President Donald Trump says he has a deal with Denmark to bolster the U.S. military presence in Greenland. The announcement comes after months of threatening to take the island by force from the NATO ally.

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      20 days ago

      It’s a small adjustment of what is already agreed, with likely no practical consequences. It’s a PR move before the midterms.

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        18 days ago

        The US has had this very presence since after WW2. I live in middle TN. Last night at a party one of the few loud MAGA left told me how we finally got Greenland and how he hates the price of gas but we can’t let Iran get a nuke. These people work on sound bites and this one worked for his lackeys.

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          19 days ago

          No, it’s what I read from the Arctic policy experts in the trusted media I follow.

          But if you have a different analysis I’m always interested.

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            But if you have a different analysis I’m always interested.

            Just the personal experience of living under this regime for the past 2.5 years.

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          Lol, tbh idk what’s worse…

          I think the fact that EU DIDN’T EVEN PUT UP A FIGHT. Like they didn’t even try to resist. They just HANDED all the territory over without a fight. Lol

          Yeah that’s definitely worse!

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            18 days ago

            ? EU did resist. This “new deal” is barely anything more than the already existing deal. This is an empty PR move for Trump but the average US voter will likely eat it up and say “Go, USA!”