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EU military chief says it would make sense to put European troops in Greenland, Welt reports | Reuters

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The top European Union military official, Robert Brieger, said it would make sense to station troops from EU countries in Greenland, according to an interview with Germany's Welt am Sonntag published on Saturday, as U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed interest in acquiring the Danish territory.

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EU military chief says it would make sense to put European troops in Greenland, Welt reports

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EU military chief says it would make sense to put European troops in Greenland

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EU military chief says it would make sense to put European troops in Greenland, Welt reports

www.reuters.com /world/europe/eu-military-chief-says-it-would-make-sense-put-european-troops-greenland-welt-2025-01-25/

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we're living in the weirdest time line
- Where generals apparently don't look at defense maps and see the biggest base in Greenland is American anyway... We already have troops there we're just being petulant about who gets the mineral rights.
  
  If this is how the US acts when they are being petulant, I think we as Europeans should act quickly and start preparing for the worst and start moving troops. They are right now threatening with invasion I can't even fathom how they behave when they are down right belligerent.
- @sucius1 it's a rather unique moment in history. Never before the Europeans as a whole were at odds with the US and thought that we need to do something to stop the US from acquiring new land from us.
  Sure, they fought the Spanish to get states like Texas or California if I recall correctly (or maybe some other states from other colonial powers), but we never as a whole thought about teaming up to detter the US from doing something to us.
  One consequence that I see is that if the Western Europeans decide to move on and really do something about Greenland, then they will also engage the Eastern Europeans to join, who are having a hard time with Russia. Might be a tit-for-tat move that everyone might benefit from.
  <details class="spoiler"><summary>Reveal/hide</summary>(I don't know if spoilers from Friendica federate over Lemmy) It also means that we should think more seriously about nukes.</details>

They should first kick out the US Military Base out of Greenland.
Why do you let your unreliable partner/ soon to be potential enemy station troops in your territory ?
Makes no sense, if you need this base badly for security reasons, staff it with EU Armed Forces
- @albert180 it's not so simple. It's not just the US base out there, it's the entire US infrastructure in Europe that is at stake. You cannot kick them in some place for being an enemy then do business as usual for the rest of the things. We kinda do have to wigh in the advantages and disadvantages of continuing to do business as usual and if the the cession of Greenland actually happens (in the worst case scenario), we should think what we should get in exchange (because Greenland is quite a high price to pay, not just for Denmark, in order to be an ally).
  If we are not to leave the US get Greenland, then we should:
  a. See what alternatives we can offer to the US to remain our ally.
  b. What alternatives do we got to replace the US as an ally altogether.
  @sucius1
  
  it’s the entire US infrastructure in Europe that is at stake.
  What kind of Infrastructure are you referring to? The Military one?
  Under Trump being an Ally with the US doesn't mean much anymore. And if you need to give up your land, are they really an "ally" ?

It does make sense. As the ice melts, the Arctic Ocean will become an ocean like any other. Trade routes will be used, and it would make sense to have troops up there to patrol the seas.

The peacemaker, the unifier…

It really doesn't make any sense at all - there is nothing in this whole discussion that makes any sense at all!

But please ask Greenland beforehand, otherwise we are just an invasion force.

How does that make sense?
Would they shoot down a US plane that flies into its airspace?
Would they sink a US ship that gets too close?
- It makes perfect sense. Trump has threatened to invade Greenland. Troops on the ground would serve as a deterrent.
- If they invade Danish Airspace without permission, and refuse to leave, that would be probably necessary as a last resort
  Bullies won't back down until you show them resistance. (Like Turkey shooting down a Russian Plane invading their airspace)

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