The defence deal signed at the UN General Assembly also re-affirms Denmark's sovereignty over its semi-autonomous Arctic territory.
  • stopforgettingit
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    1 month ago

    How is this a good deal for Greenland and Denmark, as Trump is already known for lying, going back on deals, starting wars for no reason and kidnapping sovereign leaders. To me this looks like the US gets to build two new bases on Greenland and Denmark gets a shady smile in return.

    ELI am from the US, because I am.

    EDIT: I just finished reading the entire article. I really do not understand how Greenland and Denmark are getting any benefit from this agreement, from what the article is saying the US gets to have 3 military bases on Greenland and in exchange the US will affirm Denmark’s “sovereignty and territorial integrity” over Greenland and that is it? And multiple parties in Denmark support this?

    I am clearly an uneducated American but I am having a real hard time seeing why anyone would take up this agreement unless they were under duress. I honestly think that those country’s parliaments should strike this down.