Trump’s fixation on Greenland might be military overreach, a risky move given America’s war record. Since 1945, the U.S. has lost or stalemated in Korea (1953), Vietnam (1975), and Afghanistan (2021), with Iraq’s 2003 “victory” devolving into chaos. Greenland, a Danish territory with 56,000 residents and strategic Arctic value, isn’t for sale. Trump’s bluster ignores history: of 12 major post-WWII conflicts, the U.S. decisively won just three.
Trump’s Greenland Military Overreach
Ted Rall
Ted Rall is a syndicated political cartoonist for Andrews McMeel Syndication and WhoWhatWhy.org and Counterpoint. He is a contributor to Centerclip and co-host of "The TMI Show" talk show. He is a graphic novelist and author of many books of art and prose, and an occasional war correspondent. He is, recently, the author of the graphic novel "2024: Revisited."
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Funny. But you know, there’s defeat and there’s defeat. America hasn’t fought a war it couldn’t afford to lose since… 1865, I think. (Even WW2 was probably “losable” since a wholly triumphant Axis would’ve found it extremely difficult to invade America itself when you factor in logistics and the difficulty of holding down a conquered Eurasia in the long term.) That’s why Americans stumble into and through conflicts without thinking, resulting in an embarrassing win/loss ratio. While there is no risk of the POTUS having to take Hitler’s way out, they can just keep at it.