特朗普强调美国需要格陵兰岛“用于防御”，并声称委内瑞拉可能不是最后一个受美国干预的国家，这暗示着什么？

Steve Taylor
Greenland would, in fact, be helpful for U.S. defense. 
It has rare earth minerals Trump wants to keep out of the hands of the Russians and Chinese. He believes (on some imaginary basis) that Russia can just blow into Greenland and take it all, apparently before the U.S. and NATO could lift a finger to stop Russia. (Russia, who can barely snatch one village in Ukraine, while being based on Russian territory five miles away.) I don’t know what China’s capabilities to snatch Greenland are. 
That’s it. That’s Trump’s argument for annexing Greenland. It’s mostly about the mineral resources, in the same way that “drug enforcement” in Venezuela is about getting oil. 
There’s already a U.S. Air Force base in Greenland. American military presence in the Arctic and subarctic is nothing new. The last U.S. troops only left Iceland in 2006. (The U.S. Air Force built Keflavik Airport. I’ve stayed in a hotel up there that used to be an American Express bank at the airbase. Interesting hotel. Cold War vibes. You can walk into the old metal safe. It was next to my room.) 

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格陵兰岛确实对美国国防有帮助。那里有特朗普想从俄罗斯和中国手中抢走的稀土资源。他（基于某种想象）认为俄罗斯可以轻易占领格陵兰并夺走一切，显然在美国和北约来得及阻止俄罗斯之前就能做到。（然而俄罗斯在距离本国领土仅五英里的乌克兰连一个村庄都难以夺取。）我不清楚中国夺取格陵兰的能力如何。
这就是特朗普主张吞并格陵兰的全部理由。主要还是为了矿产资源，就像在委内瑞拉的“禁毒行动”实质是为了石油一样。
美国在格陵兰早已设有空军基地。美军在北极和亚北极地区的存在并不稀奇。美军直到2006年才完全撤出冰岛。（凯夫拉维克机场就是美国空军建造的。我曾住过那里一家由美军基地运通银行改造的酒店，很有意思，充满冷战氛围。旧金属保险库就在我房间旁边，现在还能走进去。）

The US wanted Greenland as long ago as 1945, in part for the same reasons that Hitler wanted Norway. “We need it, and we don’t want you to have it, so we’re going to take it, and then we’re going to come up with a bunch of stories that we’re actually liberating you.” The US was certainly preferable to Hitler, but that rationale is exactly what Hitler said when he invaded Norway. “We need it, so get out. And we don’t want someone else to take it, so we’re going to take it.” 
Either way, the United States, at least for right now (before Trump fucks everything up), is still very much a part of NATO. Denmark is not friendly to Russia or China, so I don’t know why there can’t be further agreement to just expand a small amount of US military presence in Greenland without the United States annexing the entire huge island. (I agree with John Bolton. This would be a catastrophe for the West and basically get the US labeled a “rogue nation.” The only bright side is that it would thoroughly discredit the Republican Party.) 
Unfortunately, Trump, who is a known rapist, has a rapist’s mentality when it comes to foreign policy now. 
As far as I can tell, his whole argument is “I want it, I need it, so you have to give it to me.” In other words, “if you don’t open your legs voluntarily, I’m going to have to open them for you.” 

美国早在1945年就想要格陵兰，部分原因和希特勒想要挪威一样：“我们需要它，不想让你们得到，所以我们要占领它，然后编造一堆我们是在解放你们的故事。”美国当然比希特勒好得多，但这种说辞和希特勒入侵挪威时如出一辙：“我们需要它，所以请离开。我们不想让别人拿走，所以我们要先下手。”
无论如何，美国至少目前（在特朗普搞砸一切之前）仍是北约的重要成员。丹麦对俄罗斯和中国并不友好，所以我不明白为什么不能通过协议小幅扩大美军在格陵兰的存在，而非要吞并整个巨大岛屿。（我同意约翰·博尔顿的观点，这对西方将是灾难，会让美国被贴上“流氓国家”标签。唯一的好处是这会彻底败坏共和党的声誉。）
不幸的是，特朗普这个众所周知的强奸犯，如今在外交政策上也带着强奸犯心态。
据我观察，他的全部逻辑就是“我想要，我需要，所以你必须给我”。换句话说，“如果你不自愿张开双腿，我就亲手帮你张开。”

This is the thumbnail version of Donald Trump‘s entire character, going back decades. “Give it to me now, or I’ll rape you. If I don’t get it, I’m going to throw a childish temper tantrum. Then I’m going to have my way with you. I’m also going to lie about it and twist the truth and make myself look like a victim. YOU raped ME. And I’m going to say a bunch of outrageous things to distract from what I just did. Then I’m going to put my hand on the Bible and give a wedgie to the evangelicals and Catholics with my other hand, and they’re gonna scream with joy ‘Jayzus has returned.’” 
That’s his Greenland policy. 
“We don’t own it. But we need it. So you’re obligated to give it to us.” 
It’s pretty much the American attitude of the 19th century toward Indians. “You live out there on that land. But I want it. So fuck off.”

