• pachrist@lemmy.world
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      The US needs Greenland to defend it from Russia and China.

      Greenland is in NATO, allowing the US to defend it from Russia and China.

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        Also the US already has a military base in Greenland and has for many decades. In fact, they used to have dozen or so during the Cold War. And because the area is apparently such vital importance to the defence of the US, they currently have… 150 soldiers stationed there.
        In the one base they have kept.

        Very, very important location. Vital for defence.

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          And they know they can reactivate as many bases as they like, or create new ones if they wanted to. It’s all part of the current deal they already have and completely ignore.

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          Are you suggesting that when the President says it’s vital for national security that he’s being less than truthful?

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      Yes, so it should be clear as day to anyone ordered to attack Greenland that they should refuse.

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      “As part of the Danish commonwealth, Greenland is a member of NATO and the defence of Greenland must therefore be through NATO,” the government said.

      They’re not saying that Greenland should be defended by NATO against the US, they’re saying Greenland should be defended by NATO as opposed to being occupied by and defended by only the US.