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Trump administration 2024-2028

Kirkhill said:
Perhaps that characteristic can be put to better use.

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Meanwhile -

I noted in the Bloomberg video with the PM of Norway that I posted in the Europe thread the number of times that the PM referenced the UK, the Nordic Alliance and the Baltics, essentially the Joint Expeditionary Force. I have also noted the lack of support by Keir Starmer for Canada.
Britain may not be a reliable ally but, perhaps, we can make something out of the Nordics. They did reach out to us a couple of years ago and were turned down by our isolationist government. The same government that turned down Japan and Germany leaving us without friends.

But our window may be closing, if it hasn't closed already.


www.telegraph.co.uk

Ukraine-Russia war live: Zelensky will not attend talks with Americans at Saudi peace summit

Volodymyr Zelensky will not attend high-level talks between Ukrainian and US negotiators next week but insisted his country is “fully committed” to peace talks.
www.telegraph.co.uk www.telegraph.co.uk

The US has been supportive of the Joint Expeditionary Force even when Sweden and Finland were neutral. The USMC and the USN has exercised with JEF since 2014.

Trump seems to be quite happy to have the Europeans look after Europe but not thrilled if Europe extends into Greenland. How thrilled would he be if Europe extended into Canada?

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Meanwhile

In the US, Indian, Ukrainian and Turkish press

www.indiatoday.in

Trump doubles down on 'Canada 51st state', asks Trudeau to revise border: Report

Amid the simmering US-Canada tensions, a New York Times report has revealed that during two phone calls with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on February 3, Donald Trump said he wanted to “revise the boundary" between the two neighbouring nations.
www.indiatoday.in www.indiatoday.in
newsukraine.rbc.ua

Trump wants to renegotiate US-Canada border agreement – NYT

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www.aa.com.tr

Trump tells Canada he wants to renegotiate border treaty: Report

During Feb. 3 call with Trudeau, Trump questioned validity of 1908 border treaty, suggested revising the boundary, New York Times reports - Anadolu Ajansı
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www.forexlive.com

Trump told Trudeau he wants to renegotiate the border | Forexlive

It's unclear what parts of the border Trump was talking about
www.forexlive.com www.forexlive.com
www.seattletimes.com

How Trump’s ‘51st state’ Canada talk came to be seen as deadly serious

Trump, in an early February call, challenged the border treaty between the two countries and told Trudeau he didn’t like their shared water agreements.
www.seattletimes.com www.seattletimes.com

The British, Swedish and Danish press all seem very quiet about Canada's woes.

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www.whitehouse.gov

Declaring a National Energy Emergency

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the National Emergencies Act (50
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Gaza: Israel’s Energy Cuts Violate Laws of War

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www.cbsnews.com

What are the laws of war, and how do they apply to the Israel-Gaza conflict?

Whether something is a war crime is a complex determination — and violations of International Humanitarian Law are notoriously difficult to prosecute
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www.theglobeandmail.com

Trump told Canadian officials he wanted changes to the Columbia River Treaty

The agreement, currently under renegotiation, co-ordinates hydroelectric power production and flood control along the Columbia River flowing from B.C. through the U.S. Pacific Northwest
www.theglobeandmail.com www.theglobeandmail.com

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Is it noteworthy how much of Ontario's power is generated on the shores of the Great Lakes and St Lawrence Seaway?
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How long to prep for demolition ?
What can I say I'm a scorched earth kind of guy ?
 
brihard said:
Fuck me, but is he ever stupid. I know we sometimes joke about Americans not looking at maps, but he’s the Secretary of State for God’s sake.
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While defending anyone in the Trump administration makes me throw up in my mouth a little bit I think people are misinterpreting what Rubio is saying about Russia on the border of Poland.
"without Starlink Ukraine would have lost this war long ago and Russians would be on the border with Poland right now"
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He's suggesting that without Starlink the Russians would have been able to defeat Ukraine and occupy it completely (questionable at best) meaning that Russian troops would be poised along the current Ukraine/Poland border. Not that their forces would be free to deploy along a non-existent current Russia/Poland border.

Ick. I have to go shower now...
 
Oldgateboatdriver said:
I read yesterday that Trump wanted the actual Declaration of Independence to be moved to the White House (how incredibly selfish to want to take the founding document of government "Of the People, by the People, for the People" away from where the actual people can go and see it and move it to where only a chosen few can), but he will have to settle for one of the original (and still rare) reproduction.

That's nice, but did he ever read it and try to understand the meaning?

Basically, how does he square the following passage, "government are instituted among Men, deriving their just power from the consent of the governed ...", with his current obsession of annexing Canada, Greenland and parts of Panama where, in all three cases, the "governed" have made it abundantly and unambiguously clear they do not consent to being governed by the USA.
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Ironic indeed. Sadly, he only needs the (at least perceived) consent of those he governs - and we see how the info space is being shaped to massage that kind of consent for annexation :(
 
Brad Sallows said:
A stunt. Congress already has authority to restrain military operations by presidents, assuming they care to exercise it. If they won't exercise it, unnecessary showboat legislation won't help.
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The War Powers Resolution requires the president to notify Congress within 48 hours of committing armed forces to military action and forbids armed forces from remaining for more than 60 days, with a further 30-day withdrawal period, without congressional authorization for use of military force (AUMF) or a declaration of war by the United States. The resolution was passed by two-thirds each of the House and Senate, overriding the veto of President Richard Nixon.

