Looking forward do U.S. expats face the risk of retaliation by nations burned by Trump?

[jvs]

3 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

I give up, what percentage of Americans are considered illiterate? 

 

What is Musk importing tradesmen to do? 

 

Maybe if the left did not run virtually all aspects of education in the US, the results would be better. 

Can you read and find it yourself or do you need help?

 

[KhunLA]

10 minutes ago, jvs said:

Really?

Having enough stuff is all you care about?

Ever since the beginning the USA has depended on immigration!

Anyone claiming to be a real American is a Native!

The US has always be depended on knowledge and tradesman.

Even now they still need to import qualified tradesman from all over the world,don't believe me?

Ask Musk,he will be the first to agree.

Do you know how many % of US citizens are considered illiterate ?

Just thinking you are almighty just does not make it so.

I stated self sufficient, which you doubt.  Didn't say everyone would be happy & prosperous, not that everyone is now.

 

Yes, 'legal' immigrants.

 

Illiterate folks are good, someone has to do the jobs nobody else wants to.

 

The USA is almighty, at the moment, and I don't think I commented on that at all.   Their economy is so intertwined with China at the moment, China would never be a threat, or USA threaten China.   Just fodder for MSM, and idiots to have something to distract themselves with.

 

Russia has enough problems of their own, or so I read, and aren't a threat to anyone, and don't want to be.  Again, just fodder for MSM idiots.

 

Everyone else is an ally, or has no military worth speaking of.

 

I'm far from a USA fanboy, I did leave 25 yrs ago, and doubt if I would ever return ... nuff said

[Yellowtail]

1 minute ago, jvs said:

Can you read and find it yourself or do you need help?

 

So, you have no idea, you just thought it sounded good. I thought not. 

 

 

[jvs]

17 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

So, you have no idea, you just thought it sounded good. I thought not. 

 

 

I rest my case.

[Jingthing]

Trump doesn’t want to annex Panama but he does want to annex Greenland. 

He does want to annex the Canal Zone.  He has openly not ruled out military force for both.

[Purdey]

I don't see how smaller countries could do much against any economic warfare committed by the U.S. 

Of course they could have "don't buy American" campaigns on consumer goods but it would not hurt America. Laughing at every pubic announcement won't embarrass anyone.

[Hawaiian]

12 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Trump doesn’t want to annex Panama but he does want to annex Greenland. 

He does want to annex the Canal Zone.  He has openly not ruled out military force for both.

I don't think Trump has the power to unilaterally annex any foreign territory.  If I'm not mistaken it would have to be ratified by the Senate, since annexation is legally a treaty.  Rather doubtful he could garner enough votes. 

[Ctkong]

20 hours ago, Jingthing said:

He's only been back in office for a few days, and the madness has already started.

Not talking about specific cases yet, but in nations hurt by punitive Trump trade war tariffs or barbaric treatment of their nationals by U.S. immigration, do you think things may get ugly in certain countries for U.S. expats?

 

For example say he hits a country with 50 or 100 percent tariffs and the local economy crashes because of it. The people will know the pain comes from America. Wouldn't it be natural in such cases for the people or even governments to take out their anger on the Americans they see, the ones that live there? Even if ironically, those Americans may be very anti-Trump.

That is the irony of democracy. The person you may vote against gets into office and you reap the result of his policies regardless. Tarring every American with the same brush is a universal act. 

[Jingthing]

6 minutes ago, Ctkong said:

That is the irony of democracy. The person you may vote against gets into office and you reap the result of his policies regardless. Tarring every American with the same brush is a universal act. 

Yes. This is happening now to Russians and Israelis abroad. No reason Americans will be immune. Thus the point of this topic.

[Jingthing]

11 minutes ago, Hawaiian said:

I don't think Trump has the power to unilaterally annex any foreign territory.  If I'm not mistaken it would have to be ratified by the Senate, since annexation is legally a treaty.  Rather doubtful he could garner enough votes. 

You clearly just pulled that out of your ...

 

[Yellowtail]

43 minutes ago, jvs said:

I rest my case.

Of course, go with God brother. 

[Yellowtail]

38 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Trump doesn’t want to annex Panama but he does want to annex Greenland. 

He does want to annex the Canal Zone.  He has openly not ruled out military force for both.

Still waiting for you to support your false claim that "If Trump invades Panama as threatened to reclam [sic] the canal..."

[Jingthing]

https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-wont-rule-out-military-economic-action-he-seeks-control-panama-canal-2025-01-07/

 

 

PALM BEACH, Florida, Jan 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump refused on Tuesday to rule out using military or economic action to pursue acquisition of the Panama Canal and Greenland, part of a broader expansionist agenda he has promoted since winning the Nov. 5 election.

[Yellowtail]

1 minute ago, Jingthing said:

https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-wont-rule-out-military-economic-action-he-seeks-control-panama-canal-2025-01-07/

 

 

 

Which is not the same as threatening them with an invasion.  

[Hawaiian]

46 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

You clearly just pulled that out of your ...

 

Such gibberish. 

