The New iron man entered oval office of the white house on January 20 in line with tradition.He came with a big bang already announced his intention before coming to office and even refused to be sworn with the bible and the first never to show respect to holy Bible .Though as the fourth,never to be sworn with the bible and worrisome that not even Theodore Roosevelt, Lyndon Johnson, etcetera had managed such defiance who were lucky to see first lady hold the bible to the face adamant yet overlooked it, challenging the traditions yet he claimed to harbour the love of God in the presence of several eminent clerics.Donald Trump is taking over another country's land either by economic power or political power.Why the need for consistent terrorial expansion?
How many times has the United States expanded her borders ? Probably 12 times or multiple times.
Before we get down to the brass tacks of 1800s we shall not undo the giant strides of successive imperial powers.This however begins from 1750 when we have Spain France Britain and later America.These imperial powers flexed muscle over Europe using her resources and wealth to drive boom ,trade and enterprising capacities.They also funded north American settlement growing powers of colonies which later sought for independence from the old world.Hence the ferocious demands for autonomous sometimes led to wars such as the American revolutionary war(1775-1783) and the Mexican war of independence (1810-1821). United kingdom as the last major colonial power on the continent,in 1867 granted Dominion status to Canada in 1867 slowly turn over the remaining land for the next century to that country for keep.The last land transfer was in 1949 the Dominion of Newfoundland leaving only Saint Pierre and Miquelon a small north American colony off the coast of the island of Newfoundland .
From the Louisiana purchase in 1803,which expanded borders west up to the rocky mountains,the monumental greed that doubled her landmass,the rising threat towards the extinction of nation states worldwide was begun in earnest.Any reason for the expansion?The world is her trade and nothing else.Louisiana was bought for $15million on April 30,1803 at approximately size of 828,000sq.miles or 2,144,520 SQ.km.at a cost of less than three cent per acre and almost same size of this threatened Greenland.The spirit of manifest destiny of uncensored territorial expansion for European Americans based on the pride of conquest was fierce who saw them as act of God to take over territories even beyond their immediate frontiers.After it declared her independence in 1836 from Mexico United States had not only annexed Texas in 1845 but also kick-started war with mexico over southern border of Texas to get the decisive two years victory in 1848.The resultant peace treaty extended her borders up to the Pacific ocean.It similarly during the period when it also battled england over northern border of Oregon.
Subsequent treaties with great Britain and Spain brought further increase in her territorial expansion.The expansion to the north brought 49th parallel,south to the Florida and with further treaties with Britain and Spain up to the Gulf of Mexico renamed now by Trump Donaldson's as the Gulf of America,the insatiable appetite for territorial aggression certainly would not diminish.The Adam Onis treaty of 1819 Spain settled her border problem and a long dispute with United States over its southern border in return for Florida and gulf coast lands east of Mississippi river likewise foresworn all claims to land of Texas in the west.With perfection of this treaty the Mexican war of independence finally ended Spanish rule on the continent and Spain lost all rights to texas.
The newly independent Mexican republic rejected the American proposal to buy those lands in 1820s and 1830s we refer to purchase of Texas but instead offer huge tracts of inexpensive land on the condition of speaking Spanish language ,conversion to catholic Faith and take Mexican citizens.Consequently over 300 slaveholding families joined and settled in Texas in 1820s.They did join in the remarkable history thereafter.There was later tensions in the region over taxation slavery and settlement policy requirements.
Likewise in the 1840s In the South West and pacific coast she further acquired a vast expanse of land that could make weak and rich nations cringe to hell in their apparel .Yet allies consider it or the others a normal thing!It was driven by greed of rising political and economic power as encapsulated in the idea of manifest destiny in the global stage against her chief rival Russia .What is the security council of the united nations saying about this threat of unbridled agression?
See the big lie from the belief that providence preordained her to acquire as much land on the continent to now advance beyond the continent into Europe to threaten the vikings the original owner of western civilization.Lucrative opportunities existing in vast stretches of arable land and superb pacific coast ports and mineral resources in those lands especially the craze to expand across the continent before foreign nations could do so.These are suicidal paces of a behemoth assailed with the unbreakable psychology of expansionist yearnings that fuelled American settlement in Texas and Oregon that came in 1845.
