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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[-] Zedd_Prophecy@lemmy.world 4 points 23 hours 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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