Sources say that the policy 'hawks' around the US President, led by political adviser Stephen Miller, have been so emboldened by the success of the operation to capture Venezuela's leader Nicolas Maduro that they want to move quickly to seize the island before Russia or China makes a move.
British diplomats believe that Trump is also motivated by a desire to distract American voters from the performance of the US economy before the mid-term elections later this year, after which he could lose control of Congress to the Democrats.
Can you imagine the Chinese Army-Navy (the actual name of the PRC Navy, it's a branch of the People's Liberation Army) dropping Chinese Marines off to seize Greenland? Could you imagine the Russians doing the same thing, possibly at the same time on the other side of the country? I can't.
ReplyDeleteThe Trump White House is insane.