Who?mikejones! said:

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Trump says on Feb 1 he will impose a 10% tariff “on any and all goods sent” to US from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, UK, Netherlands, & Finland, increasing to 25% June 1 “until such time as a Deal is reached for the Complete and Total purchase of Greenland.” pic.twitter.com/6S4Z5mEwdS

— Jake Tapper 🦅 (@jaketapper) January 17, 2026

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nai06 said:

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Hubert J. Farnsworth said:

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Old McDonald said:

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Hubert J. Farnsworth said:

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Just take it. What is Europe going to do about it? I'm all for bringing back "might is right". They can't afford any type of elite military with their socialism that they have to pay for. The US could wipe any of their militaries combined off of the map.

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lol ok man

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Hey clown. What would Europe do? Do you really think they could stand up to us? Only liberals, like you, would take their side.

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Militarily probably nothing in the moment, but this would likely kill NATO. I'd expect Americans abroad would be expelled from every NATO country as would the U.S. military from every foreign base.

Forget tariffs, countries would blacklist u.s. business and but an embargo on any U.S. made good. Individually no single country could do this on their own. But we would be serving ourselves up as a common enemy most of Europe if not the world could unite against. It would signal that the U.S. does not respect the sovereignty of any nation, including our allies which would mean we could no longer be trusted in any way, shape, or form.

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Logos Stick said:

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nai06 said:

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Hubert J. Farnsworth said:

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Old McDonald said:

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Hubert J. Farnsworth said:

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Just take it. What is Europe going to do about it? I'm all for bringing back "might is right". They can't afford any type of elite military with their socialism that they have to pay for. The US could wipe any of their militaries combined off of the map.

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lol ok man

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Hey clown. What would Europe do? Do you really think they could stand up to us? Only liberals, like you, would take their side.

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Militarily probably nothing in the moment, but this would likely kill NATO. I'd expect Americans abroad would be expelled from every NATO country as would the U.S. military from every foreign base.

Forget tariffs, countries would blacklist u.s. business and but an embargo on any U.S. made good. Individually no single country could do this on their own. But we would be serving ourselves up as a common enemy most of Europe if not the world could unite against. It would signal that the U.S. does not respect the sovereignty of any nation, including our allies which would mean we could no longer be trusted in any way, shape, or form.

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Lololol. They are not going to expel us. We protect those losers.

We are the largest economy on earth and have the reserve currency because of that. They will not embargo anything because it would be much worse for them than us.

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America is no longer an ideological stalwart

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Who?mikejones! said:

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I dont really care what the world thinks anymore. Our common allies are straying further from western liberal democracy and western values. They have neither the military strength or political beliefs to further liberal political systems.

We're back in a multi polar world which will require us to exhibit our strength, militarily and financially

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Malibu said:

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Yes, but in a multipower world, power that isn't trusted gets hedged against. That shows up in higher borrowing costs and loss leverage in shaping world affairs. Trust is its own currency, and we're actively eroding that trust.

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Malibu said:

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"Western liberal democracy and western values"

Forgive me again for being naive, but I thought one of those values was specifically not 'might makes right.' If we're mad at Europe for abandoning values we hold as fundamental, doesn't it seem like hypocrisy in a thread about taking Greenland?

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Pylon Cam said:

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We truly live in idiocracy…this is the least competent, least serious administration of all time.

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Malibu said:

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"Western liberal democracy and western values"

Forgive me again for being naive, but I thought one of those values was specifically not 'might makes right.' If we're mad at Europe for abandoning values we hold as fundamental, doesn't it seem like hypocrisy in a thread about taking Greenland?

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the lesson to everyone is obvious: US protection is has always been conditional and temporary.

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Who?mikejones! said:

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Malibu said:

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"Western liberal democracy and western values"

Forgive me again for being naive, but I thought one of those values was specifically not 'might makes right.' If we're mad at Europe for abandoning values we hold as fundamental, doesn't it seem like hypocrisy in a thread about taking Greenland?

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Yes, naive. We've had the largest military force since the world since ww2 for a reason, often to prove might makes right.

We're not taking Greenland because were upset at Europe abandoning western valves, were taking it because we dont trust them with our own defense, which is both the actual military defense and the exploitation of the natural resources available to not rely on adversary nations

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Malibu said:

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Our options for Greenland are make them an offer they can't refuse or take it by force. If we make an offer and they decline, we're left with force as the only option. The second we execute that option and use force against an ally, the value and reliability of Americas "protection" drops in value precipitously. Realistically we're not cut out entirely of global markets, but Breton Woods and NATO are functionally dead, and America is no longer an ideological stalwart, it is a transactional distrustful relationship. That's bad for business.

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nai06 said:

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Who?mikejones! said:

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Malibu said:

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"Western liberal democracy and western values"

Forgive me again for being naive, but I thought one of those values was specifically not 'might makes right.' If we're mad at Europe for abandoning values we hold as fundamental, doesn't it seem like hypocrisy in a thread about taking Greenland?

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Yes, naive. We've had the largest military force since the world since ww2 for a reason, often to prove might makes right.

We're not taking Greenland because were upset at Europe abandoning western valves, were taking it because we dont trust them with our own defense, which is both the actual military defense and the exploitation of the natural resources available to not rely on adversary nations

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So if I don't think my neighbor is capable of protecting his property or utilizing it effectively, I should be able to take it from him?

I mean we've had a military base on Greenland since WW2. Is it really in great danger? Because this just seems like a ploy to exploit the resources of an ally because we want to.

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nai06 said:

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So if I don't think my neighbor is capable of protecting his property or utilizing it effectively, I should be able to take it from him?

I mean we've had a military base on Greenland since WW2. Is it really in great danger? Because this just seems like a ploy to exploit the resources of an ally because we want to.

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Malibu said:

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Absolutely not. You can see it in declining foreign interest in US treasury auctions, rising price of gold, and Canada going to China and spouting off about multipolarity. America is actively being hedged against, and Greenland tariff threats speed up that process.

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Military deployment across Greenland … your move Trump!!!!! pic.twitter.com/6JgDysTjTG

— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) January 17, 2026

bobbranco said:

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t_J_e_C_x said:

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bobbranco said:

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t_J_e_C_x said:

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Seeing posts advocating for the invasion of Ukrainian sovereignty by Russia and America invading the sovereignty of Denmark on F16 is wild.

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Who exactly is advocating for invasion of Greenland?

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Let's not be obtuse ignore the many veiled calls for military action to take Greenland that have been shared in here via supportive tweets and or words.

Economic pressure to get better deals out of Danish government are great, but military action? Cmon.

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Got it. No proof.

Way to command your argument.

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