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| With an ally like Denmark, the US doesn't need enemies |
| 2025-01-31 |
| [Translated from Danish: H/t No-Pasaran] [24NYT] It is a core narrative in Denmark that the country is one of the United States' closest allies. " We have always stood by the United States ," Danish prime ministers, politicians and commentators claim. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen recently stated that " the United States is Denmark's most important and strongest ally in NATO." All of this is a lie, because the reality is that Denmark has always pursued a deeply unsolidarity policy towards the United States. Even though the United States is the ultimate guarantor of Denmark's security, Denmark repeatedly fails the Americans and actively works against US interests worldwide. Some 20th century history: ...Denmark has failed the US by not establishing a credible defence . Since Denmark's defence is in ruins, the US decided in 2023 to take over the defence of the Danish straits and belts. Denmark's defence agreement with the US is the final proof that the Danish defence is worthless and that the US does not consider Denmark to be its core ally. Not surprisingly, the defence agreement with the US became a sleeping bag for the government. The implementation of the Framework Agreement on Defence has been postponed until a number of partial agreements have been reached, which have not yet been initiated. And Danish politicians are happy that Denmark will once again be exempt from having to carry its share of the NATO burden. In relation to NATO, Denmark has for decades worked against American interests by pursuing a hawking strategy that is about securing security policy guarantees from the United States while at the same time avoiding having to pull its share of the load in NATO. Denmark has made cheating the United States an art . Here in January 2025, Denmark's real contribution to NATO is approximately 1.7 percent of GDP excluding donations to Ukraine, directly contrary to the agreement of 2 percent of GDP. The SVM government claims that Denmark spends 2.4 percent of its GDP on defense and security, but the Danish attempt to cheat NATO has been condemned and rejected by several NATO countries and the former Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, as the donations to Ukraine contribute neither to Denmark's nor NATO's defense capabilities. ...Both in NATO and in the US, of course, it is clear that Denmark talks a lot about solidarity in its toasts, but does not want to help shoulder the burden. In the US, the Danes are perceived as disloyal parasites who have been and continue to be freewheeling at NATO's expense and are letting the US foot the bill. This view is, of course, prevalent throughout the security establishment in the US, both Democratic and Republican. In the UN, Denmark works against American interests by voting against America's friend, Israel . Denmark consistently supports anti-Semitic forces in the UN, and in all the Muslim-dominated UN bodies where Israel is condemned, Denmark votes with the rest of the EU countries to condemn Israel. Each year, Denmark typically votes for 15 out of 20 condemnatory resolutions against Israel. In other words, official Denmark supports the forces that want Israel removed from the world map. Denmark is working against American interests by refusing to support the United States in its confrontation with China . In 2008, Denmark entered into a strategic partnership with China, and the following year it sent the controversial "verbal note" to state that Denmark is against Tibetan independence. Before the corona crisis, Danish politicians, business people and media people portrayed the Chinese dictatorship as an enviable democracy and a reliable superpower that is a champion of globalization, free trade and the environment. Journalist Rasmus Tantholdt went so far as to say on TV2 News that " we have more in common with China than with the United States ". It is also thought-provoking that 46 percent of Danes, according to a Kantor Gallup poll, agree or mostly agree that the United States, which is the only guarantor of Danish security, is a threat to Denmark. Denmark opposes US interests in relation to Iran . To this day, Denmark boycotts US sanctions against Iran — a cruel regime that oppresses its own people, supports terror and warfare in its neighboring countries, and sends regular death squads to Europe, including Denmark. Most recently, Denmark has joined INSTEX, a European trade initiative aimed at circumventing US sanctions against Iran. Denmark has outwitted the United States by revealing the top-secret intelligence cooperation between Denmark and the United States, in which the American intelligence service NSA was allowed to tap the cables of telecommunications companies on Danish soil in order to intercept Russian and Chinese telecommunications traffic. Instead of handling the matter in deep confidentiality, the Danish government has chosen to fire the head of FE, Lars Findsen, and exempt four other employees from duty, thereby revealing the intelligence cooperation with the United States. In Greenland, Denmark is also working against the US's security policy interests. National tunnel vision, navel-gazing and sheer stupidity prevent Danish politicians from understanding that the US and Denmark have a common strategic interest in putting an end to China's and Russia's military buildup in the Arctic, that Denmark does not have the ability to develop Greenland's resources and defend Greenland militarily on its own, and that it is actually the US, and not the Danish defense, that guarantees Greenland's connection to Denmark. During his first presidential term in 2019, Donald Trump, as is well known, expressed a desire to buy Greenland. At the time, this was rejected as absurd by Mette "Nasty" Frederiksen. No wonder Trump has now decided to take off the velvet gloves, put Denmark thoroughly in its place and take over control of Greenland. ...The opinion-forming elite believes that Trump's tough stance towards Denmark regarding Greenland is an expression of the failure of a close ally as well as a lack of respect for Denmark. However, it is Denmark that repeatedly fails the United States and works against its interests. And therefore Denmark deserves no respect from the United States. |
| Posted by:Grom the Affective |
| #4 The NATO descent over the decades into a European military sinecure on the American taxpayer. |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2025-01-31 14:20 |
| #3 It's Not Just Britain; All of Europe Must Be Rebooted |
| Posted by: Grom the Affective 2025-01-31 10:31 |
| #2 With an ally like I believe the phrase was "to keep the Germans down, the Russians out, and the Americans in" When the Wall fell our time was over. If the Euros are not interested in saving Western Civilization, there is no need for us to spend anything more. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2025-01-31 10:25 |
| #1 Marco Rubio says Trump's interest in acquiring Greenland from Denmark is 'not a joke' Wonder who's 'Putin' him up to it? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2025-01-31 09:36 |