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[–] blind3rdeye@aussie.zone 8 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

I don't think Trump is going to ask us to join a war. The idea of Australia will not even enter his mind unless it is directly relevant. For example he will probably think of Australia if he is intending to invade Australia; but aside from that, it would be up to his advisers to remind him that we exist.

[–] No1@aussie.zone 6 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

He's looking at Greenland supposedly because of their rare earth minerals.

Australia has almost 4x the rare earth minerals of Greenland, and also has the mining infrastructure already in place.

It's best we keep our heads down.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 5 points 14 hours ago

We're also not a strategic point between the US and Russia, so that's another key point why the orange turd is not interested

[–] brisk@aussie.zone 5 points 19 hours ago

Or a Sky News anchor trying to spark conflict