Emulating the Enemy
The Bulwark • • world
Key Points:
- Former President Donald Trump asserts that the U.S. military is used to preemptively protect the world from China and Russia by intervening in vulnerable countries before these rivals can exploit their resources.
- Trump criticizes past U.S. military engagements, particularly the Iraq War, for failing to secure economic benefits, advocating instead for using military power to extract profits, as seen in his approach to Venezuela's oil industry.
- In Venezuela, Trump coordinated with American oil companies to take control of the country's oil resources following efforts to remove Nicolás Maduro, framing it as necessary to prevent China or Russia from gaining control.
- Trump has extended this preemptive strategy to Greenland, expressing intent to acquire the territory outright to prevent Russian or Chinese control, rejecting proposals for
