Germany joins European partners with troop deployment to Greenland(www.reuters.com)
59 pointsby consumer45123 days ago5 comments
  • consumer45123 days ago
    Oh, well this is nice sounding:

    > Bipartisan Legislation Prohibiting a U.S. Invasion of a NATO State Introduced

    https://hoyer.house.gov/media/press-releases/bipartisan-legi...

    • pseudohadamard23 days ago
      "The No Funds for NATO Invasion Act makes clear to our allies and partners, as well as those around the world, that it is unacceptable to invade the territory of an ally of the United States".

      Should actually be called the WTF Act, as in WTF should something like this even be necessary?

  • 23 days ago
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  • JacoboJacobi23 days ago
    Wouldn't it be simpler to surround the enemy in Ramstein?
    • squirtle2423 days ago
      If the enemy already has a base inside your country, you're at a severe disadvantage... it's like realizing you've been cannon rushed in starcraft
      • mepian23 days ago
        A base becomes useless pretty quickly if it can't be resupplied, I suspect there is enough hostile AA around it to ensure that.
      • general146523 days ago
        Unless the base is completely dependent on host country to supply electricity water and gas + it is inland so it is not possible to supply it in any other way than through air, which can be easily intercepted.
    • threecheese23 days ago
      For a moment I agreed: Yes, a flamethrower-wielding Till Lindemann with a bare vulva backdrop would scare the shit out of those troops.
      • nicbou22 days ago
        The fact that the Lindemann doctrine is back on the table speaks volumes about the state of affairs.
    • 4728284723 days ago
      I can see how it all becomes deliberately muddied these days but there still is a fundamental difference between defense vs. hostile action. And it’s not necessary for defense to see anyone else as “enemy” either. Bees and other animals invade “my” territory and I may want them out and will extract them, but they are still not enemies.
    • computerthings23 days ago
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  • juliusceasar23 days ago
    What a clown show. Conservative Christians and their Project 2025 is all about attacking Europe and becoming friends with Russia and Israel.
  • anon29123 days ago
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    • consumer45123 days ago
      Germany is deploying its troops to NATO protected land, Greenland. Something relatively acceptable.

      Germany has also given more than most countries to defend Ukraine.[0] No foreign country has deployed their troops to Ukraine.

      I genuinely do not understand your take.

      [0] https://www.statista.com/chart/28489/ukrainian-military-huma...

      • anon29123 days ago
        Greenland is a European colony in the new world with a mostly indigenous population. America has no interest in mainland Europe. While Ukraine isn't NATO, Ukraine is closer to Germany and Russia presents a more imminent threat to Europe.

        Germany bankrolled the Russian war of aggression and still does while sending no troops to Ukraine. You can argue nuclear deterrence all you want but America is also a nuclear power, so like... Why is Germany so willing to fight for a European colony rather than its own backyard?

        To be clear, I do not support American annexation of Greenland. I do support full independence for them ideally under an American protectorate. Europe has no place in the new world. Denmark's position is that they should own it just because.

        • LarsKrimi23 days ago
          > Denmark's position is that they should own it just because

          No that is the American position