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I was wondering about Greenland - 51 or 52 ?.
by tibbydudeza 9mo ago
I was wondering about Greenland - 51 or 52 ?.
- yogthos 9mo agoI'm betting Greenland will be first just because it's a small operation that nobody is going to contest realistically.
- seanmcdirmid 9mo agoI don't think America ever said that Greenland would be a state, that it would be an overseas territory of the US instead, which still sucks, but I don't think Trump wants 2 senators and 1 house member from a territory that is bound to be much more liberal than the average American state. Inuits vote Democrat even in Alaska.
- yogthos 9mo agoyeah it's probably gonna be a sort of a protectorate
- cjbenedikt 9mo agoAre you absolutely positive? Danes and Germans already sent troops and France a nuclear sub and a Frigate. UK, Sweden, Finland and others are preparing to send troops as well. Perhaps "small operation" is not a foregone conclusion.
- tibbydudeza 9mo ago80% of the place is frozen ice - you would need specialist units to fight there - US has never done that really - the Russians had units equipped for arctic conditions and they were locals and had unique armor meant for that (tracked-lighter-more durable). Even China has more experience due to their conflicts in the Himalayas and Tibet. You not going to get a Stryker or Abrahams tank working there.
- cjbenedikt 9mo agoGood point. Ukraine example: "Battlefield Challenges (Abrahams): Despite being formidable, these tanks struggled against Russia's extensive drone warfare, leading to high attrition rates, with nearly 90% of the original U.S. fleet lost or damaged..."
- rasz 9mo ago>Danes and Germans already sent troops Afaik 20 "troops" total.
- yogthos 9mo agoGermans already recalled theirs https://www.dw.com/en/greenland-row-german-military-ends-short-deployment/live-75550031 https://www.dw.com/en/greenland-row-german-military-ends-sho...
- yogthos 9mo agoI'm sure the US army is shaking in its boots right now
- cjbenedikt 9mo agoI'm sure EU troops as well. They all fought side by side with US in Afghanistan so are likely aware of US capabilities - or lack thereof.
- yogthos 9mo agoWhatever military capability there is in NATO, it's clearly on the side of the US. The EU can't even produce basic things like artillery shells and explosives at this point. The UK can't even make steel.
- cjbenedikt 9mo agoSorry, but German Rheinmetall is the biggest supplier of artillery shells to Ukraine. So much so that Russia tried to assassinate its CEO.
- yogthos 9mo agoSorry, but Europe collectively never managed to produce even close to the amount of shells they promised. Wouldn't be too proud of this performance. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-weapons-shells-european-union-eu-war-russia-investigation/33025300.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-weapons-shells-european-unio...