We called it the Cold War - a situation that just fell short of a full-out hot war. For early on I was concerned about the possibility of WWIII.
I can't believe that bugaboo has resurfaced in the 21st century. Yet here we are. Our president has essentially turned the world against us. We have a demented dictator destroying our democratic government and attacking citizens and immigrants in churches, restaurants, schools, and on the streets.
Like it or not we're standing on the precipice of a war that may basically destroy the world with nuclear weapons because of one crazed pedophile and felon whose fascist agenda threatens mankind.
To put it in Trump's words, "I don't think I have an obligation to think purely of peace." That's the message he's sent out yesterday to every nation on the planet.
It's hard to imagine one little arctic island - Greenland - is at the center of Trump's warlike ambitions, but's it's true. Trump warned Europe that his hostile campaign to seize Greenland is linked to his failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize, according to Norway's leader.
Talk about petty. Poison petty. An old man who dreams of personally owning the Western Hemisphere is unhinged and only feet away from pushing the Red Button that will seal all of our fates forever.
Europe isn't going to just stand by, however. Greenland is a territory of Denmark and a member of NATO which has already pledged support and is sending in combat units from throughout Western Europe as I write this.
Trump tried to bully the countries that didn't support his invasion of Greenland by imposing 10% tariffs against each nation. That didn't go well. In response the governments made it clear that they won't be blackmailed and that the limit has been reached.
The European Union is on the brink of imposing its "bazooka," an Anti-Coercion Instrument, which has never been used before. It will allow them to take retaliatory action against any rivals seen as threatening the bloc and could involve restricting American access to tenders and investment proposals.
After that, depending on Trump's reaction, there could be a hot war. As unthinkable as that is... there's the possibility.
My question is who is going to stop Trump from creating an apocalypse? Will the American people through Congress impeach him? It sure doesn't look like that's going to happen.
Would our military refuse to wage a senseless war that could be the downfall of us all? Would they take the Red Button away from the lunatic leading us down a road to destruction? Frankly, I don't see that as happening either.
Which leaves us in a very bad place.
As it Stands, I'm hoping someone close to Trump talks him out of waging war against the world.
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