Originally posted by: Mark
I don't think Trump is trolling. I wouldn't be surprised if he had the military invade Mexico and Panama. Remember he wanted to drop bombs in Mexico and blame it on another country during his first term. Don Jr. had to flee Greenland today. I wish they would have put him jail. Why do you think he like tyrants so much? I wouldn't be surprised if he and Putin agreed Putin could do what he wants in Eastern Europe and Trump can do what he wants in North America and South America.
I wouldn't be surprised if he wants to deal Xi in giving him permission to seize Taiwan and anything else he wants in the South China sea.
Trump wants his legacy to be an American empire very much like Putin and Xi want their legacy to be the creation of an empire.
Oh, Trump definitely bent over and spread his ass cheeks for Putin, and he'll cut off aid to Ukraine as soon as he oozes into the Oval Office. I don't think he'll make a military move on Mexico, Greenland, or Panama, though. You have to remember, he's a bully--and all bullies are cowards. Plus, if there are any sane people in his administration--and I assume there will be a FEW--they'll warn him that unprovoked aggression against another nation will provoke UN sanctions, a massive reduction in trade, and worldwide condemnation.
Also, whether he'll give China carte blanche is an open question. He HATES China--we don't know exactly why; they probably snubbed him on a business deal. Remember when 500,000 "extra" Americans died because he slapped travel bans on THEM HEATHEN CHINEE but none on travel from Europe--which was where covid was actually coming from?
It's true, though, that Taiwan is doomed. It might take China a surprising amount of time, money, and blood, though. Taiwan is a rugged island with terrain that's easy to defend. The Taiwanese will be well aware that Xi will kill them all, so they'll fight to the last man, woman, and child.
Back home in North America, I wouldn't be at all surprised if Canada and Mexico, and quite possibly Central America and Cuba, form some sort of alliance against us. They won't be bullied.
It's going to be so much fun living in a pariah nation, with a collapsing economy, run by a dictator!