The military don’t start wars. Politicians do.

History is littered with proof of that. Old men, with political power, start a war, and young men with no power are sent to fight them. It’s an infinite cycle.

So, does Donald Trump, the oldest-ever president of the United States and now in his 80th year, really plan to wage war on Greenland, an ally of America and the West? He says he can and will.

Here are some of things Trump has said. They are direct quotes.

– “We are going to do something on Greenland whether they like it or not.”
– “I would like to make a deal the easy way, but if we don’t do it the easy way we’re going to do it the hard way.”
– “One way or the other, we’re going to have Greenland.”
– “If we don’t (take over), Russia or China will take over Greenland. And we’re not going to have Russia or China as a neighbor.”

Trump has a very loose acquaintance with truth, so all of this could be fake news, to use the........

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