Greenland and Iran Updates

There's never a dull day

Greenland

Pres. Trump, just after I posted my suppositions on Greenland decided to render them pointless by announcing that he has come to an agreement in principle with the Secretary General of NATO. Details to come, but everyone is standing down.

I hope to have more to say about this once the dust settles. It will be interesting to see what his threats might have accomplished, if anything. Mark Rutte, the NATO Secretary General, said only Trump could get Europe to take its own defense seriously, so that’s something.

My friend and colleague on this site suggested that the whole thing about Greenland was some sort of ongoing fight with the late Rob Reiner (of Princess Bride fame).

Iran

In the opposite direction, everyone is standing at attention and watching what could happen in Iran. The US has moved massive amounts of military equipment into all the bases that could launch attacks on Iran. (We talked about Diego Garcia in relation to Greenland and Chagos.)

Pres. Trump said he was going to help the protesters, and it looks like he is just about to do so. Lots of questions still stand. What will the military do? Is it just bombing and missiles? What are the targets? Will there be “boots on the ground”? And why now? Did Trump wait so as to get all these forces into place?

Lots to consider. Also, if the Iranian Islamic regime is overthrown, this would be an historic event. It might not get him the Peace Prize he wants, but it would secure Trump’s place in history.