Greenland
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Ok, that’s awesome!!
Yes Greenland is strategically located and rich in minerals, and yes both Denmark and America are members of NATO (as are 30 others currently), and yes America already has its Space Police depot on Greenland, and yes…like across the Middle East or Germany, etc…it could have more bases in Greenland if both Denmark/Greenland and America agreed to that.
So I’m still waiting for the justification as to why the United States must “own” Greenland to prevent Russia or China from occupying it if it’s already part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization defence pact?
Yes Greenland is strategically located and rich in minerals, and yes both Denmark and America are members of NATO (as are 30 others currently), and yes America already has its Space Police depot on Greenland, and yes…like across the Middle East or Germany, etc…it could have more bases in Greenland if both Denmark/Greenland and America agreed to that.
So I’m still waiting for the justification as to why the United States must “own” Greenland to prevent Russia or China from occupying it if it’s already part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization defence pact?
The European Parliament has been debating legislative proposals to remove many of the EU's import duties on U.S. goods - the bulk of the trade deal with the U.S. - and to continue zero duties for U.S. lobsters, initially agreed with Trump in 2020. It was due to set its position in votes on January 26-27, which the MEPs said should now be postponed.
(Many lawmakers have complained that the U.S. trade deal is lopsided, with the EU required to cut most import duties while the U.S. sticks to a broad rate of 15%)
However, freezing the deal risks angering Trump (not America), which could lead to higher U.S. tariffs. The Trump administration has also ruled out any concessions, such as cutting tariffs on spirits or steel, until the deal is in place.
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(YouTube & NATO Collapse and the Greenland Invasion Fantasy)
(Many lawmakers have complained that the U.S. trade deal is lopsided, with the EU required to cut most import duties while the U.S. sticks to a broad rate of 15%)
However, freezing the deal risks angering Trump (not America), which could lead to higher U.S. tariffs. The Trump administration has also ruled out any concessions, such as cutting tariffs on spirits or steel, until the deal is in place.
EU assembly weighs freezing US trade deal over Trump's Greenland threats — Reuters
The European Parliament is considering putting on hold the European Union's implementation of the trade deal struck with the United States in protest over threats by U.S. President Donald Trump to seize Greenland.
Congressman Fine Introduces Greenland Annexation and Statehood Act to Strengthen U.S. National Security and Put Our Adversaries on Notice
Today, Congressman Fine (FL-06) introduced the Greenland Annexation and Statehood Act, landmark legislation focused on securing America’s strategic national security interests in the Arctic and countering the growing threats posed by China and Russia.
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"I know there are real, deep concerns here in Denmark and in Greenland. These concerns are understandable when trust is shaken. But I believe saner (?) heads will prevail," the New Hampshire Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a Democrat on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee said in remarks shared ahead of a speech in Copenhagen.
The delegation includes Republican Senators Thom Tillis and Lisa Murkowski (whom I’m assuming will be persuaded to announce their resignations soon?) though it is largely composed of Democratic lawmakers.
US lawmakers arrive in Copenhagen to counter Trump's Greenland threats — Reuters
A bipartisan delegation of U.S. lawmakers will meet the leaders of Denmark and Greenland on Friday to reassure them of congressional support, despite President Donald Trump's threats to seize the Arctic island.
Just 17% of Americans approve of President Donald Trump's efforts to acquire Greenland, and large majorities of Democrats and Republicans oppose using military force to annex the island, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found. Trump has called the poll "fake".
There is no rational basis for Mr. Trump’s security concerns, as the U.S. already has full access to Greenland under the 1951 defence agreement. The fact that there is only one U.S. military base on Greenland is the result of choices, made by the Pentagon, based on expert assessments that there is no state-to-state threat to Greenland.
The 1951 Defense of Greenland agreement granted the U.S. the right to expand its military presence in Greenland far beyond World War II levels. The largest addition was the construction of Thule Air Base (now Pituffik Space Base) in Greenland’s frozen north, which was manned by more than 10,000 U.S. troops at the height of the Cold War. In 1951, NATO directed the U.S. and Denmark to negotiate a treaty that would provide for the mutual defense of both Greenland and “the rest of the North Atlantic Treaty area.”
The U.S. could construct military installations, house troops and operate with near-total immunity in its “defense areas” within Greenland. The 1951 agreement included language recognizing “the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Denmark” and “the natural right of the competent Danish authorities to free movement everywhere in Greenland.”
Although the U.S. greatly reduced its military presence in Greenland after the end of the Cold War, the 1951 defense agreement remains in effect. The pact was last amended in 2004 to recognize Greenland’s Home Rule government (established in 1979) but not to restrict U.S. military operations on the island. Denmark’s claim is unimpeachable. In the 1951 Defense of Greenland Agreement with Denmark, the US unambiguously recognizes ‘the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Denmark’ over Greenland.