[cdnerds]

There has to be more going on in the background then we know about. The USA knows something - Trump got a bug up his bootie over Greenland and its getting worse. I think there is more to this than any of us know. In trusting the plan on this one.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Bingo! I just said to Mr.GG2 that there has to be something sinister going on. My guess is China is making some kind of incursions we don’t know about.

[Leaning Right]

> There has to be more going on in the background then we know about. <

If so, it would be nice for the American public to get a hint or two about it. Because the whole thing seems odd, to say the least. To me, anyway.

[Antioch]

What’s going on is the arctic shipping lanes are opening up with the warming trend and Russia’s fleet of nuclear icebreakers are making the northern passage a viable alternative to the longer more costly southern route for Asian shipping to the world. So America can’t tolerate the existence of a peer power with any advantage hence the pending invasion of Greenland.

[Texas resident]

I would bet that China has already started some kind of Belt and Road program with Denmark.

[nathanbedford]

NATO becomes far more formidable and effective with Greenland in the hands of the UNITED STATES.

One searches historical memory in vain to find a proclamation uttered more hypocritically.

Trump has taken giant strides toward dismantling NATO and every one of them done with calculation toward the end of extricating the US from the most successful multilateral defense treaty in history. His blustering and threatening to invade Greenland and make war on a NATO member would be the final irreversible blow to NATO's existence and create a huge hole in America's defense.

Among the unavoidable collateral consequences of such an ill-judged action would certainly be a wave of nuclear proliferation across Europe and into the Middle East. So much for enhancing our national security.

A child could see Trump's blustering is merely a setup for the meeting by Vance and Rubio, clumsily done according to the tips of, THE ART OF THE DEAL. This negotiating tactic is so transparent as to be ineffectual but done at immense cost to our relationship with Europe.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

I really hope that there is something more than we know about because on the face of it, this makes no sense. Its incredibly harmful to our relationship with a good ally - Denmark (yes, Demark is a good ally). The people of Greenland do not want to be taken over by the US. And the US could get whatever access it wanted by negotiating a treaty with Denmark rather than this bull in a china shop annexation idea. I like most of what Trump has done. This is a rare occasion where I think he is making a huge mistake.

[silverleaf]

Trump is treating Denmark and Greenland just as he treated Panama…govt officials being tempted to enter large commercial developments with China that posed a strategic threat to the US in a conflict.

Notice that Trump and Rubio got Panama to back off further deals with China, which was positioned to control port facilities on both ends of the Canal, and to tell Panama if they wanted to retain ownership, to return to the terms of the Panama Canal Treaty to ensure the prioritization and protection of US interests regarding canal access. Our navy in fact now transits the Canal freely, as in no tolls or bureaucrat delays.

Greenland also has a defense treaty with the US. Entering into commercial projects with China threatens US interests in event of a conflict. Greenland is like the outer wall of territorial defense for the entire North American continent and the Arctic with its geolocation. This is in fact more critical than “ rare earths” which may exist to be exploited. And which China has been maneuvering to lock up by commercial deals. Which then lead to Chinese built infrastructure like airfields. Ports. Communjcation networks. All have dual use potential for access by the Chinese military. We want their navy and airforce in the North Atlantic? Along with Russia? Or in the Arctic?

So Greenland is going to get “owned” financially, commercially, eventually militarily….By us? Or by China? Denmark cannot sustain defense and development to match China. We can.

An “independent Greenland” puts the elected officials of a town-size population … like a Mayor…..in position to make deals with China.

Trump says…not gonna happen. He is looking out 5 years and beyond which seems beyond the capability of certain Senators like Murkowski trying to interfere with diplomacy, and certainly beyond the sensitive Marquess of Queensberry military establishment of Old Europe

[Dr. Franklin]

There has to be more going on in the background then we know about. The USA knows something - Trump got a bug up his bootie over Greenland and its getting worse. I think there is more to this than any of us know. In trusting the plan on this one.

Trump wants to do something big in his second term for his legacy. Adding Greenland and ending the Russo-Ukrainian war top his list for how history will remember him. However, if he uses the U.S. military to annex Greenland, he will be impeached for a third time and likely convicted and removed from office. His bluster has been very detrimental to NATO, and Europe knows the Pax Americana is coming to an end.

[BB62]

I suggest this assessment gives insight into *part* of the reason Trump is so focused.

https://www.fe-ddis.dk/en/produkter/Risk_assessment/riskassessment/intelligence-outlook-2025/

And of course, even Trump’s rumblings haven’t been cause enough for the Europeans to *act* as a ‘defense’ to Trump’s perceived saber rattling - they’re still just *talking*.