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Washington — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared to acknowledge Thursday in a combative congressional hearing that the Pentagon has developed plans to take over Greenland and Panama by force, if necessary.
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CBS News, 12 June 2025
Generosity offered voluntarily is always preferable to redistribution by force.
—Matthew Scogin, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
In that document, China was called out for challenging the international order, partnering with Russia in its war against Ukraine and trying to change the region’s status quo by force.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
Museveni, who first took power by force in 1986, is serving his sixth term.
—Arkansas Online, 25 May 2025
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CBS News, 12 June 2025
Generosity offered voluntarily is always preferable to redistribution by force.
—Matthew Scogin, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
In that document, China was called out for challenging the international order, partnering with Russia in its war against Ukraine and trying to change the region’s status quo by force.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
Museveni, who first took power by force in 1986, is serving his sixth term.
—Arkansas Online, 25 May 2025
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“By force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20force. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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