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2025-01-30 Europe

Germany Declares Solidarity With Greenland Against Trump, France Floats Deploying Troops

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Posted by Skidmark 2025-01-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10326 views ] Top

#1 But, but, but - what about Ukraine?!

Posted by Grom the Affective 2025-01-30 00:27|| 2025-01-30 00:27|| Front Page Top

#2 Can't get them to protect themselves, but this they gotta do.
I wonder what happens when they find out that the US isn't going to transport or support them there.
They're angling for a buy-off.

Posted by ed in texas 2025-01-30 08:56|| 2025-01-30 08:56|| Front Page Top

#3 A week in office and Trump already has the Euros upping their military spending.

Posted by Mercutio 2025-01-30 09:42|| 2025-01-30 09:42|| Front Page Top

#4 ^Yea, against US.

Posted by Grom the Affective 2025-01-30 11:19|| 2025-01-30 11:19|| Front Page Top

#5 I wonder what happens when they find out that the US isn't going to transport or support them there.

It used to be that the Canadian military was considered competent but lacked transport which meant if it was an away game, they needed a ride to get to the scene.

Do current Euro militaries have any expeditionary capability or are they basically territorial defense forces ready to continue the 20th century's tribal squabbles?

Posted by SteveS 2025-01-30 11:53|| 2025-01-30 11:53|| Front Page Top

#6 Who was the chucklehead who was like, "Europe will defend all its borders, North, East, West, and South."

Like bitch please, Europe's South Border? like Europe isn't overrun with Muslims and Africans. Shit, Macron just tried to pander to the young muslims by guesting on a shit podcast run by a host who is constantly talking about the glory of islaming France.

Posted by swksvolFF 2025-01-30 13:01|| 2025-01-30 13:01|| Front Page Top

#7 Greenland is in North America, not Europe. The people of Greenland get to decide whether to stay a constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark (which is what they currently are), become an independent country, become part of Canada, or join the United States.

Based on everything I've read they will probably vote to become an independent country, but work closely with the United States and Canada. The Kingdom of Denmark is a colonial power, and did some messed up things there right up to living memory. (Between 1966 and 1970, 4,500 intrauterine devices were fitted into native women and girls as young as 13, without their knowledge or consent.) So Denmark acting like some kind of victimized spouse over the last few months is laughable.

So: WWJMD France. (What Would James Monroe Do?)

Posted by Secret Master 2025-01-30 19:25|| 2025-01-30 19:25|| Front Page Top

#8 Considering the last 12 months, I wouldn't put it past Macron to send an all-volunteer muslim brigade.

Posted by swksvolFF 2025-01-30 20:04|| 2025-01-30 20:04|| Front Page Top

#9 ^ He's got a lot of troops from Africa. They'll freeze before they're kitted

Posted by Frank G 2025-01-30 20:07|| 2025-01-30 20:07|| Front Page Top

#10 Watch Denmark billet them in private residences.

To be fair, it wasn't too long ago that France airdropped an airstrip into an African country, I forget off the top of my head and search engines are retarded.

That said, equatorial Africa would have better staging areas and weather than Greenland.

Posted by swksvolFF 2025-01-30 20:22|| 2025-01-30 20:22|| Front Page Top

#11 (What Would James Monroe Do?)

I like that! It is something to keep in mind.

Posted by SteveS 2025-01-30 20:25|| 2025-01-30 20:25|| Front Page Top

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