independence for Greenland?

[pogofish]

I think after germany occupied denmark in ww2, the usa occupied greenland and uk occupied iceland (which was still danish at the time). Obviously handed back at the end.

The UK handed Iceland over to the US in 1941 because it was still a neutral power and our invasion was illegal. Iceland had asserted its neutrality as part of Denmark in WW2, only obtaining independence in 1944 and although they withdrew at the end of WW2, the US returned in 1951 and provided Iceland's "defence" right through the cold war, only finally withdrawing in 2006 - an issue that was seen ass very unwelcome by many Icelanders. Particularly the second layer of US military security at Keflavik Airport.

Even though they formally returned all their bases to Iceland in 2016, the US do still retain a small presence at Keflavik and started rotating B2 and B52 bombers there as part of a task force for Arctic defence in 2023.

 

[bcuster]

El Salvador, the Phillipines, Korea, Iran, Indonesia, Vietnam Cambodia and Laos. And on and on. Come on get real.

UK sets a poor example as a colonial imperialist conqueror

 

[Humberto]

UK sets a poor example as a colonial imperialist conqueror

That's poor. I won't bother.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

UK sets a poor example as a colonial imperialist conqueror

What does that have to do with anything?

You do get that almost every poster on here condemns the UK's imperialist past, yes?

 

[bcuster]

What does that have to do with anything?

You do get that almost every poster on here condemns the UK's imperialist past, yes?

It relates to the question whether Greenland should amalgamate with the US

 

[Humberto]

It relates to the question whether Greenland should amalgamate with the US

Rather than 'anglo-saxon barbarians'. You're too thick to be embarrassed.

 

[bcuster]

Rather than 'anglo-saxon barbarians'. You're too thick to be embarrassed.

The Danes have been cruel and weak overlords. They’ll have a much better time being co-equals with the US

 

[Humberto]

The Danes have been cruel and weak overlords. They’ll have a much better time being co-equals with the US

You don't know that.

 

[Humberto]

UK sets a poor example as a colonial imperialist conqueror

You're really all over the place. I suspect you see Greenland as a backwater, a bauble.

 

[bcuster]

You're really all over the place. I suspect you see Greenland as a backwater, a bauble.

It’s a strategically important, vastly wealthy nation incapable of defending itself against terrible threats of exploitation and subjugation

 

[Humberto]

It’s a strategically important, vastly wealthy nation incapable of defending itself against terrible threats of exploitation and subjugation

It's not a 'vastly wealthy' nation. It's strategic importance depends on what? America's interests.

 

[Dystopiary]

Ugh.

 

[Humberto]

Ugh.

Homo erectus gracing us here.

 

[bcuster]

It's not a 'vastly wealthy' nation. Its strategic importance depends on what? America's interests.

Greenland is strategically important to more than just US interests

 

[Humberto]

Greenland is strategically important to more than just US interests

Greenland independance doesn't have to account for US strategic interests. Unless you think it does.