The defence deal signed at the UN General Assembly also re-affirms Denmark's sovereignty over its semi-autonomous Arctic territory.

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[–] 76 points 1 month ago (12 children)

There is basically nothing new in that agreement, USA always had the option to have more bases in Greenland, and they used to have that during the cold war. It is USA themselves that have limited the number of bases they wanted to have there.
Trump just think he made some kind of deal, when in reality that deal has been there for more than half a century.

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

    Sure, but with Trump there never really is a "deal", because at some point in the future he'll just decide he wants something else. See, e.g., NAFTA. In this case, he'll build up the bases and then declare Greenland part of the U.S.. I'd like to believe that the midterm elections will shift the balance of power, and Trump will face a reckoning, but in reality I think he'll do something like declare martial law and fuck the elections. He's already ordered republicans to "cheat like hell". It's going to be an interesting year end.

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

    There's also a clause that says they can only be there if USA is in NATO.

    Which ties them.to NATO for the foreseeable.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    One, that's unfortunate

    Two, if the US breaks off NATO, it's not like anyone should expect whoever is there at the time to say "oh okay never mind" and then sit up and leave.

    They weren't there before for whatever reason, and now that they have a foot in, they're just gonna keep pushing.

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

    I don't really like it. Complains about the cost of defending a Europe he hates. Spends/Builds bases in missile/aircraft range to be closer to attack Europe but defended by isolation and no armies nearby.

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