"The US president's designs on Greenland are clearly mad. He claims Russia and China are scheming to seize the island and that Denmark should be forced urgently to transfer its sovereignty. Denmark had long allowed the US extended military access to Greenland, but Trump seems to want to own it. None of his staff has been able to say why."
"Until now it would have seemed a comic satire for Norway, Sweden, France and Germany to be sending troops to Greenland, pending a possible US attack. Yet that is the absurd prospect happening this week. Britain even sent a military officer. This has come within weeks of Trump's leadership putsch in Venezuela, and within days of his threatened military assault on Iran."
"Trump appears to be like a shoplifting addict who cannot resist a quick grab an oilfield here, a critical minerals mine there. It is hard to believe he will not back off, but when? Members of the Danish armed forces on a military drill in Greenland, 17 September 2025. Photograph: Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters Wise leaders have advisers. Reckless ones have sycophants."
President Trump has pushed to acquire Greenland, claiming Russia and China are scheming to seize the island and demanding Denmark urgently transfer sovereignty. Denmark had long allowed extended US military access to Greenland, but Trump appears intent on ownership without staff justification. European countries including Norway, Sweden, France, Germany and Britain have taken deployment steps to Greenland, creating an absurd and tense military prospect. The move follows recent aggressive actions by Trump toward Venezuela and threats against Iran, and echoes domestic actions in Minnesota. The situation exposes a lack of responsible advisers, encourages sycophancy, and threatens NATO cohesion and allied trust.
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