Fmr NSA O'Brien makes (illegal) case for invading Greenland

[Dennis Donovan]

Charlie Angus
‪@charlieangus104.bsky.social‬
Trump is trolling about invading Canada and Greenland. Now a key national security advisor has gone further.
Denmark is a NATO ally. Canada is obliged to help them defend from invasion.
Instead of playing stupid ball with Conservatives
MPs need to get ready for a Putin style regime in Washington.

December 29, 2024 at 7:25 AM

His advice about being ready for a "Putin-style regime" is sage advice.

https://bsky.app/profile/charlieangus104.bsky.social/post/3legza3fcq22y

[sop]

1. Military interventionism is an American tradition.

"The U.S. has engaged in nearly 400 military interventions between 1776 and 2023, with half of these operations occurring since 1950 and over 25% occurring in the post-Cold War period." (Introducing the Military Intervention Project: A New Dataset on US Military Interventions, 1776–2019 - Sidita Kushi, Monica Duffy Toft, 2023)

[Dennis Donovan]

2. I don't think we've ever invaded a NATO territory before. n/t

[sop]

4. That does present a problem.

Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty states that an armed attack against one of its members shall be considered an attack against all of them. A US invasion of Greenland would trigger an armed response by other NATO members. That's what Trumputin wants.

[SheltieLover]

9. Nothing would please pootin more

[Diraven]

3. Greenland has never been invaded in history

But suddenly it's imperative that the US invade it as soon as possible before Russia and China can? Ridiculous. This is all about trying to make Trump's demented ramblings seem like some sort of military strategic genius.

[JustAnotherGen]

5. Black folks

Time to get our young men out of the country!

They shouldn't have to fight a Magat War.

Get someone else to do it.

[Baitball Blogger]

6. There must be something else going on in Greenland, because Trump isn't afraid of a Russian invasion.

[lapfog_1]

8. minerals

retreating ice from the mountain tops in Greenland have revealed a treasure trove of untapped minerals.

Greenland has been a mining nation since the late 1700's, where coal was excavated in Qaarsut on the Nuussauq Peninsula. In addition to coal, a mining has included gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, graphite, olivine, cryolite and marble.

These include rare earth minerals that China is trying to lock down around the world for their industries.

Windmills, electric cars and other transition technologies require more minerals to build than their fossil fuel-based counterparts. The energy transition will therefore massively increase demand for so-called ‘transition minerals’. This includes lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese, and graphite, which are crucial to battery performance, and rare earth elements, which are essential for permanent magnets that are vital to many related technologies.

The melting of the Arctic ice cap has intensified interest in Greenland’s natural resources. Kvanefjeld, an area in southern Greenland, has the potential to become one of the world’s largest producers of rare earth magnet metals, creating significant wealth for this impoverished and often forgotten area of the Nordic hemisphere. At the same time, extraction activities would pose significant environmental risks for an ecosystem that is not only fragile and unique, but also already under considerable threat due to climate change.


It's always "follow the money"

[Silent Type]

10. Annexing Canada (if they'd have us), buying Greenland, etc., are examples of trump BS. Don't think trump has

said anything about "invading" them, though annex/buy is about as stupid as drinking bleach and shining a bright light up your rear for Covid.

[Oneironaut]

11. "We must invade the country (or, territory in this case) to save it!"

Suddenly, it feels like we’ve taken a time machine to 2003!