| ▲ | Trump says Greenland will be under US control by the time he leaves office(independent.co.uk) | |||||||||||||
| 19 points by root-parent 4 hours ago | 5 comments | ||||||||||||||
| ▲ | A_D_E_P_T 3 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |||||||||||||
The Danish are not interested in selling it, nor does it seem that Greenlanders are interested in declaring independence and then voting to join the US. (IIRC such a move was polling somewhere in the single digits.) A military takeover would go over poorly. Even if it went swimmingly, it would backfire, as an on-the-fence Europe would break from the US orbit, end or reorganize NATO, and establish much closer trade relations with China -- the latter move is already being pushed in certain quarters, on the grounds that it's growing increasingly necessary for the EU's economy. | ||||||||||||||
| ▲ | bl4kers 38 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||||||||
Highly doubt. Denmark has been quietly moving in troops and supplies | ||||||||||||||
| ▲ | orionblastar 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |||||||||||||
Somehow I doubt it. Trump talks a lot of stuff that he hasn't been able to do, like lowering prices on food and gas. | ||||||||||||||
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