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submitted 1 day ago by Sunshine@piefed.ca to c/world@quokk.au

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 10 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.

[-] strop@lemmy.ml 2 points 17 hours ago

Does Iran approve?

[-] Miaou@jlai.lu 4 points 21 hours ago

Northern Europe selling their neighbours for a bit of cash, episode #1/0

[-] Sunshine@piefed.ca 11 points 1 day ago

What the hell are the Danes thinking?

[-] Corvid_Moon@lemmy.ca 36 points 1 day ago

I have a bad feeling about this . . .

[-] SmoothOperator@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago

It's a small adjustment of what is already agreed, with likely no practical consequences. It's a PR move before the midterms.

[-] Zedd_Prophecy@lemmy.world 4 points 18 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.

[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 day ago

Is this what you tell yourself?

[-] SmoothOperator@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

No, it's what I read from the Arctic policy experts in the trusted media I follow.

But if you have a different analysis I'm always interested.

[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 16 hours ago

But if you have a different analysis I'm always interested.

Just the personal experience of living under this regime for the past 2.5 years.

[-] SmoothOperator@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago

I'm not saying it's somehow okay what Trump has done. What I'm saying is that it's more a capitulation on his end than a subjugation of Greenland.

This does not mean we can relax. This does not mean this is a good thing. It means that disaster is averted for now, and he's committing to a narrative about him having won, which will buy us some time and resources to focus on more important things.

From a non-US perspective at least.

[-] AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 day ago

See, us in the nordics love getting cucked so much that we literally invite the opponent to conduct military operations on our own territory. We also sell our most iconic brands to them, copy their culture and invite their companies in to use and abuse our lands. We just love getting cucked. But seriously whats wrong with not just the nordics but all of europe. Its like having a handgun in your hand while somebody is breaking into your house and instead of shooting them you follow their instructions while they fuck your wife and then proceed to loan their handgun to defend yourself from other intruders instead of using your own gun. You couldnt make this shit up even if you wanted to.

[-] Bo7a@piefed.ca 11 points 1 day ago

EVERYTHING IS BROKEN AND EVERYONE IN CHARGE IS A FUCKING MORON.

That's it. That's the whole fucking TED talk.

[-] catsandcatsandcats@beehaw.org 4 points 1 day ago

Europe is so pathetic. Folded like an origami bird once again. When will people learn that NATO is just the USA and its compliant minions?

[-] StillAlive@piefed.world 11 points 1 day ago
[-] Evotech@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

They already have a defence agreement

This is just trump saving face

[-] rumimevlevi@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago

Copium. Unfortunately Europe is still caving to the American empire

[-] StillAlive@piefed.world 1 points 1 day ago

Then why is this reported as a new agreement?

[-] Evotech@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Who knows, nobody knows whats in this «new agreement» but they already have free travel, multiple military bases as per « Defense of Greenland: Agreement Between the United States and the Kingdom of Denmark, April 27, 1951(1)« so its hard to tell.

Because they're deliberately keeping its contents vague from the press. It makes Trump look good to his MAGA base, and allows Denmark and Greenland to draw a line under this whole mess.

[-] lath@piefed.social 1 points 1 day ago

They added rare mineral exploitation.

[-] rumimevlevi@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago

Europe is so weak

[-] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago

I really hope the US won't do something stupid.

[-] alapakala@quokk.au 7 points 1 day ago

stop hoping, start sabotaging this crap

[-] birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 day ago

Not a deal, but a dictate upon Europe...! Europe must liberate itself from fascist shackles, whether Russian or American; and it must destroy all fascist enablers!

this post was submitted on 19 Sep 2026
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