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The British weren't defending the Faroes, they were defending themselves. It's just a question of "someone's going to take it, so we should take it first".. si
by rando444 8y ago
The British weren't defending the Faroes, they were defending themselves.
It's just a question of "someone's going to take it, so we should take it first".. similar to the british and subsequent american occupation of Iceland.
- lomnakkus 8y agoWell, duh. Point remains that Denmark was completely incapable of defending the Faroes and thus a "union" with Denmark is completely absurd if you're going to argue it from a defense perspective (as the OP did).