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US and Denmark reach deal to build US military presence in Greenland (www.npr.org)
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President Donald Trump says he has a deal with Denmark to bolster the U.S. military presence in Greenland. The announcement comes after months of threatening to take the island by force from the NATO ally.

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[–] 22 points 1 month ago* (7 children)

They already have a defence agreement

This is just trump saving face

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (5 children)

    Then why is this reported as a new agreement?

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Who knows, nobody knows whats in this «new agreement» but they already have free travel, multiple military bases as per « Defense of Greenland: Agreement Between the United States and the Kingdom of Denmark, April 27, 1951(1)« so its hard to tell.

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  • [–] -2 points 1 month ago

    There is a reason Denmark is keeping this quiet until after the vote. They are trying to keep their citizens from stopping the deal. Wells a deal is a deal. USA finally gets reputations for all the world wars it win for Europe!

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Because they're deliberately keeping its contents vague from the press. It makes Trump look good to his MAGA base, and allows Denmark and Greenland to draw a line under this whole mess.

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  • [–] -2 points 1 month ago

    Lol sounds like Denmark is keeping quiet because they don't want their citizens to know until AFTER the vote is done 😂😂😂

    This is definitely a huge win for USA. You guys owe us still for all the world wars so no hard feelings. Better luck next time! 😂😂🗽🗽🇬🇱🤝🇺🇸

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