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Doodley

(11,674 posts) Sat Jan 10, 2026, 09:34 AM Jan 10

If Trump orders a military invasion of Greenland, whose side will you be on: Denmark (and most of the world) or USA?

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If Trump orders a military invasion of Greenland, whose side will you be on: Denmark (and most of the world) or USA? (Original Post) Doodley Jan 10 OP

Why would you even ask? Ocelot II Jan 10 #1

This x 1000 Ferrets are Cool Jan 10 #3

This X 1000. MarineCombatEngineer Jan 10 #13

Can you imagine, a decade down the road, displacedvermoter Jan 10 #2

I stand with Denmark and Greenland. Irish_Dem Jan 10 #4

DUH n/t Timewas Jan 10 #5

Ha, ha, ha, ha! PJMcK Jan 10 #6

What if the US and Denmark are on the same side, and it's Donald Trump who's at odds with reality? NT mahatmakanejeeves Jan 10 #7

Probably this. Treaties carry the weight of Law, and im pretty sure that Volaris Jan 10 #11

"It is the job of thinking people not to be on the side of the executioners." ― Albert Camus Ping Tung Jan 10 #8

If he gets away with giving $100k to each person in Greenland it will divide doc03 Jan 10 #9

Greenland can't be "sold" without Denmark's consent. Ocelot II Jan 10 #10

Good point. He will try to divide Greenlanders, but should they decide? If a majority in a US state wanted Doodley Jan 10 #12

Ocelot II

(129,329 posts)

1. Why would you even ask?

Reply to Doodley (Original post)

Sat Jan 10, 2026, 09:36 AM

Jan 10

Jeg ville ikke støtte en ulovlig invasion af en NATO-allieret.

Ferrets are Cool

(22,541 posts)

3. This x 1000

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #1)

Sat Jan 10, 2026, 09:49 AM

Jan 10

MarineCombatEngineer

(17,790 posts)

13. This X 1000.

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #1)

Sat Jan 10, 2026, 01:05 PM

Jan 10

displacedvermoter

(4,170 posts)

2. Can you imagine, a decade down the road,

Reply to Doodley (Original post)

Sat Jan 10, 2026, 09:39 AM

Jan 10

going to Arlington National Cemetery to view the grave of a young family member who died fighting a war against Venezuela, or Denmark, or Canada? Can you imagine the mix of anger, shame and irony you might feel. Especially if you and your family voted for Trump.

A National Embarrassment is what we are living through.

Irish_Dem

(80,059 posts)

4. I stand with Denmark and Greenland.

Reply to Doodley (Original post)

Sat Jan 10, 2026, 09:52 AM

Jan 10

And against Trump, Hitler, Nazis.

Timewas

(2,661 posts)

5. DUH n/t

Reply to Doodley (Original post)

Sat Jan 10, 2026, 10:05 AM

Jan 10

PJMcK

(24,795 posts)

6. Ha, ha, ha, ha!

Reply to Doodley (Original post)

Sat Jan 10, 2026, 10:06 AM

Jan 10

Good one!

mahatmakanejeeves

(68,409 posts)

7. What if the US and Denmark are on the same side, and it's Donald Trump who's at odds with reality? NT

Reply to Doodley (Original post)

Sat Jan 10, 2026, 10:08 AM

Jan 10

Volaris

(11,426 posts)

11. Probably this. Treaties carry the weight of Law, and im pretty sure that

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Reply #7)

Sat Jan 10, 2026, 12:16 PM

Jan 10

INVADING A NATO ALLY is pretty fucking high up on the 'Don't do that, that's an illegal order' list.

Ping Tung

(4,151 posts)

8. "It is the job of thinking people not to be on the side of the executioners." ― Albert Camus

Reply to Doodley (Original post)

Sat Jan 10, 2026, 10:11 AM

Jan 10

doc03

(38,860 posts)

9. If he gets away with giving $100k to each person in Greenland it will divide

Reply to Doodley (Original post)

Sat Jan 10, 2026, 10:17 AM

Jan 10

the people enough that Trump will get Greenland. They are just like most other humans everyone
is for sale at the right price.

Ocelot II

(129,329 posts)

10. Greenland can't be "sold" without Denmark's consent.

Reply to doc03 (Reply #9)

Sat Jan 10, 2026, 11:05 AM

Jan 10

He can offer cash to the Greenlanders to get them to vote for independence, but the way the arrangement with Denmark is set up is that Greenland can't unilaterally remove itself from Denmark. Since Denmark funds Greenland's social programs, which include health care and other benefits the people wouldn't get as US citizens, those bribes wouldn't go very far if Greenland became a territory of the US (and it would be just a territory like Puerto Rico or Guam, with exactly zero electoral votes).

Doodley

(11,674 posts)

12. Good point. He will try to divide Greenlanders, but should they decide? If a majority in a US state wanted