Manifest Destiny

[1984Echoes]

I've always been a proponent of Manifest Destiny since a child... reading about the Louisiana Purchase, the Alaska Purchase, and the Mexican-American and Spanish-American Wars. And the 1812 disaster. 

I'm a Teddy Roosevelt Republican. A believer in American exceptionalism, and exceptionalism as a result of our Democracy and Capitalism.

Build the Panama Canal... because we can do it.

Carry a big stick but speak softly (and quite often... NOT so softly).

I am a proponent of Manifest Destiny...

And now Trump is pushing this? He's a freaking moron, fascist, incessant liar, and has been for over 40 years...

But let's put that aside.

Is he serious? Can he pull this off? And HOW would it get pulled off, if he were to actually accomplish this?

My theories:

1) Can NOT buy "Greenland"... but COULD buy ALL of Greenland EXCEPT the currently populated areas. There would be a "State of Greenland" in a section of the island. Independent or under Danish control. It's mostly a small coastal region in the southeast of the island.  The balance of the island would be purchased by the U.S. Trump wants the rest of the island for military bases, Arctic research and maritime control, exploitation of natural resources (rare earth metals and oil & gas deposits, etc...). He may even have to pay a 100-year royalties fee (1% just for argument's sake) to be paid for resources produced in American Greenland: half to Denmark and half to the "State of Greenland." Yep, I'm on board with this.

2) Panama Canal? Sorry, no chance. But he's pushing for better U.S. transit rates and higher Chinese transit rates. Yep, I'm on board with this.

3) Canada? No chance. But similar to Greenland, forget the heavily populated areas and concentrate only on the Artic areas. Which are vast. And for the same reasons as Greenland, offer to purchase the Provinces of Yukon, Nunavet, the Northwest Territories... and then sponsor support of Newfoundland and Labrador to vote and choose their government: Canadien, or American. Their choice. But the Yukon and Nunavet and NW Territories fall under the same type of Greenland Agreement... a sale, and royalties for any resources derived in these territories for a set number of years. Yep, I'm on board with this.

 

Trump is pushing for something like this (too bad we lost the 1812 War with Britain...).

Can he do it?

Anyone else interested in Trump's version of "Manifest Destiny"?

 

Edited January 27 by 1984Echoes

[romad1]

We need a tapestry of interconnected democracies around the World.   I don't need to control or even design what happens in Brazil or Malaysia but I would like them to support free trade, human rights and the rule of law. 

[Tiger337]

The only interesting thing Trump could do is resign.  But I'll shutup and let you guys enjoy your thread.  

[romad1]

6 hours ago, Tiger337 said:

The only interesting thing Trump could do is resign.  But I'll shutup and let you guys enjoy your thread.  

He could do something else.

[Motor City Sonics]

2 hours ago, romad1 said:

He could do something else.

I won't type the next line but William Hurt said it at the end of A History Of Violence when Joey asks "What can I do?".