Mosheh Oinounou
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You know, you're talking about the Panama Canal and Greenland and Canada and all this stuff. Going back several presidents now, you know, even Bush pre 9-11 was talking about approaching the world humbly. Now, of course, after 9-11, you know, Bush went in U.S. policy for a bit there was trying to remake certain adversary countries as democracies, but that didn't quite work out for us.
You know, you're talking about the Panama Canal and Greenland and Canada and all this stuff. Going back several presidents now, you know, even Bush pre 9-11 was talking about approaching the world humbly. Now, of course, after 9-11, you know, Bush went in U.S. policy for a bit there was trying to remake certain adversary countries as democracies, but that didn't quite work out for us.
So a number of presidents now have been talked about a more humble American foreign policy. And Trump, for the most part, talked about no new wars here, except kind of post-election. He's talked about Canada as the 51st state, taking Greenland, reclaiming the Panama Canal. Now, how he's going to do all of that, given he's promising no new wars, complicated. Right.
So a number of presidents now have been talked about a more humble American foreign policy. And Trump, for the most part, talked about no new wars here, except kind of post-election. He's talked about Canada as the 51st state, taking Greenland, reclaiming the Panama Canal. Now, how he's going to do all of that, given he's promising no new wars, complicated. Right.
So a number of presidents now have been talked about a more humble American foreign policy. And Trump, for the most part, talked about no new wars here, except kind of post-election. He's talked about Canada as the 51st state, taking Greenland, reclaiming the Panama Canal. Now, how he's going to do all of that, given he's promising no new wars, complicated. Right.
How do you take back the Panama Canal short of an invasion given that Panama is like, yeah, no, it's our canal now. You know, thanks for building it centuries ago. But then you promised it to us and you gave it to us in the 90s. Greenland's like, you know, we're not for sale. We are looking to be independent potentially. So how is that going to happen?
How do you take back the Panama Canal short of an invasion given that Panama is like, yeah, no, it's our canal now. You know, thanks for building it centuries ago. But then you promised it to us and you gave it to us in the 90s. Greenland's like, you know, we're not for sale. We are looking to be independent potentially. So how is that going to happen?
How do you take back the Panama Canal short of an invasion given that Panama is like, yeah, no, it's our canal now. You know, thanks for building it centuries ago. But then you promised it to us and you gave it to us in the 90s. Greenland's like, you know, we're not for sale. We are looking to be independent potentially. So how is that going to happen?
Canada is saying, yeah, we're not really interested in becoming the 51st state. We're our own country. We have our own sovereignty here. So, you know, Trump has his own concerns in regards to economic measures. He's got his concerns when it comes to Greenland and the mineral rights there and the Chinese interest there in the Panama Canal.
Canada is saying, yeah, we're not really interested in becoming the 51st state. We're our own country. We have our own sovereignty here. So, you know, Trump has his own concerns in regards to economic measures. He's got his concerns when it comes to Greenland and the mineral rights there and the Chinese interest there in the Panama Canal.
Canada is saying, yeah, we're not really interested in becoming the 51st state. We're our own country. We have our own sovereignty here. So, you know, Trump has his own concerns in regards to economic measures. He's got his concerns when it comes to Greenland and the mineral rights there and the Chinese interest there in the Panama Canal.
The big issue is the Chinese increasing role in the ports and canal there and what it means for national security and economics. So there's legitimate concerns when it comes to U.S. foreign policy. But he's just declaring things like we're going to reclaim the Panama Canal, that that's a piece of territory in a foreign country. So it's unclear how he's going to do that.
The big issue is the Chinese increasing role in the ports and canal there and what it means for national security and economics. So there's legitimate concerns when it comes to U.S. foreign policy. But he's just declaring things like we're going to reclaim the Panama Canal, that that's a piece of territory in a foreign country. So it's unclear how he's going to do that.
The big issue is the Chinese increasing role in the ports and canal there and what it means for national security and economics. So there's legitimate concerns when it comes to U.S. foreign policy. But he's just declaring things like we're going to reclaim the Panama Canal, that that's a piece of territory in a foreign country. So it's unclear how he's going to do that.
Jill, I should note, we're going to be focused doing a deep dive on that over on MoNews Premium and all things Panama Canal, Greenland, the American expansion plan under Trump, what it may include and how it may go down, because we're still trying to figure it out over here.
Jill, I should note, we're going to be focused doing a deep dive on that over on MoNews Premium and all things Panama Canal, Greenland, the American expansion plan under Trump, what it may include and how it may go down, because we're still trying to figure it out over here.
Jill, I should note, we're going to be focused doing a deep dive on that over on MoNews Premium and all things Panama Canal, Greenland, the American expansion plan under Trump, what it may include and how it may go down, because we're still trying to figure it out over here.
Yeah, they're like pulling out the Bibles. Robert's walking up to the stage and they're like, breaking news. Biden has pardoned his family members. So Democrats in an uproar here, you know, the optics are terrible. Like literally the last, you know, if they didn't do anything wrong, why wait until the last possible second here to do it? Because the optics are pretty bad.
Yeah, they're like pulling out the Bibles. Robert's walking up to the stage and they're like, breaking news. Biden has pardoned his family members. So Democrats in an uproar here, you know, the optics are terrible. Like literally the last, you know, if they didn't do anything wrong, why wait until the last possible second here to do it? Because the optics are pretty bad.
Yeah, they're like pulling out the Bibles. Robert's walking up to the stage and they're like, breaking news. Biden has pardoned his family members. So Democrats in an uproar here, you know, the optics are terrible. Like literally the last, you know, if they didn't do anything wrong, why wait until the last possible second here to do it? Because the optics are pretty bad.