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With 15 French mountain soldiers and 13 Germans? I think we've all allowed our emotions to blind us to the realities of arctic defense. Setting aside the fact
by bilbo0s 9mo ago
With 15 French mountain soldiers and 13 Germans?
I think we've all allowed our emotions to blind us to the realities of arctic defense. Setting aside the fact that most of the business to be done so to speak would be offshore in any potential confrontation, Russia-US or EU-US. The very thought of defending a landmass as large and sparsely populated as Greenland with a handful of soldiers is laughable.
The Europeans are obviously just trying to make a point. Will it work. My bet is no. It's only going to irk people in Washington. But it's clear this is not a serious attempt at Greenland's defense.
- epolanski 9mo agoYou know that they are not needed as there are 0 realistic threats to Greenland excluding the US. Neither China nor Russia would attack a NATO country, let alone the fact that they don't have the logistics and resources to conduct operations so far from home and so close to North America. Norfolk, the biggest military port in the world is 2200 miles from Greenland.
- fl7305 9mo ago> With 15 French mountain soldiers and 13 Germans? Small force, symbolic stand: "Remember the Alamo", but "Remember Greenland" instead this time. By the way, can you tell me the background and meaning of these phrases? "Don't tread on me!" "Live free or die" "Give me liberty or give me death" "From my cold, dead hands"
- cc81 9mo agoThat is a tripwire deployment. If there is a need to redesign the defense of Greenland I assume that would take more time.