US Military: Available for Greenland Acquisition, Not Healthcare
When the White House confirms that 'utilizing' the U.S. military for 'options to obtain Greenland' was a serious consideration under the previous administration, it's presented as a quirky anecdote. Yet, the same media outlets rarely apply such scrupulous scrutiny when the military is 'utilized' for less, shall we say, geographically ambitious, but equally questionable, interventions. The same
military might currently defending perceived U.S. interests in the Middle East, for instance, in support of an Israeli government that has, to date, received over $158 billion in U.S. aid (Congressional Research Service, 2023). We can debate the merits of buying an island versus bombing a village, but the underlying assumption remains: the U.S. military is essentially a presidential credit card,
swiped for whatever geopolitical impulse strikes. One might wonder why this 'option' is so readily available for land deals or foreign wars, but never, say, for universal healthcare or rebuilding America's crumbling infrastructure. Apparently, some 'national interests' are more equal than others when deploying the world's most expensive military apparatus.