这就是特朗普几十年来一贯的作风缩影：“现在给我，否则我就强奸你。如果得不到，我会像孩子一样发脾气。然后我依然会得逞。我还会撒谎歪曲事实，把自己伪装成受害者——是你强奸了我。接着我会说一堆离谱的话来转移注意力。最后我会把手放在圣经上，另一只手扯着福音派和天主教徒的内裤，而他们会狂喜尖叫‘耶稣回来了’。”
这就是他的格陵兰政策。
“我们不拥有它。但我们需要它。所以你们有义务交给我们。”
这简直和19世纪美国人对印第安人的态度一模一样：“你们住在那片土地上。但我想要。所以滚开。”

F Sheppard
I think we all know perfectly well that Trump wants Greenland’s untapped mineral wealth and possible offshore oil deposits. 
The US already has bases on Greenland for defence and can build almost as many bases as it wants. 
Trump’s attempts to take whatever he wants may have short and medium term benefits but in the long term it will not be good for the USA, with every other nation on the planet opposed to it in some form. The USA will be isolated like never before, with no real friends or allies. 

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我认为大家都很清楚，特朗普想要的是格陵兰未被开发的矿产资源和可能存在的近海石油储备。  
美国在格陵兰已经有军事基地用于防御，而且几乎可以想建多少基地就建多少。  
特朗普这种想要什么就抢什么的做法，短期内或许有好处，但长远来看对美国并不利——全世界其他国家都会以某种形式反对它。美国将陷入前所未有的孤立，没有真正的朋友或盟友。  

Keith Parker
I’m totally fascinated by the fact that the United States - which has never had a war on its mainland, has a defense budget almost equal to the rest of the world, has nuclear weapons, is on an unassailable continent protected by water and two much smaller friendly neighbors, has about 750 overseas military bases (about 748 more than any other country), can project its force via its 11 aircraft carriers, again more than the rest of the world combined - can claim that they *need* Greenland or Panama or some other place “for defense”. I’m sorry but that just is not correct.

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我完全无法理解的是，美国本土从未经历过战争，国防预算几乎抵得上全世界总和，拥有核武器，地处被海洋和两个弱小友好邻国环绕的不可侵犯的大陆，还在海外设有约750个军事基地（比其他任何国家多出约748个），更拥有11艘航空母舰来投送武力——这比全球其他国家的航母加起来还多。就这样，他们居然还声称自己“需要”格陵兰或巴拿马之类的地方“用于防御”。抱歉，这实在说不通。

Bryan G 
It means that the US could go to war against the rest of NATO, and possibly other former allies. The alternative is to take out Colonel Bone Spurs and his hidden backers before the US destroys themselves.

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这意味着美国可能会与北约其他成员国开战，甚至可能波及前盟友。另一种选择是在美国自我毁灭之前，除掉“骨刺上校”（译注：常被用于调侃特朗普，因其曾以骨刺为由逃避兵役）及其背后的支持者。

Priscilla Lee
U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed in the early hours of January 3 (U.S. Eastern Time) that American armed forces had carried out a large-scale military operation against Venezuela and captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores. 
This represents the practical application of the Monroe Doctrine combined with what could be called the “Trump Corollary,” as outlined in the latest U.S. strategy for Latin America, which asserts that the United States has the right to intervene—even militarily—throughout the Western Hemisphere. 
The context for this application of the Monroe Doctrine and the Trump Corollary is the growing importance of China in Latin America and, in Venezuela’s specific case, of Russia. 
One must also take into account the effects of the blockade, the attack on Venezuela, and the kidnapping of President Maduro on Cuba, which will now be further weakened as it can no longer rely on Venezuelan oil [On January 4, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the U.S. plans to continue the blockade of Venezuelan oil tankers it began in mid December]. 

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美国总统特朗普于1月3日凌晨（美国东部时间）证实，美国武装部队对委内瑞拉实施了大规模军事行动，并抓获了委内瑞拉总统尼古拉斯·马杜罗及其妻子西莉亚·弗洛雷斯。  
这体现了门罗主义的实际应用，结合了可称为“特朗普推论”的内容，正如美国最新拉丁美洲战略所概述的那样，该战略声称美国有权在整个西半球进行干预——甚至包括军事干预。  
门罗主义和特朗普推论在此背景下得以应用，是因为中国在拉丁美洲日益增长的重要性，以及在委内瑞拉的具体案例中，俄罗斯的影响力也不容忽视。  
还必须考虑到封锁、对委内瑞拉的攻击以及绑架马杜罗总统对古巴的影响，古巴现在将进一步被削弱，因为它无法再依赖委内瑞拉的石油【1月4日，美国国务卿马可·卢比奥宣布美国计划继续对委内瑞拉油轮实施自12月中旬开始的封锁】。  