It has been alleged that the War Powers Resolution has been violated in the past. However, Congress has disapproved all such incidents, and no allegations have resulted in successful legal actions taken against a president.
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War Powers Resolution - Wikipedia

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Hypothetical

How far can you drive from Forts Lewis and Drum in 48 hours? How far can you fly from Elmendorf and Bragg?

How much can be accomplished in 60 days? 90 if the withdrawal is active?

And, then, will the Congress deny him funds to continue?

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I don't see this as a stunt. I see it as a demonstration.
 
Brad Sallows said:
A stunt. Congress already has authority to restrain military operations by presidents, assuming they care to exercise it. If they won't exercise it, unnecessary showboat legislation won't help.
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A stunt perhaps, but the process will reveal which Republicans are on record as voting against it, which can then be used as political capital.
 
Kirkhill said:
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en.wikipedia.org

War Powers Resolution - Wikipedia

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Hypothetical

How far can you drive from Forts Lewis and Drum in 48 hours? How far can you fly from Elmendorf and Bragg?

How much can be accomplished in 60 days? 90 if the withdrawal is active?

And, then, will the Congress deny him funds to continue?

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I don't see this as a stunt. I see it as a demonstration.
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As I am reading that and rethinking it:

2 Regular force Stryker Brigades at Fort Lewis under the 7th Div and a National Guard Stryker Brigade.
2 Regular force Stryker Brigades at Fort Carson under the 4th Div
1 National Guard Stryker Brigade in Pennsylvania

All returning to London....
 
OldSolduer said:
He just insulted the wrong people. Don't mess with the Poles.

They have long memories and they will remember this for a while.
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The funniest part was Rubio, who has never done anything beyond politicking, called Sikorski a small man. The same Sikorski who was a journalist and war correspondent who is famous for reporting and probably fighting against the Soviets during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
 
PrairieFella said:
The funniest part was Rubio, who has never done anything beyond politicking, called Sikorski a small man. The same Sikorski who was a journalist and war correspondent who is famous for reporting and probably fighting against the Soviets during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
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A duncocracy is what the USA is - a nation ruled by dunces.

Idiot Muppet GIF by Social Pip
 
What a pathetic state the US is in when a formal release from the white house uses such trashy language.

The Fake News losers at CNN immediately tried to fact check it, but President Trump was right (as usual).
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www.whitehouse.gov

Yes, Biden Spent Millions on Transgender Animal Experiments

Last night, President Donald J. Trump highlighted many of the egregious examples of waste, fraud, and abuse funded by American taxpayers, including $8
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And Gordon Chang on how we got here....

www.telegraph.co.uk

Europe abandoned Trump, so Trump is abandoning Europe

The American President is far more interested in pursuing a hawkish policy on China
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The Reverse Nixon

Europeans still don’t get it. De Villepin believes America, like Russia and China, is an “illiberal superpower,” but he and other Europeans are missing two important trends. First, the US has had enough of European freeriding. Second, that Trump is going hard after China, and as a result is focusing far less on other regional concerns.

Trump and predecessors have been trying to get Nato signatories to spend at least 2 per cent of gross domestic product on defence. There was progress last year as countries crossed the threshold for the first time, but European members and Canada are still not devoting sufficient resources to the common defence. Trump finally got tired of pleading, pressuring, and cajoling, so after two invasions of Ukraine he finally walked away. Europe abandoned its own defence, so Trump is abandoning Europe. No one should be surprised: The continent had decades of warning.

At the same time, Trump is pulling what is now known as the “reverse Nixon,” in other words, wooing Russia to isolate China.
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And related

Ukraine must give up land to Russia as part of any agreement to end the war, US secretary of state Marco Rubio has suggested.

“I think both sides need to come to an understanding that there’s no military solution to this situation,” Mr Rubio told reporters as he flew to Saudi Arabia for crunch talks with Ukrainian officials on Tuesday.

“The Russians can’t conquer all of Ukraine, and obviously it’ll be very difficult for Ukraine in any reasonable time period to sort of force the Russians back all the way to where they were in 2014.”

Mr Rubio earlier said the American ban on sending weapons and intelligence to Ukraine could be lifted tomorrow if the Saudi meeting goes well.

Washington’s top diplomat said the White House first needed to understand what concessions Kyiv would be willing to make before restarting military aid, adding that Ukraine must be “prepared to do difficult things, like the Russians will.”

“I think the notion of the pause in aid, broadly, is something I hope we can resolve. Obviously what happens tomorrow will be key to that,” he told reporters.
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www.telegraph.co.uk

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Ukraine must cede territory in peace talks, says US

Ukraine must give up land to Russia as part of any agreement to end the war, US secretary of state Marco Rubio has suggested.
www.telegraph.co.uk www.telegraph.co.uk

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