When the Mexican government was not interested in public sale,with such refusal and compliance they barned Americans and suspended slavery there.The battle between Texas and Florida grew worse in 1835 with the so called Texan revolt.The siege of Alamo in 1836 gave the Texans decisive victory.And I repeat only a decade or nine years after ,Texas was taken over by the Americans.Oregon treaty of 1846 gave the Oregon territory to the Americans from the British.Mexican American war ceded much of the south west to the Americans in 1848.In 1853, additional tract of land was added from Mexico.It bought Alaska for seven million dollars from Russia in 1867.Several states joined beginning with California in 1850; Oregon joined in 1859;Nevada in 1864; Nebraska in 1867; Colorado in 1876;South and North Dakota, Montana and Washington in 1889, Wyoming and Idaho in 1890 and Utah in 1896.Denver and Phoenix sprang up among them as cities,towns, enterprises,industries skyrocketed in the railroad golden boom of the new world with all the blessings that westward expansion brought to it.
The vast expanse of south western united states'was under Spanish control between 1598 and 1821, and later under the republic of Mexico under 1821-1848 respectively.During these periods were used as land grants to promote settlement and protect remote part of the empire.The white settlers that settled in the west Iike fellow Asians and Spanish settlers came due to growth in economics advancement.
Why did united states' annexed the islands of Hawaii in 1898?It was for the purpose to support her trade in Asia with china looking for a substantial base of operation in the Pacific.This culminated in the acquisition of Philippines from Spain in 1898 as part of maritime expansion and the Spanish American war was begun over battle of Cuba.After a military victory over Spain America established government over the island.Now during the Phillipine American war in 1900 America established full colonial control.The American Pacific expansion changed the global influence of the united states.As advised by George Washington for the need to avoid entangling obligations and concentrate on trade,she was able to become world power in 1900.This happened during the same period they had maritime expansion that declared open door policy with China (1899-1900).
Today a world economy that may soon be outmatched by same china that opened her up as global power in 1900 reciprocated same in late 70s and early 80s of Chinese adoption of neoliberal trade and history the bitter verdict set to mock her to play second fiddle for a long long time and then third as India too climb up the rear.Never forget the ultimate power belong to Russia.Dont be surprised the blacks too might reap all the gains of expansion and unrivalled contribution of black people to global trade or world civilisation especially through the harrowing labour of slave trade era when Nigeria earned the power of sole mega super power economy.Only Nigeria could rival Russia and china when America looses the first position before 2030.I dare any one to prove me wrong because I have macroeconomic patent and unprecedented trade secrets for that to make Nigeria the first.So be it
Be that as it may Donald Trump not the first American president to attempt to take over Greenland and those donkey years stretches like eternity.As it did with Danish west indies in 1917,had made several attempt for this island of Denmark to no avail . Critical attempts were made in in 1867,1910,1946,1955,2019 and 2025.American secretaries like Williams H. Seward,James Byrnes,privately by vice president Nelson Rockefeller and publicly by Donald Trump.She offered to buy it secretly after second world war and infact there was public discussion for the purchase during Trump's first term in 2019 and 2024 after he won reelection as part of greater United States policy.
The united states' view Greenland as vital to national security and it included it as part of national treasure slated for invasion and acquisition.It invoked the Monroe doctrine and invaded Greenland to prevent German occupation of Denmark.It remained in Greenland after the war and danish government no longer persuade them to live .The two countries later became members of NATO military alliance.A 1951 treaty gave it stronger power in Greenland defense.The US space force still maintains Pituffik Space base in Greenland in 2025.Her allies due for either sale or final invasion.
What does the international law says about nations invading territories of other nations?It forbid invasion.Article 2(4) of the united nations charter prohibits the use of force and invasion and campaign for nation states to respect their sovereignties to the letter.
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