[TheAppletons]

1 hour ago, Jingthing said:

https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-wont-rule-out-military-economic-action-he-seeks-control-panama-canal-2025-01-07/

 

 

PALM BEACH, Florida, Jan 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump refused on Tuesday to rule out using military or economic action to pursue acquisition of the Panama Canal and Greenland, part of a broader expansionist agenda he has promoted since winning the Nov. 5 election.

 

  While I seriously doubt the US is going to be invading either locale, when one is bluffing one doesn't reveal one's hand in advance. 

 

  Military, economic, diplomatic.  Why throw two chips away and only play with one?  

 

  I think that's why it's phrased as "refused to rule out" instead of "plans to".  

[Jingthing]

4 minutes ago, TheAppletons said:

 

  While I seriously doubt the US is going to be invading either locale, when one is bluffing one doesn't reveal one's hand in advance. 

 

  Military, economic, diplomatic.  Why throw two chips away and only play with one?  

 

  I think that's why it's phrased as "refused to rule out" instead of "plans to".  

Another trying to sane wash a madman.

[Yellowtail]

Just now, Jingthing said:

Another trying to sane wash a madman.

A madman that beat the smartest, most competent woman the world has ever known. 

[TheAppletons]

Enjoy your hysteria, JT.

  

[Jingthing]

9 minutes ago, TheAppletons said:

Enjoy your hysteria, JT.

  

Enjoy your denial.

Learn from history.

[0ffshore360]

11 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Denmark and Greenland were already very friendly. If the U.S. wanted more cooperation, that could have easily happened with normal diplomacy instead of threatening to invade! So incredibly stupid. 

Friendly ? Greenland is an pseudo autonomous territory of Denmark. Push come to shove Denmark  can readily  over ride any "bought and paid for" opinion of  select Greenlanders !

[Jingthing]

12 minutes ago, 0ffshore360 said:

Friendly ? Greenland is an pseudo auntonomous territory of Denmark. Push come to shove Denmark  can readily  over ride any "bought and paid for" opinion of  select Greenlanders !

Both are or at least were friendly.

Obviously Denmark is in charge for now.

Greenland is seeking Independence.

[Yellowtail]

12 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Both are or at least were friendly.

Obviously Denmark is in charge for now.

Greenland is seeking Independence.

Like Scotland then? 

[Gaccha]

37 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Greenland is seeking Independence

 

One should be aware that His Majesty's government has first choice on Greenland.

 

 

That jolly cheeky Yankee orange chap will just have to wait in the queue.

 

 

One hopes that The Empire does not have to burn down their beautiful Whitehouse again.

[Jingthing]

39 minutes ago, Gaccha said:

 

One should be aware that His Majesty's government has first choice on Greenland.

 

 

That jolly cheeky Yankee orange chap will just have to wait in the queue.

 

 

One hopes that The Empire does not have to burn down their beautiful Whitehouse again.

I'm aware of that but if Trump takes Greenland by force I seriously doubt he would be respecting any such old treaties or formalities. He's not going to bother going through with grabbing it just to give it to another country. 

Another example, Panama.

Trump has no legal right to grab it under a previous treaty.

But he's trying. Please stop trying to sane wash and normalize a lawless madman. 

[Yellowtail]

46 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

I'm aware of that but if Trump takes Greenland by force I seriously doubt he would be respecting any such old treaties or formalities. He's not going to bother going through with grabbing it just to give it to another country. 

Another example, Panama.

Trump has no legal right to grab it under a previous treaty.

But he's trying. Please stop trying to sane wash and normalize a lawless madman. 

You and AOC, two peas in a pod. 

[Cryingdick]

 

[Yellowtail]

9 hours ago, Cryingdick said:

 

Typical leftist. Takes the money and then virtue signals. 

[tai4de2]

21 hours ago, johnnybangkok said:

And you MAGA brigade are so myopic in your view and so selective of your facts that you don't even know that the highest amount of illegal immigrants who committed a crime ever deported from the US was under Biden.   https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-deportations-rose-decade-high-fiscal-2024-outpacing-trump-years-2024-12-19/

 

Or that the highest number removed previous to this was under Obama at 2.5 Million between 2009 and 2015   https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/obamas-deportation-policy-numbers/story?id=41715661

 

Illegal immigrants who committed crimes were already being sent home long before Trump jumped on the bandwagon. He just made it sound like nothing was being done about it so that people like yourself got all riled up and voted for him. Oldest trick in the book (demonising the many because of the few) and you all fell for it. 

Not a single word of that unhinged, barely coherent rant has anything to do with the post you quoted. For example, I said nothing about any previous US presidents. I was talking about leftist tinpot potentates in South America being upset because their criminals were handcuffed. 
 

Look… we get it. Leftists love leftists in power, and love illegal aliens — especially the criminal ones (them being the ones who best disrupt decent western society). But at least try to have the decency to do your stark ravings in a way that’s on-topic, and demonstrate you’ve read posts to which you’re attempting to reply. 

[jvs]

Hello USA?

Yes? This is the mighty USA talking!MAGA!

OH yes,this is the government of Panama.

What do you want?Going to roll over like all others for fear of the Mighty Trump?

No, not really,just letting you know,from now on you can take the detour! Out!

 

Now that would be funny,