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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[-] zemo@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago

? EU did resist. This "new deal" is barely anything more than the already existing deal. This is an empty PR move for Trump but the average US voter will likely eat it up and say "Go, USA!"

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