cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/40069678
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared to acknowledge that the Pentagon has developed plans to take over Greenland and Panama by force if necessary but refused to answer repeated questions at a hotly combative congressional hearing Thursday about his use of Signal chats to discuss military operations.
Democratic members of the House Armed Services Committee repeatedly got into heated exchanges with Hegseth, with some of the toughest lines of questioning coming from military veterans as many demanded yes or no answers and he tried to avoid direct responses about his actions as Pentagon chief.
In one back-and-forth, Hegseth did provide an eyebrow-raising answer. Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., asked whether the Pentagon has developed plans to take Greenland or Panama by force if necessary.
There is literally no scenario in which it could possibly be “necessary” to invade Greenland.
How long are people going to continue to pretend that the US is not being governed by malicious lunatics?
It always has been. They’re just going full mask off now.
Admittedly, most countries have wild plans; a family friend helped update Canada’s plans to counter attack America a few years back.
Having a defensive contingency plan is not the same as an offensive contingency plan.
That seems perfectly reasonable to plan for.
Canada also has Crisis in Zefra, a futuristic training scenario commissioned from sci-fi author Karl Schroeder.
I don’t condone alcoholism, but this loser can go drown in a barrel of bottom shelf bourbon.
Europe needs to get rid of US dependencies. If a war were to start, their army would be helpless after the US shuts it off remotely. The entire economy of the EU would can also just be turned off by presidential order.
Developed plans?
What’s that?
Just “invasion” written in crayon on a map over probably the wrong countries?
If this is true, why hasn’t it leaked on signal yet?
How is this ‘defence’?
Mr. Binge n’ Leaks couldn’t have made it any more clearer, they will invade Greenland once Greenland does not concede to their rule.
