This isn’t about defending Greenland militarily, but about increasing the diplomatic cost to the US to use any force. That’s why other European countries are also sending a few troops.
The political message from Europe has to be clear and forceful: If you touch Greenland, that will be the end of US military bases on the European continent (including Ramstein). Also economic sanctions and asset freezes/seizures for the Trump clan and key members of the administration.
Will that hurt europe? Will it erode our security guarantees against Russia?
Yeah a lot.
But rather be on clear terms now and plan accordingly, than remaining Trumps bitch and very likely be let down anyways when push comes to shove
The political message from Europe has to be clear and forceful: If you touch Greenland, that will be the end of US military bases on the European continent (including Ramstein).
Nobody actually said that, there’s an US military base in greenland already.
Yeah but that’s the point. Either you run your bases in cooperation with the host countries, or your established military presence becomes too great of a threat to the sovereignty of the host country to be allowed to continue
This isn’t about defending Greenland militarily, but about increasing the diplomatic cost to the US to use any force. That’s why other European countries are also sending a few troops.
The political message from Europe has to be clear and forceful: If you touch Greenland, that will be the end of US military bases on the European continent (including Ramstein). Also economic sanctions and asset freezes/seizures for the Trump clan and key members of the administration.
Will that hurt europe? Will it erode our security guarantees against Russia? Yeah a lot.
But rather be on clear terms now and plan accordingly, than remaining Trumps bitch and very likely be let down anyways when push comes to shove
Nobody actually said that, there’s an US military base in greenland already.
Yeah but that’s the point. Either you run your bases in cooperation with the host countries, or your established military presence becomes too great of a threat to the sovereignty of the host country to be allowed to continue
Germany became what it is with US helpin a looot, how will they go against them?
But while Europe is busy with Greenland, at the home front the door is wide open, unprotected from the threats from the east.
That’s a thing they’re of course considering. European nationa obviously won’t send 100 000 troops to Greenland.
You have to meet the enemy where they land. Trump getting Denmark without a fight is same as Russia getting it without a fight.