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Denmark was reportedly preparing for full-scale war with the US over Greenland

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Re: Denmark was reportedly preparing for full-scale war with the US over Greenland

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Post by jacquesm »

Of course they were. The United States has never before damaged its own reputation in Europe as much as they did in the last 12 months.

And the same goes for Canada, possibly worse. You don't go around threatening your allies unless you really have plans and that's why you don't elect senile old guys to positions of power.

Re: Denmark was reportedly preparing for full-scale war with the US over Greenland

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Post by philipallstar »

jacquesm wrote: post #3

Of course they were. The United States has never before damaged its own reputation in Europe as much as they did in the last 12 months. And the same goes for Canada, possibly worse. You don't go around threatening your allies unless you really have plans and that's why you don't elect senile old guys to positions of power.

> that's why you don't elect senile old guys to positions of power.

Anyone of principle would have been saying this before 2025, and far louder.

Re: Denmark was reportedly preparing for full-scale war with the US over Greenland

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Post by jacquesm »

throwa356262 wrote: post #2

Those Danes should study the Falklands war. Using F35 in this situation is like brining in a billion dollar paperweight to the battle.s

That doesn't matter. It is not so much about whether the USA could do this and expect to win, of course they can. Nobody has any doubt about that. It is about gross miscalculation of consequences. Attack Greenland ->attack Denmark, attack Denmark -> Attack the EU.

So you don't attack Greenland. Because that would be wrong.

Unless all that stuff about shining cities on hills was nonsense. Instead of making America great again the US has ceded power to China.

Re: Denmark was reportedly preparing for full-scale war with the US over Greenland

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Post by matsemann »

Russia's invasion ironically strengthened NATO, with more countries joining or feeling the usefulness of it. Somehow the US managed to break down all that good will in such a short amount of time.. I think it's hard to overstate how much more hostile people look at the US the last few years. So much soft power has been lost.

Re: Denmark was reportedly preparing for full-scale war with the US over Greenland

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Post by equilibrium »

jacquesm wrote: post #3

Of course they were. The United States has never before damaged its own reputation in Europe as much as they did in the last 12 months. And the same goes for Canada, possibly worse. You don't go around threatening your allies unless you really have plans and that's why you don't elect senile old guys to positions of power.

Europe and the rest of the world.

Re: Denmark was reportedly preparing for full-scale war with the US over Greenland

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Post by jacquesm »

philipallstar wrote: post #5
jacquesm wrote: post #3

Of course they were. The United States has never before damaged its own reputation in Europe as much as they did in the last 12 months. And the same goes for Canada, possibly worse. You don't go around threatening your allies unless you really have plans and that's why you don't elect senile old guys to positions of power.

> that's why you don't elect senile old guys to positions of power. Anyone of principle would have been saying this before 2025, and far louder.

Note that this is from a country that wouldn't exist if not for the allied countries and that the US has somehow managed to all but erase that reputation. We recognize our debt, we also recognize that this is to a country that no longer exists in a meaningful way. All we have now is multiple variations of the mob.
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