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Sen. Ruben Gallego, an Arizona Democrat, said he will introduce a resolution to block Donald Trump from invading Greenland, a self-governing Danish territory.

Concerns about U.S. action against Greenland have grown on the heels of the attack on Venezuela, which led to the capture of leader Nicolas Maduro.

“Everybody wants us to have a bigger presence in Greenland to combat the Russian/Chinese Arctic influence,” Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said.

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[–] spongebue@lemmy.world 71 points 4 days ago (3 children)

“Everybody wants us to have a bigger presence in Greenland to combat the Russian/Chinese Arctic influence,” Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said.

If only we had some kind of alliance with Greenland/Denmark and perhaps other countries in the North Atlantic. Maybe we could, like, set up a military base in another country to protect those mutual interests? I know it sounds crazy because we don't do any of that currently, but maybe that would be a better option.

[–] LordR@lemmy.world 30 points 4 days ago (1 children)

But how would you steal all the wealth from Greenland for your corrupt corporate overlords/your insider trading?

[–] spongebue@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Who, me? Oh, I wouldn't. That's probably why I'm not qualified to be POTUS.

[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

POTUS
Paedophile Of The United States.

[–] spongebue@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Not qualified for that either

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 6 points 4 days ago

Yes in the North Atlantic. It’s like we could have some kind of Treaty. Maybe we could form some kind of Organization. Maybe someone could make Trump think he came up with this idea all by himself. FIFA could give him a trophy for it.

[–] KinglyWeevil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 days ago

They also act like US Corporations wouldn't get a really good deal if they wanted to purchase the rights to extract some of the mineral wealth of Greenland to extract.