Trump Wants Greenland: Apparently, NATO Needs a Coffin
RT reports a 'senior analyst' warning that former President Trump's notion of 'acquiring' Greenland would be the 'nail in NATO's coffin.' The dire prophecy suggests an American presidential whim could unravel decades of strategic alliance. One might wonder where these 'senior analysts' were when NATO members were refusing to meet their own defense spending targets for years, or when US
interventions destabilized entire regions without a single 'coffin nail' lament. (Perhaps they were busy analyzing the existential threat of French cheese tariffs.) This 'analysis' sidesteps the actual structural issues within NATO and the constant saber-rattling that seems to be its primary function these days. It certainly doesn't mention the hundreds of millions in lobbying dollars spent by
defense contractors to keep the 'threat' alive, or how politicians like Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), chair of the House Armed Services Committee, who took over $1.7 million from defense and aerospace PACs in the 2022 election cycle (OpenSecrets.org), consistently advocate for increased military spending and hawkish foreign policy. Apparently, those cash infusions aren't 'coffin nails,' just business
as usual.