Trump’s invasion of Greenland would be ‘the shortest war in the world’ – POLITICO
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The U.S. has — by far — the world’s largest defense budget, spending $948 billion last year. Its armed forces have 1.3 million personnel — some of them currently stationed in Greenland. Denmark, for its part, last year spent $9.9 billion, has only 17,000 soldiers, and most of its heavy land-warfare equipment has been donated to Ukraine.

      • anarchoilluminati [comrade/them]
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        15 hours ago

        I'm honestly hoping for it to see this shit crumble up faster than expected.

        It would be for the absolute dumbest and funniest reason, too.

        • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.mlM
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          15 hours ago

          Europeans committed a cardinal error in their assumption that the US was their steadfast ally and guardian. In truth, the relationship is akin to one where a farmer shelters a goat. It's not done out of affection, but with the cold calculation of one who knows it will eventually be led to the slaughter.

          • knfrmity@lemmygrad.ml
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            2 minutes ago

            There was a moment in the first Trump term where it looked like Europeans were starting to consider other options.

            Then Biden got elected so everything went back to normal, ie. the complete and utter sellout of their nations.

  • REEEEvolution@lemmygrad.ml
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    13 hours ago

    Dunno, if the glorious US counterinvasion of the Aleuten islands in WW2 is any indication then it will be among the most hilarious wars at least. The US is not too good with arctic islands.