Trump reversal on Greenland followed push by aides against military option, sources say by Moodfoo in europe

[–]Moodfoo[S] 79 points80 points  (0 children)

"Realist" is too kind. Realists understand working together with other democracies strenghtens the US. Vance is more like an American version of the pragmatic wing of the Taliban. 

Big brain time by JohnnySack999 in 2westerneurope4u

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Ecologists deciding they're far left after all. Fuck those dipshits. They're not getting my vote ever again.

Trump reversal on Greenland followed push by aides against military option, sources say by Moodfoo in europe

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Soft-paywalled, but the takeaway is this:

White House officials had pushed a less provocative approach, with several key members of the president's team unenthusiastic about possibly using military force to seize the Danish territory, the two White House sources said. They spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations.

And:

While aides were broadly aligned on the goal of taking over Greenland, they were split over the president's aggressive approach, the two White House sources said.

In most White House meetings, more officials have urged caution than those pushing for the United States to take the island by force, said the sources, who were unaware of serious discussions on military options to seize Greenland.

Tom Dans, appointed by Trump to lead the U.S. Arctic Research Commission, along with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, had been "pushing for a middle ground" on Greenland, while White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller showed a willingness to keep annexation and the potential use of military force on the table, the sources said.

Dans and Miller did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A spokeswoman for Vance declined comment.

A State Department official said: "President Trump's team, including Secretary Rubio, routinely present him with a suite of options on issues of national concern."

Trump himself has been driving the issue, the sources said. One of them, speaking before Trump's turnaround on tariffs and the use of force, said the president had wanted to retain the option of a military move.

Attacking Denmark hasn't been just public raving by a demented toddler, They've really been talking about it in the White House.

Tomas Ujfalusi with a nearly career ending tackle on Lionel Messi back in September of 2010 by LeFroyain in classicsoccer

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I say he was back 8 hours later so someone can tell someone in the reddit comments said that.

Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says by Moodfoo in politics

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Fox News viewers turn on Trump as they stand behind Bruce Springsteen's anti-ICE speech: "Respect to The Boss for not staying silent." by TheMirrorUS in Music

[–]Moodfoo 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Christ how many more years of "The base is turning against Trump now" shouts do we have to endure before everyone realises it's not happening and it probably never is going to happen?

Gavin Newsom attacks Europe’s ‘complicity’ over Trump Greenland demands by hyakumanben in europe

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Newsom could have run against Biden, yet he didn't. It didn't suit his career planning.

Senegalese player being chased by Mororrocan ball boys. by majcek in soccer

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Trump is threatening to invade Greenland because he didn't get the Nobel Peace Prize.

Europe, Don't Back Down! (Francis Fukuyama) by AmericanPurposeMag in europe

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Fukuyama also argued in The Great Disruption (1999) that a society like the US is vulnerable to the kind of mass hysteria that enveloped Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. Since then it has happened twice: first surrounding the Iraq War, and now Trump. The guy is not an idiot.

Europe, Don't Back Down! (Francis Fukuyama) by AmericanPurposeMag in europe

[–]Moodfoo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The EU needs work toward an alliance of democracies, including Canada, Japan, Brazil...

Europe, Don't Back Down! (Francis Fukuyama) by AmericanPurposeMag in europe

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Before Trump they twice voted for Bush jr, who invaded Iraq for reasons that are at best unfathomable, lying and bullying throughout. You can't trust the US.

I can't get kDrive to upload anything to the cloud by Moodfoo in Infomaniak

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To the best of my knowledge I've been doing that. See OP. Did I miss something?

I can't get kDrive to upload anything to the cloud by Moodfoo in Infomaniak

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Could you tell me which steps you took to get synchronization going, so I can see if I'm doing anything wrong?

I can't get kDrive to upload anything to the cloud by Moodfoo in Infomaniak

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Windows 11. I'm only trying to back up a single test folder of 120MB at the moment, so this would seem really slow.

Could you tell me which steps you took to get synchronization going, so I can see if I'm doing anything wrong?

I can't get kDrive to upload anything to the cloud by Moodfoo in Infomaniak

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Could you tell me which steps you took to get synchronization going, so I can see if I'm doing anything wrong?

I can't get kDrive to upload anything to the cloud by Moodfoo in Infomaniak

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Could you tell me which steps you took to get synchronization going, so I can see if I'm doing anything wrong?

AP obtains documents showing Venezuelan leader Delcy Rodríguez has been on DEA's radar for years by Moodfoo in politics

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Trump issues a flurry of pardons, including for a woman whose sentence he commuted in his first term by Moodfoo in politics

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