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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[-] ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 20 hours ago

I here I was happy we no longer had to pay for those bases in the Middle East that Iran graciously rid us of. Of course these fuckers spend more money while we're struggling to waste on more fuckng military shit. How about some high speed rails or education debt forgiveness.

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