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Tickle

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4. There's always a method behind tRump

Reply to Sogo (Original post)

Fri Jan 17, 2025, 02:57 PM

Jan 17

The US is currently locked in a three-cornered fight with China as well as Russia over the Arctic region’s natural resources — such as lithium, cobalt and graphite, according to the Wilson Center, a foreign policy-focused think tank in Washington.

There are two main reasons [to annex Greenland]. The first is the large deposits of rare earth elements needed for critical defense and electronics manufacturing,

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Do you suppose Trump wants Greenland to use as [View all] Sogo Jan 17 OP

He wants it cuz billionaire donors told him to Attilatheblond Jan 17 #1

Sure, why not? EarthAbides Jan 17 #2

He wants to say it Macrophylla Jan 17 #3

There's always a method behind tRump Tickle Jan 17 #4

I believe Greenland is the real goal, and Canada, Mexico and Panama are the distractions Arazi Jan 17 #7

Highly Impractical. MineralMan Jan 17 #5

The whole fricking idea is highly impractical, Sogo Jan 17 #6

So that means we're going to do it ck4829 Jan 17 #8

Well, I'm not saying this is likely, but I think the attraction of Mike 03 Jan 17 #9

Isn't it about rare earth minerals? Frasier Balzov Jan 17 #10

Trump has no idea Strelnikov_ Jan 17 #11

Big, strong men ..... H2O Man Jan 17 #14

Only after... lame54 Jan 17 #12

No. H2O Man Jan 17 #13