Going after Greenland

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nycfan said:


“… US officials have reportedly been traveling around the Danish-controlled territory looking for locals who wanted to receive a visit from the Second Lady, according to a report from Danish TV 2.

Greenlanders' response? No thanks.

Residents aren't the only ones snubbing the Second Lady ahead of her high-profile visit to the island; Tupilak Travel, which is based in Greenland's capital city, Nuuk, initially said it would host Usha Vance, but pulled out on Thursday. …”
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Pariahs. When literally no one wants to accept a personal visit from the Vice President of the United States and his wife, you know we're becoming a pariah state. Which, I suspect, is exactly what the Trump Administration wants. After all, does the Mighty Putin need any friends or allies? Of course his country's economy is in the toilet and has been for decades and Russia's standard of living totally sucks, but he's a macho man and bully who takes no crap and Trump loves him, so who cares if his nation is a shithole country?
 
nycfan said:
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We've "done without it" for our entire history up to this point, but suddenly it's vital to our national interest, and perhaps survival? LOL. Right, right. But hey, let's just invade and take over an island controlled for centuries by a (former) ally and friendly nation that is no threat to us in any way and has consistently been on our side since WW2 and is a NATO ally. Not to mention that the people of Greenland have already made it very clear that they do not want to be owned and controlled by us at all. Again, this is literally insane - it is totally irrational, totally illogical, and is wildly self-destructive to our international image and reputation. Trump is acting like a mob boss - literally trying to bully Denmark into giving up the island. And of course Fox News and the usual suspects are cheering him on. Just Alice in Wonderland time.
 
Calheel said:
Why do I get the feeling that Jesse repeated the “We don’t need friends” line every Friday night during high school while he watched TV by himself.
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I'm sure he was not wanting for friends as a teenager. Teenagers are generally impulsive and emotional and cruel and thoughtless. He was likely very popular.

He just never grew out of it.
 
Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and the Faroe Islands. And Denmark is a member of NATO. If the U.S. (See:trump) literally uses military force to try to invade/overtake Greenland, then it would be incumbent upon NATO (Europe) to come to the defense.
 
StrangePackage said:
So has anyone from the administration explained, with specificity, the "need" for Greenland?
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One of the Pub posters made a post awhile back that on the surface seemed like actual thought was put into it. Something about the natural resources were needed to protect America from China or Russia. I didn’t agree with it, I was just surprised they had a reason other than because we want to.
 
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