“HE’S TALKING ABOUT REINSTITUTING THE MONROE DOCTRINE”: IS TRUMP BEING SERIOUS ABOUT CANADA, PANAMA AND GREENLAND?
President-elect Trump has spent parts of the holiday season vowing to take over the Panama Canal, calling for the U.S. to buy Greenland from Denmark and suggesting Canada could become the 51st state.
But why?
It appears the Panama thing is about China. Our adversary has invested heavily in Panama, including in a number of construction deals, and manages two of Panama’s five main ports.
Greenland can also be about national security. The Arctic is a key region as the U.S. looks to counter Russia and China, and it’s becoming more contested as melting ice opens up new shipping routes. Not to mention, Greenland is rich in natural resources.
Trump’s Canada remarks do sound like trolling. But Republicans watching on think the president-elect is trying to win an advantage in trade negotiations.
— thinks Republican strategist Ford O’Connell.
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President-elect Trump has spent parts of the holiday season vowing to take over the Panama Canal, calling for the U.S. to buy Greenland from Denmark and suggesting Canada could become the 51st state.
But why?
It appears the Panama thing is about China. Our adversary has invested heavily in Panama, including in a number of construction deals, and manages two of Panama’s five main ports.
Greenland can also be about national security. The Arctic is a key region as the U.S. looks to counter Russia and China, and it’s becoming more contested as melting ice opens up new shipping routes. Not to mention, Greenland is rich in natural resources.
Trump’s Canada remarks do sound like trolling. But Republicans watching on think the president-elect is trying to win an advantage in trade negotiations.
“What is he really saying here? Out loud, he’s talking about reinstituting the Monroe Doctrine, the U.S. controlling the Western Hemisphere,”
— thinks Republican strategist Ford O’Connell.
#Trump #Panama #CANADA
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