 27 #20

..saying ridiculous shit, constantly.. thomski64 Mar 27 #61

That's how his reptilian brain works. "I want it." "I'll grab it by the pussy." "They let me do it." erronis Mar 27 #21

This is basically the same as Lex Luthor's idea Don1 Mar 27 #23

Greenlanders: "Thanks for asking, but are you fucking kidding me?". EarnestPutz Mar 27 #24

this "we need it, we have to have it bullshit" sounds like a tag line from an old food commercial orleans Mar 27 #25

ALso sounds like classic addiction talk. Amaryllis Mar 27 #36

The world is so bad right now? But, i thought Donald was good friends with Vlad and Kim. txwhitedove Mar 27 #27

If I was 20 instead of 68 I'd volunteer for Greenland... wcmagumba Mar 27 #30

Trump needs a new home in an insane asylum. It's definitely A 25 time. flashman13 Mar 27 #31

I''m not so sure they wouldn't. Many of the analyses I've seen on that scenario suggest you'd have an intramilitary Karasu Mar 27 #41

In that Bible of yours, JD... heckles65 Mar 27 #32

He's threatening a NATO ally with unprovoked aggression, so yes it's 25 Amendment time. Uncle Joe Mar 27 #35

"We need it. We have to have it!"-the chant of every four-year-old who has never been told "no". Midnight Writer Mar 27 #37

End of the EU? Angrboda Mar 27 #38

Are you sure? Little is so compelling as having a common enemy. n/t NH Ethylene Mar 27 #89

greenland should kick all us troops out moonshinegnomie Mar 27 #39

Yep. They should bar this JD Vance clown troupe from entering the country at all. Karasu Mar 27 #43

or even better,arrest him moonshinegnomie Mar 27 #50

As nice as that would be, Trump would definitely use it as an excuse to attack/invade. But I really don't understand why Karasu Mar 27 #63

Trump would love that Polybius Friday #123

The Phat man says coprolite Mar 27 #42

I think there are too many numbers in that last sentence. niyad Mar 27 #44

This smells of a usual Trump move... Pesky1 Mar 27 #46

Big talk from the little man....trying to deflect from signalgate PortTack Mar 27 #48

Trump was always a fucking psychopath, now he's completely lost touch with reality. sop Mar 27 #49

SLAVA GREENLAND! Marcuse Mar 27 #52

I'm with Greenland. C_U_L8R Mar 27 #54

Oust this nutcase already! AllyCat Mar 27 #55

WTF does that mean invasion sanctions///// Historic NY Mar 27 #56

Some military people that have his ear have convinced him that this is necessary. He has no idea what he is doing beyon Evolve Dammit Mar 27 #58

More like Musk and Thiel. Karasu Mar 27 #96

I was just thinking about why this is an obsession and remembered that there is still a lot of pushing and shoving LT Barclay Friday #118

yes indeed now that shipping channels can be open more or less year round. Lotsa oil too. What could go wrong? Evolve Dammit Friday #136

How long until we send troops in? KatyaR Mar 27 #66

Maybe he should take a long walk on a short pier to show how determined he is! GreenWave Mar 27 #67

Hey, the thought just occurred to me that Orange Julius Caesar's major jonesing for Greenland generalbetrayus Mar 27 #69

Fuck this shit. Paladin Mar 27 #71

Prezzidint Shit-For-Brains... GiqueCee Mar 27 #74

For now. It will be melting. Marcuse Mar 27 #82

True... GiqueCee Friday #129

I guess it's that mineral(?) whatever stillcool Mar 27 #77

So if he thinks he needs it so badly, defacto7 Mar 27 #78

When he breaks the NATO Treaty that is the law of the land, the US Military should refuse all orders. ancianita Mar 27 #79

Canada and Denmark could invoke Article 5. Marcuse Mar 27 #85

Yep. 31 militaries against this one. ancianita Mar 27 #88

They absolutely should if he fucking tries. Karasu Mar 27 #95

I hate to put it this way, but we're going to have to have this guy committed to a facility for the criminally insane Blues Heron Mar 27 #80

Like St. Helena? WheelWalker Mar 27 #103

Weasel words. "I don't think they're un-eager." louis-t Mar 27 #81

That made-up word stumped me too! BumRushDaShow Mar 27 #83

I don't think Finland or Sweden will attack us. louis-t Mar 27 #84

Sounds like something he'd say about a woman he raped Hekate Mar 27 #111

"To Acquire Greenland", "to get control of the island"... and then what? Make them a state? Norrrm Mar 27 #87

People have been treating this as a joke, but someone needs to stop him (looking at you, Congress) NH Ethylene Mar 27 #91

Why did I think of this: Marthe48 Mar 27 #94

This is incredibly apropos, that's why. I've just shared it with 3 other people. SMH Hekate Friday #113

This is crazy. Figarosmom Mar 27 #99

We don't "have to aquire" anything. If the US needs more space for military bases on Greenland, Jack Valentino Mar 27 #102

Naksarlugu! Taikkua maligarnik uqallaktiujut uvattinniimmata. dobleremolque Mar 27 #104

Americans will go as far as we have to go to defend NATO, traitor. AmericaUnderSiege Mar 27 #107

Give it up, orange shit-head. calimary Mar 27 #108

I'm willing to go as far as I have to remove these fucking maniacs from power. Initech Mar 27 #110

We are agreed that he is nuttier than squirrel poop, right? Hekate Friday #115

Twice impeached convicted felon IronLionZion Friday #117

How many GOP Congress members and Senators to we need to barbeque to stop this????? Ford_Prefect Friday #121

If this isn't Borowitz HarryM Friday #124

Trump's statement is a declaration of war. Greenland and Denmark made it clear they don't want to hand land to MAGA Doodley Friday #126

But then ONLY Congress can formally "declare War" BumRushDaShow Friday #128

'Go As Far As We Have To Go' Aussie105 Friday #127

Stick'em up! no_hypocrisy Friday #130

This is why you don't put psychopaths in the President's chair. travelingthrulife Friday #134

I expect that someone will "go as far as they have to" in order to stop him. Oopsie Daisy Friday #137

One sick metal case who should be removed by the Constitution Article 25. Bengus81 Friday #138

Coming soon: "Elon! Buy me Greenland!" intrepidity Friday #140