France sends 15 soldiers, Germany 13.
"Ehhh just send a few guys we don't like."
They are betting that Trump will read the headline and assume it's a larger number.
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The Netherlands sends one (1) soldier. Finland sends 2.
I'm sure the US is quaking in its boots at this unprecedented display of power.
The UK sent 1 😭😭😭
More like Hegseth the cross-eyed drunk SSecretary of War will read it as 1515 and 1313 troops respectively
"Hey, you want to go on holiday to Greenland?"
"Yeah, sure, alright."
"Cool, make sure you're nice to the yanks when they 'invade'."
They're planning officers meant to evaluate what's needed for a larger force
inb4 200 in some tents
A couple dozen, for context. Real coalition of the willing here.
A small sacrifice to lure the yankees into a trap. Soon the yuros will feast on hamburgers and freedom fries in Washington.
I don't really care who does it as long as somebody burns down the white house soon
Tradition dictates that Canada be the one to burn the White House down.
oh yeah critcal support to the 69th Romanian infantry division in the purge of the White House
If America smokes all of them and takes Greenland, Europe will just pretend it didn't happen a la USS Liberty
it'll be some "deal" where Danes get to keeo the flag and other shit unchanged whilst the Americans will run it de facto
That's what they have now, through a treaty of some sort? America can already put more bases there
And the MS Estonia
And Nordstream 2
Nordstream 2 is celebrated and the bomber is hailed as a hero
In NATOSTAN maybe. Where people celebrate being made poorer by sanctions designed to shift market shares from Russia to the US and vassals. It's a great long term ploy, splitting Russia and Europe, keeps Germany in line, Europe on its knees for US power.
Yeah, this fits, because liberal media in Poland manufactured consent for this and Poland refused to send the bomber to Germany for his trial
And nobody in govt even believed it was the real bomber, it's just building the second line of obfuscation instead of real investigation. Sikorski spilled it in his famous tweet and i hope it won't be forgotten especially in context of current government.
Was there something sus w the Estonias sinking?
Nato was doing drills in the area, the "front fell off" the Estonia which was suspected to be from collision with a submarine (I think that's what the conspiracists decided) or an explosive charge (I think there was unusual wear on the joints that hinted at explosives), the mayday calls were delayed and non standard, and the entire wreck was entombed in steel & concrete to prevent any further investigation. There's more but I don't remember and the truth is out there
Occam's razor: when in doubt, blame NATO
It will be funny seeing Eurolibs bend over backwards to insist that the US didn't just take Greenland from Denmark and will probably waffle on about some legal technicality in NATO's articles and bylaws that actually mean it is ok.
according to wikipedia the local US base has 150 soldiers. the europeans will have to mobilize the police if they want to stand a chance.
Just block the cheeseburgersupplyline 😂👍🏻
"I can't fucking believe I have to do this" - every one of these guys
This is like a game of Risk, except way riskier because instead of your unhinged opponent flipping the table because they're not getting their way, Pedonald the Rapist will just nuke the whole map, literally.
Rolling all ones on my attack, wheeling in an oxy/acetylene torch and burning the place to the ground
They couldn't even bother to fill up a Boeing or two
The US will win Greenland
a boeing? that'd just be openly declaring it a suicide mission
Odds that Trump issues new sanctions against Euro countries over this?
Tariffs again, probably. Trump's favorite tool.
obviously not a contingent that'd meaningfully defend greenland but this definitely complicates what i'm sure Trump hoped would be sending a helicopter of specforce chuds to the parliament building.
now they'll have to secure a diplomatic coup and get these troops to leave in shame or it's a much more complicated and volatile operation that might demand european escalation (e.g. the troops are all killed)