Retired Army Colonel John Mills

Well, I mean, John, you could argue that, look, that's been the pattern of activity. in South America, Central America for decades, right? We've had a tendency, a variety of administrations, to ignore or act as if it's just not important to put our top resources in that region. And then we get what we get, right? Which typically is governments coming in that are hostile to US interests.

Well, I mean, John, you could argue that, look, that's been the pattern of activity. in South America, Central America for decades, right? We've had a tendency, a variety of administrations, to ignore or act as if it's just not important to put our top resources in that region. And then we get what we get, right? Which typically is governments coming in that are hostile to US interests.

Or, as you pointed out, the Chinese regime coming in, which they've been doing now for years, not just there, but also in Africa and elsewhere. doing just that, increasing their presence, building infrastructure, whether it's crappy or not, and locking down permits for a variety of rare earth and critical minerals. So Panama is just one more example of that.

Or, as you pointed out, the Chinese regime coming in, which they've been doing now for years, not just there, but also in Africa and elsewhere. doing just that, increasing their presence, building infrastructure, whether it's crappy or not, and locking down permits for a variety of rare earth and critical minerals. So Panama is just one more example of that.

Or, as you pointed out, the Chinese regime coming in, which they've been doing now for years, not just there, but also in Africa and elsewhere. doing just that, increasing their presence, building infrastructure, whether it's crappy or not, and locking down permits for a variety of rare earth and critical minerals. So Panama is just one more example of that.

That would not go over well in the meeting. And I also like how you said, if I had $10 for every time, which is really inflationary.

That would not go over well in the meeting. And I also like how you said, if I had $10 for every time, which is really inflationary.

That would not go over well in the meeting. And I also like how you said, if I had $10 for every time, which is really inflationary.

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Und ich denke, das ist ein klassischer Beispiel, in Bezug auf das, was die immediate Reaktion von den Medien natürlich zu seinen Kommentaren, nicht nur von Panama Canal, sondern von Greenland, das typische Pearl-Klatschen, das man von den Medien bekommt, weil sie alles, was er literally sagt, nehmen, statt die Persönlichkeit zu verstehen, die die Person ist, die jetzt zurück in die White House steigen wird und denkt, naja, vielleicht sind das hier Taktiken für Negotiierungen.

Und ich denke, das ist ein klassischer Beispiel, in Bezug auf das, was die immediate Reaktion von den Medien natürlich zu seinen Kommentaren, nicht nur von Panama Canal, sondern von Greenland, das typische Pearl-Klatschen, das man von den Medien bekommt, weil sie alles, was er literally sagt, nehmen, statt die Persönlichkeit zu verstehen, die die Person ist, die jetzt zurück in die White House steigen wird und denkt, naja, vielleicht sind das hier Taktiken für Negotiierungen.

Und ich denke, das ist ein klassischer Beispiel, in Bezug auf das, was die immediate Reaktion von den Medien natürlich zu seinen Kommentaren, nicht nur von Panama Canal, sondern von Greenland, das typische Pearl-Klatschen, das man von den Medien bekommt, weil sie alles, was er literally sagt, nehmen, statt die Persönlichkeit zu verstehen, die die Person ist, die jetzt zurück in die White House steigen wird und denkt, naja, vielleicht sind das hier Taktiken für Negotiierungen.

So maybe he's talking about these things for a specific reason and you shouldn't perhaps just take everything he says literally.

So maybe he's talking about these things for a specific reason and you shouldn't perhaps just take everything he says literally.

So maybe he's talking about these things for a specific reason and you shouldn't perhaps just take everything he says literally.

Let's move if we could, because there's so much going on in the world. And look, we're only a few days into 2025. So I think that you and I are going to be sitting down talking on the Situation Report and elsewhere numerous times during the course of this year. But let's move to another development, another issue. And that would be the vulnerability of undersea cables.

Let's move if we could, because there's so much going on in the world. And look, we're only a few days into 2025. So I think that you and I are going to be sitting down talking on the Situation Report and elsewhere numerous times during the course of this year. But let's move to another development, another issue. And that would be the vulnerability of undersea cables.

Let's move if we could, because there's so much going on in the world. And look, we're only a few days into 2025. So I think that you and I are going to be sitting down talking on the Situation Report and elsewhere numerous times during the course of this year. But let's move to another development, another issue. And that would be the vulnerability of undersea cables.