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Because one of the core principles of post-WWII peace is that national borders generally stay where they were at the end of the war. The US is now talking abou
by consumer451 2y ago
Because one of the core principles of post-WWII peace is that national borders generally stay where they were at the end of the war.
The US is now talking about annexing Greenland, Canada, and the Panama Canal.
- Freedom2 2y agoAnnex implies the use of force. For Greenland in particular, this is about opening negotiations. No doubt just a strong negotiation tactic from the US president, and it's not like it's unusual for the US to conduct negotiations like this anyway.
- yostrovs 2y agoAll kinds of borders changed after WW2, such as Yugoslavia, Soviet Union breaking up, Palestine, Sudan, Germany, Eritrea, Hawaii became a state, Tuva became part of Soviet Union. Hindu Raj broke up into multiple countries. Negotiating for territory that's not its own nation and only a protectorate of another it's perfectly within the order you mention.
- consumer451 2y agoYes, but the age of large powers invading their neighbors ended, again, for the most part.
- yostrovs 2y agoTalk to Russia about that. Trump isn't invading anyone.