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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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[–] 14 points 1 month ago (5 children)

It's a small adjustment of what is already agreed, with likely no practical consequences. It's a PR move before the midterms.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago

    The US has had this very presence since after WW2. I live in middle TN. Last night at a party one of the few loud MAGA left told me how we finally got Greenland and how he hates the price of gas but we can't let Iran get a nuke. These people work on sound bites and this one worked for his lackeys.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    Is this what you tell yourself?

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    No, it's what I read from the Arctic policy experts in the trusted media I follow.

    But if you have a different analysis I'm always interested.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (1 child)

    But if you have a different analysis I'm always interested.

    Just the personal experience of living under this regime for the past 2.5 years.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    I'm not saying it's somehow okay what Trump has done. What I'm saying is that it's more a capitulation on his end than a subjugation of Greenland.

    This does not mean we can relax. This does not mean this is a good thing. It means that disaster is averted for now, and he's committing to a narrative about him having won, which will buy us some time and resources to focus on more important things.

    From a non-US perspective at least.

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