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Ocelot II

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1. I heartily disagree. Denmark very reasonably concluded that involving troops from France
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 11:55 AM
19 hrs ago

and the other Nordics would be a strong deterrent. And so far it has been. You can't compare this situation to ICE in Minneapolis; there were more people in a single Minneapolis demonstration than the entire population of Greenland, and the goal of ICE was not the seizure of sovereign territory (although sometimes it felt that way). Denmark reacting nonviolently to a US invasion would result in complete capitulation and the forfeiture of Greenland, but the presence of other European allies responding to the attempted taking of sovereign territory would set up a situation (NATO vs. NATO) that would be so politically toxic that even Trump would avoid it. He cares about politics, not harm to humans, and he's starting to seeing that play out wrt Iran. Greenland and Minneapolis aren't apples and oranges; they're apples and pipe wrenches. Not even close.

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