We’re really living in a world where, of all nations, Denmark becomes the second country to invoke a NATO Article 5… this time, of all nations, AGAINST America, is a rhetorical possibility.
RyuTheGuy on
!ping europe&den
ILikeTuwtles1991 on
We already have a military base in Greenland doing exactly what he wants to do, but sure.
TheRedCr0w on
> We need Greenland for national security and even international security, and we’re working with everybody involved to try and get it,” Trump said.
This justification makes zero sense Greenland is already controlled by Denmark a member of NATO.
Any “national security” benefit Greenland would provide the US is accomplished by NATO the US don’t need to own a chunk of ice with 50,000 people. Hell there already are US military bases in Greenland.
ihuntwhales1 on
What is continuously surprising for me (and it probably shouldn’t be) regarding the now blatantly imperialist ambitions of this government is how the people supporting it legitimately refuse to think about allowing the population of whatever country they now want to annex to just, like, vote on it.
If Greenland or Canada seriously wanted to join (they don’t) why not hold a vote. If we take anything by force it makes the entire argument of enforcing a free world order completely fall apart.
wallander1983 on
Trump and the Republicans want to save Greenland from Russian aggression but not Ukraine?
MuscularPhysicist on
Nonzero chance that Trump only wants Greenland because of the distorted map that makes it look much bigger than it actually is.
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We’re really living in a world where, of all nations, Denmark becomes the second country to invoke a NATO Article 5… this time, of all nations, AGAINST America, is a rhetorical possibility.
!ping europe&den
We already have a military base in Greenland doing exactly what he wants to do, but sure.
> We need Greenland for national security and even international security, and we’re working with everybody involved to try and get it,” Trump said.
This justification makes zero sense Greenland is already controlled by Denmark a member of NATO.
Any “national security” benefit Greenland would provide the US is accomplished by NATO the US don’t need to own a chunk of ice with 50,000 people. Hell there already are US military bases in Greenland.
What is continuously surprising for me (and it probably shouldn’t be) regarding the now blatantly imperialist ambitions of this government is how the people supporting it legitimately refuse to think about allowing the population of whatever country they now want to annex to just, like, vote on it.
If Greenland or Canada seriously wanted to join (they don’t) why not hold a vote. If we take anything by force it makes the entire argument of enforcing a free world order completely fall apart.
Trump and the Republicans want to save Greenland from Russian aggression but not Ukraine?
Nonzero chance that Trump only wants Greenland because of the distorted map that makes it look much bigger than it actually is.