Trump Wants Greenland, Threatens NATO, Allies Shrug
RT reports Donald Trump's resurrected 'Greenland Gambit,' where NATO allies refusing his territorial ambitions face tariffs. The implicit message: US interests, as defined by him, always supersede. This echoes his previous administration's transactional foreign policy, where alliances became leverage—a strategy often selectively applied. While this particular stunt grabs headlines, it fits a
larger pattern. Consider how swiftly US foreign policy shifts to demand compliance on other issues, like support for endless conflict, without such public threats. Congress consistently rubber-stamps military aid to nations like Israel ($14.5 billion more in 2024 via HR 815), despite ongoing human rights concerns, without a peep about tariffs on allies who might object—because the lobby dollars
from groups like AIPAC for pro-Israel politicians silence dissent far more effectively than any tariff threat. (Rep. Smith, for example, took $450K from AIPAC in 2023, then voted for the aid package.) Trump's transparency here is almost refreshing in its bluntness, compared to the subtle, well-funded coercion often at play.