Meantime, in Berlin, Germany’s Chancellor was blunt too, warning Germans they can no longer count on the United States to protect them from Putin – that Germans had better get ready to protect themselves. Over on the other side of the globe Japan’s got problems of its own, facing North Korea and China. And, like Germany, Japan’s no longer sure it can count on the United States. They have more wealth, bigger economies, than anyone on earth except the United States and China. Let’s pray Japan and Germany remain our friends…otherwise, this row over our not owning Greenland may turn out to be a blunder.