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SomewhereInTheMiddle

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42. All this really means is ...

Reply to reACTIONary (Reply #23)

Wed Jun 18, 2025, 02:01 PM

Jun 18

determining which four-star combatant commander does the Colonel at Pituffik Space Base (formerly Thule AFB) in Greenland reports to.

That is pretty much it as far as I can tell.

It has nothing to do with the Greenland or Danish governments. It certainly doesn't give us any sovereignty over Greenland that we did not already have (by having that base there for the last forty+ years).

As others have said publicizing this is just a distraction.

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'US homeland' now includes Greenland after major shakeup by Pentagon [View all] BumRushDaShow Jun 17 OP

Hope Denmark tells him to f*#k himself. sinkingfeeling Jun 17 #1

No, I see this as more serious than that. slightlv Jun 17 #6

Can we send the Secretary of Homelahd Security there permanently? James48 Jun 17 #2

Nah - it's not their fault! dchill Jun 17 #16

Who protects Greenland from the US? Irish_Dem Jun 17 #3

That is the real question. ananda Jun 17 #10

Denmark. Amaryllis Jun 17 #12

NATO? dchill Jun 17 #18

The US will protect it the same way Germany protected Czechoslovakia, Austria, etc. IronLionZion Jun 18 #35

Same way Putin is protecting Ukraine, and China will protect Taiwan. Irish_Dem Jun 18 #38

Deepen relationships with what arctic allies and partners? bluedigger Jun 17 #4

The United States is now no better than Iraq staking a false claim over Kuwait. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Jun 17 #5

The new Sad damn Insane... BattleRow Jun 17 #17

Yes and The USA is shaping up to be as Putin Cha Jun 18 #45

I just decided I own my neighbor's property Marthe48 Jun 17 #7

If you want to mow my lawn, I won't stop you JoseBalow Jun 17 #14

But he still has to pay for upkeep and taxes. BattleRow Jun 17 #19

Can he do that without Greenland's official agreement? Bayard Jun 17 #8

Can he do that as Secretary of Defense? dchill Jun 17 #20

I think so, yes.... reACTIONary Jun 17 #22

Thanks for answers Bayard Jun 17 #30

You nailed it. The OP is a tertiary source. Igel Jun 18 #43

When dealing with rawstory.com... reACTIONary Jun 18 #44

Da fugg it is Pas-de-Calais Jun 17 #9

WTF? William769 Jun 17 #11

"And we're renaming it Redwhiteandblueland." Pinback Jun 17 #13

Soft annexation? LymphocyteLover Jun 17 #15

Some might say impotent annexation? dchill Jun 17 #21

I hope it's impotent! LymphocyteLover Jun 18 #39

A stunt, not a big deal... reACTIONary Jun 17 #23

Look over here... FalloutShelter Jun 17 #26

Exactly. reACTIONary Jun 17 #27

Just Trump's usual way of slowly getting people "used to" an idea before he either goes Marie Marie Jun 17 #29

Thank you for that! GenThePerservering Jun 17 #31

Made big headlines here in Denmark but yes, it is no big deal TomWilm Jun 18 #37

All this really means is ... SomewhereInTheMiddle Jun 18 #42

Thought this was The Onion at first MustLoveBeagles Jun 17 #24

Little asshole orangecrush Jun 17 #25

I guess Kegsbreath hasn't heard that Demark and a Fremch mining concern recently... brush Jun 17 #28

Creeping imperialism... ultralite001 Jun 17 #32

Maybe it's time for Denmark to take over more control of that base.... KY_EnviroGuy Jun 17 #33

It's what will henceforth be known as a Sharpie Policy Prairie Gates Jun 17 #34

TACO Got Out the Sharpie Again MissouriDem47 Jun 18 #36

Must. Make. Monster. Happy. Kid Berwyn Jun 18 #40

Greenlanders should Danascot Jun 18 #41