This could go in any one of a number of threads…
Stephen Miller Asserts U.S. Has Right to Take Greenland
In a CNN interview, the Trump aide also echoed the president’s intent to run Venezuela as he laid out a case for the United States to control weaker states by flexing its military might.
Stephen Miller, a top aide to President Trump, asserted on Monday that Greenland rightfully belonged to the United States and that the Trump administration could seize the semiautonomous Danish territory if it wanted.
“Nobody’s going to fight the United States militarily over the future of Greenland,” Mr. Miller told Jake Tapper, the CNN host, after being asked repeatedly whether he would rule out using military force.
The remarks were part of a vocal push by Mr. Miller, long a powerful behind-the-scenes player in Trump administration policy, to justify American imperialism and a vision for a new world order in which the United States could freely overthrow national governments and take foreign territory and resources so long as it was in the national interest.
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“Nobody’s going to fight,” eh, Steve?
Europe Rallies for Greenland as Trump’s Threats Continue
The show of solidarity comes as President Trump, emboldened by his capture of Nicolás Maduro from Venezuela, has suggested he could take action against other countries.
European leaders marshaled support for Greenland on Tuesday, urging the United States to respect its sovereignty and the importance of NATO cooperation as the Trump administration repeatedly threatens to seize the semiautonomous Danish territory.
In a joint statement released with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark, the leaders of France, Germany, Britain and other nations emphasized Greenland’s inclusion within NATO, the defense alliance that includes the United States. They wrote that Arctic security, a priority of the alliance, could be achieved only by upholding principles in the United Nations Charter of “sovereignty, territorial integrity and the inviolability of borders.”
“Greenland belongs to its people,” the statement said. “It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland.”
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