So Much Winning
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On Tuesday, Iran attacked three tankers in the Straits of Hormuz. This is not the first time that “Tehran, which has repeatedly declared that only its approved route through the strait is safe, is suspected of attacking other ships that have used another route close to the Omani shore.” Iran also announced that it would not return to the negotiating table “if U.S. threats continue, after President Trump said the U.S. would ‘finish the job’ if a peace deal isn’t reached.” So it’s a good thing that the administration is focused on trying to mitigate the disastrous effects of its war in the Middle… wait. I’ll come in again.
President Donald Trump reiterated on Tuesday that he would like the US to control Greenland, arguing the territory is strategically vital to American security.
But, he added, “that would hurt my relationship with NATO.”
During a bilateral meeting ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara, Trump went on to argue that Denmark has failed to adequately invest in Greenland and warned that the island’s location makes it increasingly important as China and Russia expand their presence in the Arctic.
“Greenland doesn’t help Denmark, Denmark doesn’t spend money to really help Greenland, but it’s an important part for the United States,” the president continued.
Greenland “should be controlled by the United States, not by Denmark,” he concluded.
Trump has previously refused to rule out military action to acquire Greenland, but he largely shifted to advocating a long-term framework agreement during the World Economic Forum in Davos earlier this year. Even so, administration officials have continued to leave open the possibility of more aggressive measures as they argue that Greenland is essential to US national security.
But the U.S. is at least winning its war on algae, right?
The president’s posting spree included a Sunday update on the pool from Interior Department official Gregory Wischer. The notice claimed the water in the pool was now “crystal clear” because “advanced nanobubbler technology very effectively killed the algae that has plagued every Lincoln Reflecting Pool reopening.”
All that remained, the update went on, was “vacuuming up the dead algae resting on the bottom of some parts of the Reflecting Pool — just like the destroyed Iranian Navy resting on the bottom of the Persian Gulf.”
Right?
Despite the issues, the Trump administration plans to stick with its existing contractors, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said over the weekend.
Experts have warned that problems will persist unless longer-term repairs are made to the leaky plumbing system connecting the monument to a water treatment plant.
“It’s almost impossible to maintain the water level that is required to make the pool reflective,” Kym Hall, a former National Capital Area director for the National Park Service, told The New York Times in May. “It’s like pouring water into a colander.”