Trump has stated that the abduction of President Maduro is potentially just the beginning of his actions in Latin America, indicating an increased willingness to use military force against other nations in the region . 
All indications suggest that U.S. forces were assisted by a significant faction within Maduro’s own government in carrying out his detention. 
According to Trump, an aim of the military action in Venezuela is to seize Venezuela’s oil reserves and oil infrastructure and transfer them to U.S. companies. This is blatant neocolonialism. Venezuelan sovereignty is being seriously threatened. 
The United States clearly seeks to assert its hegemony over the entire Western Hemisphere. This includes North America, of course, but especially Latin America. 
The United States will therefore attempt to enforce its interests across Latin America by ensuring access to natural resources and by installing, or facilitating the rise of, governments aligned with U.S. interests. The United States views international relations as a zero-sum game. Therefore, if China advances its interests in any given region, U.S. strategists interpret this as a direct loss for the United States. From Washington’s perspective, securing its interests in Latin America also means reducing the role and influence of China in the region.

特朗普表示，绑架马杜罗总统可能只是他在拉丁美洲行动的开始，这表明美国更愿意对该地区其他国家使用军事力量。  
所有迹象表明，美国部队在实施绑架行动时得到了马杜罗政府内部重要派系的协助。  
据特朗普称，在委内瑞拉采取军事行动的目的之一是夺取委内瑞拉的石油储备和石油基础设施，并将其转移给美国公司。这是赤裸裸的新殖民主义。委内瑞拉的主权正受到严重威胁。  
美国显然试图在整个西半球确立其霸权地位。这当然包括北美，但尤其是拉丁美洲。  
因此，美国将试图通过确保获取自然资源，并通过扶持或推动符合美国利益的政府上台，来在整个拉丁美洲强制执行其利益。美国将国际关系视为零和游戏。因此，如果中国在任何特定地区推进其利益，美国战略家会将其解读为美国的直接损失。从华盛顿的角度来看，确保其在拉丁美洲的利益也意味着削弱中国在该地区的作用和影响力。

Ysterklou Botha
Trump needing Greenland for defense? 
Laughable - nobody wants to invade the USA. Russia doesn't need to. The place is already subjugated to them. 
No, the USA is currently invading other countries on a whim. 
Greenland and other countries because Trump wants them as new badges to pin on his flabby chest. For the adulation from magats.

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特朗普需要格陵兰岛来搞国防？  
可笑，根本没人想入侵美国。俄罗斯也没必要，这地方早就被他们拿捏了。  
不，现在美国才是动不动就入侵别国的那个。  
格陵兰岛和其他国家，不过是特朗普想别在他那松垮胸脯上的新勋章，好让他的狂热粉丝们吹捧罢了。

Kristan Overstreet
Simply put, it implies that the United States will very soon invade Greenland and declare it annexed, much the same as Russia invaded Crimea and declared it annexed, and for the same sham reason. 
Donald Trump has now learned that the United States military will obey him in small (by comparison) illegal actions, and that the rest of the government of the United States is incapable of stopping him. 
Venezuela was testing the waters to see what he could get away with. Next time he’ll go bigger, and bigger, and bigger still, until he is stopped.

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简单来说，这意味着美国很快就会入侵格陵兰并宣布吞并，就像俄罗斯入侵克里米亚并宣布吞并一样，而且用的是同样虚伪的理由。
唐纳德·特朗普现在明白了，美国军队会服从他进行相对较小的非法行动，而美国政府其他部门无法阻止他。
委内瑞拉事件是在试探他能逃脱什么惩罚。下次他会做得更大，再大，直到被阻止为止。

Linda Moore 
It implies Trump intends to invade Greenland and claim it for the United States. It also indicate that he has other countries in mind to overtake also. The US is going to war whether its citizens want to or not. We have elected, a power, hungry dictator Wanna be.

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这暗示特朗普打算入侵格陵兰，将其纳入美国领土。同时也表明他还盯上了其他国家，想要吞并。不管美国民众愿不愿意，美国都将走向战争。我们选出了一个渴望权力的、想当独裁者的人。

Rick Calvert
It implies Trump is an idiot. The US has access to Greenland and a base there with an agreement with Denmark. They have similar arrangements with many countries. They may be able to get away with what they have done in Venezuela because of the evidence of tampering in the last election. Forcibly trying to take Greenland away from Denmark is a totally different thing.

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这暗示特朗普是个白痴。美国已经通过和丹麦的协议获得了格陵兰的准入权并在那里有军事基地。他们和许多国家都有类似安排。他们或许在委内瑞拉干的事能蒙混过关，因为上次选举有证据显示被操纵过。但强行把格陵兰从丹麦手里夺走完全是另一回事。