Description:
Trump got exactly what he wanted in Greenland, in this episode we explain why the whole annexation drama with Denmark was theater designed to humiliate Europe. With the US military now in charge of Greenland's security, annexation becomes a stroke of the pen in Washington, while Elbridge Colby and a rising Pentagon faction look toward hemispheric defense and an eventual pullback from Europe. Is that quiet fear of an American exit, not Russia, the real reason behind Europe's panic and crackdowns from Andy Burnham to Jacob Rees Mogg?
Timeline:
00:00:00 The Greenland deal signed by Trump, Denmark and Greenland
00:01:25 Why Europe told Denmark to give Trump what he wants
00:02:31 The Greenland theatrics: memes, AI images and 51st state talk
00:03:48 Denmark sold out the Greenlanders
00:05:33 The path to future US annexation of Greenland
00:07:35 Why stage the show? Humiliating the Europeans
00:09:06 Military protection means ceded sovereignty
00:10:36 Is there any sovereignty in Europe? Poland's new US bases
00:12:39 Why Greenland can never say no
00:14:34 US troop pullback and the Atlantic as an American lake
00:18:50 From protecting Europe to defending the US homeland
00:21:13 Elbridge Colby and the case for leaving Europe
00:24:05 Europe's Russia scares: Rees Mogg and Burnham's disinformation speech
00:26:48 Using Europe as the next proxy against Russia
00:30:25 Who really benefits from Europe's fear of Russia