to make sure they stay a colony. Though I wouldn't call Germany a US colony. That's insulting to actual victims of US colonialism. While Germany isn't exactly free of US influence I wouldn't compare it to something like Hawaii, Puerto Rico, or American Samoa, or Guam.
Would the US coup Puerto Rico?
If Puerto Rico ever elected a governor who declared independence from the US, that might do the trick.
to make sure they stay a colony. Though I wouldn't call Germany a US colony. That's insulting to actual victims of US colonialism. While Germany isn't exactly free of US influence I wouldn't compare it to something like Hawaii, Puerto Rico, or American Samoa, or Guam.
If Puerto Rico ever elected a governor who declared independence from the US, that might do the trick.