I just spoke to a good friend who lives with his family in Greenland. I asked how the Inuit themselves feel these days and the answer was that they are very worried. No one could have foreseen how serious Trump was when he first flouted the idea that Greenland should belong to the US during his first term in office.
Now Trump is laying claim to Kalaallit Nunaat as Greenland is called in Inuit language in a much more serious, expansionist context with a cabinet that backs him up in demanding access to or ownership of places with strategic and geopolitical importance for the US. -And simultaneously Denmark is called a ‘bad ally’ by VP JD Vance when it’s easy to Google that Denmark proportionally is the country after the US whist the most troops during the war in Afghanistan.
If anything it seems to be pushing Greenland and Denmark closer as well as Denmark closer with their European allies of whom several have offered assistance with a reinforced arctic defense.
How hard the pushback has to be in order to hold off the Americans from taking over Greenland, no one knows yet, but the fact that some resistance isn’t futile was proven today, when Usha Vance instead of visiting a dogsled race and locals by herself, changed plans and is now coming with her husband, VP JD Vance to visit the former Thule Base which is (for them) safe, American territory.
Thanks for sharing all of these details, Rebecca. When Trump talked about Greenland during his first term, it seemed like a bad joke. Now it seems like he could be deadly serious. It certainly appears as if Trump and Putin have some kind of secret expansionist deal: Putin gets Ukraine, the Baltics and possibly more of Eastern Europe, while Trump gets Canada and Greenland. It’s a sick joke this time around … but really, it’s no joke at all.
Bending over backwards to make excuses for Putin while attempting to run roughshod over longstanding allies like Denmark and Canada boggles the mind. I know the U.S. has never had its hands clean, but boy have we done a heel turn this season.
If all the countries in the alliance stick together the buffoons will be ineffective. The are hated here and the bullying is their way now. They followed the demented mentally deficient leader. Some are paid off and others are afraid. Welcome to the New NAZI PARTY .
I just spoke to a good friend who lives with his family in Greenland. I asked how the Inuit themselves feel these days and the answer was that they are very worried. No one could have foreseen how serious Trump was when he first flouted the idea that Greenland should belong to the US during his first term in office.
Now Trump is laying claim to Kalaallit Nunaat as Greenland is called in Inuit language in a much more serious, expansionist context with a cabinet that backs him up in demanding access to or ownership of places with strategic and geopolitical importance for the US. -And simultaneously Denmark is called a ‘bad ally’ by VP JD Vance when it’s easy to Google that Denmark proportionally is the country after the US whist the most troops during the war in Afghanistan.
If anything it seems to be pushing Greenland and Denmark closer as well as Denmark closer with their European allies of whom several have offered assistance with a reinforced arctic defense.
How hard the pushback has to be in order to hold off the Americans from taking over Greenland, no one knows yet, but the fact that some resistance isn’t futile was proven today, when Usha Vance instead of visiting a dogsled race and locals by herself, changed plans and is now coming with her husband, VP JD Vance to visit the former Thule Base which is (for them) safe, American territory.
To be continued.
Thanks for sharing all of these details, Rebecca. When Trump talked about Greenland during his first term, it seemed like a bad joke. Now it seems like he could be deadly serious. It certainly appears as if Trump and Putin have some kind of secret expansionist deal: Putin gets Ukraine, the Baltics and possibly more of Eastern Europe, while Trump gets Canada and Greenland. It’s a sick joke this time around … but really, it’s no joke at all.
The coward JD Vance is going to hide in a American base and rant his hatred of Denmark and Europe. Let him paddle home.
Bending over backwards to make excuses for Putin while attempting to run roughshod over longstanding allies like Denmark and Canada boggles the mind. I know the U.S. has never had its hands clean, but boy have we done a heel turn this season.
Thank you for this and all you write and do Careen. Wishing you strength and persistence.
Mange tak, Careen!
If all the countries in the alliance stick together the buffoons will be ineffective. The are hated here and the bullying is their way now. They followed the demented mentally deficient leader. Some are paid off and others are afraid. Welcome to the New NAZI PARTY .