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Greenland’s elected leader said the gigantic Arctic island is not for sale after Donald Trump once again raised the issue of “ownership and control” of the vast territory that has been part of Denmark for more than 600 years.

“Greenland is ours. We are not for sale and will never be for sale. We must not lose our long struggle for freedom,” Greenland’s prime minister, Múte Egede, said in a written comment.

The US president-elect on Sunday announced that he had picked Ken Howery, a former envoy to Sweden, as his ambassador to Copenhagen, and commented on the status of Greenland, a semi-autonomous part of Denmark.

“For purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World, the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

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[–] [email protected] 94 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It's all fun and games and a big joke until militaries start occupying sovereign states after being ordered by some delusional leaders that think they can do whatever they want because they surround themselves with people who won't question a damned thing.

Part of the problem is people like Turnip being in power .... the other half of the problem is everyone either standing around supporting him or doing absolutely nothing to stop or question him.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

Any attack or occupation of a country member of the NATO treaty may trigger an article 5 declaration to which all NATO member countries are forced to answer or risk the breakdown of the NATO treaty alliance. Denmark is a NATO country. If Trump decides to pull an Israel, he risks a loss of military, geopolitical and trade allies, as well as a possible war and perhaps even the support of his constituency. If the US tried, it would be like chopping both of its legs and then one of the arms. The downspiral would be catastrophic.

Fat chance the Trump wranglers would let it get that far. He's a useful idiot but his powers aren't unlimited and i like to believe the people who actually govern the US aren't complete idiots. Greedy, inhumane, arrogant, ignorant, cruel and warmongering monsters, yes, but not complete idiots.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 12 hours ago

If Trump de If the US tried, it would be like chopping both of its legs and then one of the arms.

Well they DO have the high ground....

[–] solsangraal 43 points 1 day ago (2 children)

or doing absolutely nothing to stop or question him.

this is what i just can't wrap my head around... they've had four years to do something about this fucking thing, instead of the absolutely fucking nothing they've been doing the whole time

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago

One tried and took a shot....