Trumps Big Moves So Far: Lunacy or Genius? by Phil Butler
(2025-02-21 at 06:18:26 )

Trumps Big Moves So Far: Lunacy or Genius? by Phil Butler

President Donald Trumps bold and unconventional geopolitical ideas-ranging from annexing Canada to abandoning Ukraine-spark debate over whether they represent strategic genius or reckless ambition.

Trumps Big Moves So Far: Lunacy or Genius?

We are facing a brave new world now that Donald Trump has entered office. Or, it is an evil version of the same old world. Recent lightning-swift moves by the United States president have all the world on edge. Canada as the 51st state, a plan to buy Greenland, make Gaza into a new Mar-a-Lago and throw Vladimir Zelensky under the bus are just a few of the drastic measures Trump seems to have planned. Here is a look at the genius or lunacy of each.

What About Saskatchewan?

When the United States president suggests America is giving up on a NATO Ukraine, it signals game over for puppet dictators like Zelensky

First, Donald Trump is a crackerjack business dealer, but five minutes of geography would help him understand that Canada has ten provinces, one bigger than Texas. The new US of A could benefit from having 60 states rather than 50. Since all the provinces except one (Quebec) speak predominantly English, the language barrier does not seem so big.

Culturally, there would be a lot of adjusting, but since the United States and Canada have been friends for so long, Trumps idea has the ring of genius. That is, if the majority of the Canadian and American people want such a superstate. Interestingly, the combined potential of a BIGGER U.S.A. would equal the current GDP of China, Russia, and India. This, of course, negates the apparent possibility of a fully developed Russia.

On the upside for the United States, Canada produces about 60 much-needed minerals. The country is among the top five global producers of diamonds, gemstones, gold, indium, niobium, platinum group metals, titanium concentrate, uranium, and aluminum. Canada also has 10% of the worlds proven oil reserves, 3rd behind Venezuela and Saudi Arabia. The country is also the 5th largest producer of natural gas.

For the Canadians, their becoming a part of the United States would immediately meld their 2.4 trillion dollar GDP with Americas 27 trillion dollar output. The idea of the United States annexing Canada is not Donald Trumps invention. Since Americas independence from Great Britain, various annexationist groups and popular figures have striven to see part or all of the country become part of the U.S.A. My vote on this one is it is unlikely if it is logical and beneficial to the two countries.

A Palestinian Buyout!

Turning to Trumps buying Gaza and turning it into a seaside resort, here is where the new presidents policy development gets interesting. The billionaire real estate titan proposes that the 1.8 million Palestinians who once lived in Gaza be relocated to places like Egypt and Jordan.

My first thoughts on this were that Netanyahu had yanked Trumps string even before the election to ensure "Greater Israel" becomes a reality.

Though the Palestinians have been under a jackboot for decades, there is a kind of evil genius to this plan. Discounting 15,000 dead innocents, Israel killed to get at a few hundred enemies; it is way past time for these people to get a fair shake. I will take some static, but here is my plan to resolve this ludicrous situation.

Let Trump and Israel do whatever they want with the former Palestine. But here is the catch. Rather than just loading up on trucks the poor and homeless Gaza (or West Bank) people, let the Zionists pay for the land rather than steal it. And, if Trump wants Gaza so badly, let him chip in with American dough. Give the 1.8 million Palestinians a grubstake of, let us say, $40,000 per person. That figure is much less than former president Joe Biden gave Zelensky to launder for our arms industry. $72 billion is a cheap price to completely solve one of the most massive human catastrophes in modern times.

And let us face it, the Zionists can afford it. Now, as to relocating these folks. Well, I will take more criticism for suggesting it. Still, Russia needs people to settle in the vast, green, natural Eden along the loneliest parts of the Transrussia railway and transport system. Why not get the wonderful IMF to give grants to Palestinians who would rather live where there is more than sand and dust? Give the Zionists what they want, and tell them to STFU. Build that stairway to heaven. Rest secure with an American outpost of luxurious penthouses right next door! You feel my genius, I know.

Split Down the Middle

Now, let us look at Ukraine and Zelenskys coming departure. Given that Russia will take over everything East of the Dnipro River sooner rather than later, this should be the first point of a negotiated ceasefire.

What could be fairer than splitting things right down the middle? Ukraines forces should pull back to the West Bank, and Russias forces should halt in place. Once this is agreed upon, all the people east of the river should be allowed to vote, whether Russian or Ukrainian.

In conjunction with other nonpartisan organisations, the United Nations should monitor the voting. Then, lines should be drawn, and-or people should be reestablished in regions where their sentiments reside. This would not be some forced migration like the disaster when India was partitioned, but a slower, smoother establishment of a better solution. What is left of Ukraine should never be allowed into NATO. As for EU affiliation, I suspect the Russians could care less.

Trump wants Ukraine to pay Americans back, but we all know this is Blackrock talking, not Donald Trump. As for rare minerals, Elon Musk can easily buy Lithium from the Russians once relations have normalised. The only significant resources in Western Ukraine are massive coal deposits, some Subcarpathian region oil and gas reserves, and wheat. The latter is what Blackrock and other investment pirates are after, along with the trillions it will take to rebuild the countrys infrastructure.

According to the latest news from the battle lines, Russian forces are already pushing forward to positions on the East bank of the Dnipro all across the Southeastern front. It would not take much for Kharkiv to be surrounded, and more than half of its population is Russian. And to end this note, President Trump told reporters this week that Ukraine "may be Russian someday," ahead of the Vance-Zelensky meeting. So, if Zelensky knows what is good for him, he will strike a deal just like the one I described above without hesitation. When the United States president suggests America is giving up on a NATO Ukraine, it signals game over for puppet dictators like Zelensky.

Of course, my analysis of this is highly speculative. However, the spheres of influence and control I am talking about are simply aching sores on the future of humanity. The best course going forward will be to give everyone not necessarily exactly what they want, but something each side can live with. It is crystal clear the Israelis are not prepared to live with much of anybody. Is the United States expanding without bloodshed? Well, there is a lot to be said for cheaper gas, more jobs, and groceries for Greater America citizens. As for Ukraine, it is not even a legitimate country since the Euromaidan coup, in my humble opinion. I think Trump is right. Ukraine should always have been part of Russia (with a sliver in the West for the Polish Empire).

I would be interested to hear your thoughts.

Phil Butler, is a policy investigator and analyst, a political scientist and expert on Eastern Europe, he is an author of the recent bestseller "Putins Praetorians" and other books

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