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Trump renewed calls for the US to annex Greenland for "national security" reasons during an Oval Office briefing, claiming "I think it will happen."

Greenland's outgoing Prime Minister Múte Egede responded on Facebook: "Enough is enough," and planned to summon all Greenland's political parties for a joint rejection.

Likely incoming Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen also called Trump's statement "inappropriate."

Trump also undermined Denmark's claim to Greenland, saying it was "very far away and really has nothing to do" with the island.

Danish Defense Committee Chairman Rasmus Jarlov warned that US annexation "would mean war between two NATO countries."

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (4 children)

I have a hard time believing the public, much less military members, have the stomach to do something like this. There's zero moral standing in it and it seems like all modern overt military actions by the US needed to have something its participants and supporters could hold up to say "I'm doing this to make the world, and my country, a better and safer place," even if that publicized nobility turned out to be a farce coughIraqcough (although I am glad Saddam got to experience what it feels like to die). Unless you're the demigod of a highly programmed autocracy like North Korea, it takes significant buy-in to wage an invasion, war, and occupation. With Greenland being a benign and peace-loving gem of nature, it would absolutely blow my mind if Trump said "CHARGE!" and military members did anything but a limp soulless salute and slow shuffle to mill about stupidly in passive protest.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

If the right-wing media start inventing stories about Greenland, Canada and Panama being threats to the USA, I don't trust the US public to see through them. Many will, of course, but then many saw through the Iraq stuff too, just not enough.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I hear Greenland has WMDs - in the form of melting glaciers that will cause some kind of climate catastrophe. /s

[–] [email protected] 4 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

The only solution is to preemptively nuke those glaciers so they can't melt on their own terms.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Genius. If you vaporize them they can't melt.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I wish Trump would shut TF up.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 hours ago

The worst part about him winning the election is that you can't escape his bullshit.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

Foreign leaders need to stop responding as if a serious response will have any effect. They need to throw that shit back in his face. Tell him you'll accept, only if he discards the shithole states. Then list red states. Or tell him if he can find Greenland on the map, you'll consider it. Or direct the message at blue states and welcoming them if they decide to secede.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

I have had it with these muthafuckin calls for muthafuckin annexation

[–] [email protected] 7 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

For national security reasons the world should build a wall around the US.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

...and make Mexico pay for it.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 13 hours ago

Trump also undermined Denmark's claim to Greenland, saying it was "very far away and really has nothing to do" with the island.

Well, except, you know ... the whole Nordic/Viking settlements thing?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 14 hours ago
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