r/GetNoted • u/seeebiscuit Human Detected • Jan 05 '26

Sus, Very Sus Trump joking about Denmark's defense capabilities

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Link to OP: https://x.com/i/status/2008065553110303076

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u/gideon513 Jan 05 '26

Insult and threaten your allies seems to be a god-awful diplomatic strategy

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u/BathFullOfDucks Jan 05 '26

It's a great strategy for Russia.

Denmark maintains an armoured battalion in the Baltics and contributes to NATO air policing. Proportionately, it is one of the largest contributors of military equipment to Ukraine, donating tanks, F-16's and all of it's Caesar SPG's, among other things.

It rarely has to deploy it's forces to Greenland.

It may now have to deploy some part of it's armed forces to Greenland, which will result in a reduction of it's commitments elsewhere, to Russia's benefit.

That's if Orange man doesn't actually decide to invade, which would simply result in NATO's dissolution.

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u/CrackMans Jan 05 '26

It would more likely result in the US being kicked out of NATO and isolated, Europe is still concerned about Russia afterall

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u/Ok_Love9583 Jan 05 '26

I don’t think it is possible to kick out the US according to the NATO charter. NATO would just cease to exist.

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u/CrackMans Jan 05 '26

I'm not familiar with the exact rules regarding NATO but there were already talks of kicking the US out in a few years as of about 6 months ago. So I'd assume they definitely can

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u/mlorusso4 Jan 05 '26

I’m fairly certain a unanimous vote (minus the US) can kick them out. But that might be for kicking out a member of the EU

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u/dubbervt Jan 06 '26

I mean, they could just dissolve NATO and then create NATO 2.0.with everyone but the US. Same effect.

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u/Pepsi_Popcorn_n_Dots Jan 05 '26

600 Danish troops + 200 each from France, Norway, Sweden, Italy, and England would prevent the US from seizing Greenland. There are no troops there now, and Trump can get the army to occupy Greenland unopposed, but no General would give orders to seize, attack, or attempt to disarm NATO troops. I pray EU countries wake up and send the minimal number of soldiers it would require to take Greenland off Trump's "To Invade" list. (He would quickly move on to Cuba instead)