*Slight* headline editorialisation, substituting Ministers name for his title-role (for International readers)
Otsde-St-9929 on
Would US bases be necessary?
Czar1987 on
Really? I seem to recall just earlier this week that higher than normal amounts of c-17 Globemasters were transiting through RAF bases.
Welle26 on
Any Nation supporting the US in this lunacy would be pretty alone afterwards, as the US proves they know no allies. In a world where Trump willingly breaks Nato, Britain is better off siding with the remaining sane nations, other than the orange turd.
On the other hand, I don’t really think the us needs any foreign bases, as the annexation itself would be pretty easy and Greenland is in range of the US mainland.
OneAlexander on
The US talks about global power projection of its military, but if Europe were to cut off access to bases on the continent and overseas territories it would cripple a massive part of the US military logistical chain outside the Pacific.
American subs, ships and jets hop across the Atlantic via European territories, use England, Germany etc to hop further across the continent, and Spain, Italy etc to cross the Med.
European bases, co-ordination, refuelling are key to reaching allies/enemies in the Middle East and across the Indian Ocean, or conducting long distance bombing raids.
Even Air Force One stops and refuels at/utilises tankers flying from European territories.
Then there’s of course their intelligence/spy bases with big useful radar domes, again based in European nations and territories.
jinstewart on
Goodness, I think I’m seeing a minister displaying signs of a backbone! Let’s hope it catches on.
hypercomms2001 on
Conspiracy theory time!
What if Vladimir Putin had directed Donald Trump to start a war with his former NATO allies over Greenland, and during that war Russia attacks Europe?!
HangryHuHu on
As if that’s some sort of punishment. The UK and EU had better have a lot more planned than “we won’t let them use our bases to attack Greenland”
giganticturnip on
Shouldn’t it be that if the US attacks Greenland, Britain won’t let the US use its bases at all.
UndeadBBQ on
What fucking gets me most is why isn’t every european country already forcing the full evacuation of these bases?
We’re playing host to potentially enemy combatants.
Matt-J-McCormack on
USA should be kicked out. They are not friends. They never were.
AntysocialButterfly on
…eventually.
When first pressed on the subject he was so non-committal that it was worth asking if they were accidentally asking somebody who’d come into the office to fix the printer.
Wouldn’t be the first time…
Sharp-Mountain1841 on
The tail is going to wag the dog? This is serious now. Never in his wildest dreams could bin laden have dreamed that within 25 years of his attack that the US would self destruct so spectacularly or so completely.
onceadoge on
Sad really, we’re all on the same rock floating in space. Silly apes, silly humans.
BradPittHasBadBO on
Putin and Xi have raging hard-ons.
bomboclawt75 on
If they invade Greenland- all American bases must be shut down and absolute sanctions imposed- otherwise, we are next.
Patjoew on
I put 300 on world war 3 for no fucking reason
RedditLurkAndRead on
It’s 2026 and the news is about a possible attack by the US on Greenland! How ridiculous is that? Look how far the US has fallen under Trump. If you told someone 3 years ago that the US was considering attacking Greenland people would say you were crazy!
Mba1956 on
The UK should go further and threaten to shoot down any aircraft attempting to do so. We should also send anti-aircraft and anti-ship weapons to Greenland.
RebelliousInNature on
If they really want to pull on that thread, they’ll enjoy it when all their European bases are closed. They can F off whenever they want.
Samwrc93 on
So which bases? UK owned RAF bases or US Leased RAF bases? (Lakenheath, Mildenhall and Fairford etc)
I’m also interested to know what would happen to those bases IF Trump uses military force to take Greenland.
Goatmannequin on
And fucking ditch Microsoft! Goddamn dude. They suddenly decide to shut off all the Microsoft products. How do you think it’s gonna work out?
Eltarach on
What are they going to do? It’s not like the US are going to say “now we’re going to take off from UK bases to invade Greenland”. The UK will only know after the fact.
Pepsi_Popcorn_n_Dots on
Britain should announce it will confiscate Trump’s golf course and assets in compensation to Denmark if he attacks Greenland!
ArthursRest on
It’s time to kick the US military out of the UK and concentrate on building stronger military ties with our European neighbours. Also, rejoin the EU.
Turbulent-Quality-29 on
I dunno man I just think this season of Earth is too much, the writers are out of ideas so it’s like ‘omg imagine USA goes full crazy, and then… they attack Greenland. The president says “I don’t need international law.” and everyone’s hoping China will save Western Democracy or something.’
Upstairs-Mall-3695 on
US wants to weaponize NATO bases against NATO member Denmark.
Adele811 on
As a member of NATO, they have to help Greenland with force, not just stop the US from using their bases.
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*Slight* headline editorialisation, substituting Ministers name for his title-role (for International readers)
Would US bases be necessary?
Really? I seem to recall just earlier this week that higher than normal amounts of c-17 Globemasters were transiting through RAF bases.
Any Nation supporting the US in this lunacy would be pretty alone afterwards, as the US proves they know no allies. In a world where Trump willingly breaks Nato, Britain is better off siding with the remaining sane nations, other than the orange turd.
On the other hand, I don’t really think the us needs any foreign bases, as the annexation itself would be pretty easy and Greenland is in range of the US mainland.
The US talks about global power projection of its military, but if Europe were to cut off access to bases on the continent and overseas territories it would cripple a massive part of the US military logistical chain outside the Pacific.
American subs, ships and jets hop across the Atlantic via European territories, use England, Germany etc to hop further across the continent, and Spain, Italy etc to cross the Med.
European bases, co-ordination, refuelling are key to reaching allies/enemies in the Middle East and across the Indian Ocean, or conducting long distance bombing raids.
Even Air Force One stops and refuels at/utilises tankers flying from European territories.
Then there’s of course their intelligence/spy bases with big useful radar domes, again based in European nations and territories.
Goodness, I think I’m seeing a minister displaying signs of a backbone! Let’s hope it catches on.
Conspiracy theory time!
What if Vladimir Putin had directed Donald Trump to start a war with his former NATO allies over Greenland, and during that war Russia attacks Europe?!
As if that’s some sort of punishment. The UK and EU had better have a lot more planned than “we won’t let them use our bases to attack Greenland”
Shouldn’t it be that if the US attacks Greenland, Britain won’t let the US use its bases at all.
What fucking gets me most is why isn’t every european country already forcing the full evacuation of these bases?
We’re playing host to potentially enemy combatants.
USA should be kicked out. They are not friends. They never were.
…eventually.
When first pressed on the subject he was so non-committal that it was worth asking if they were accidentally asking somebody who’d come into the office to fix the printer.
Wouldn’t be the first time…
The tail is going to wag the dog? This is serious now. Never in his wildest dreams could bin laden have dreamed that within 25 years of his attack that the US would self destruct so spectacularly or so completely.
Sad really, we’re all on the same rock floating in space. Silly apes, silly humans.
Putin and Xi have raging hard-ons.
If they invade Greenland- all American bases must be shut down and absolute sanctions imposed- otherwise, we are next.
I put 300 on world war 3 for no fucking reason
It’s 2026 and the news is about a possible attack by the US on Greenland! How ridiculous is that? Look how far the US has fallen under Trump. If you told someone 3 years ago that the US was considering attacking Greenland people would say you were crazy!
The UK should go further and threaten to shoot down any aircraft attempting to do so. We should also send anti-aircraft and anti-ship weapons to Greenland.
If they really want to pull on that thread, they’ll enjoy it when all their European bases are closed. They can F off whenever they want.
So which bases? UK owned RAF bases or US Leased RAF bases? (Lakenheath, Mildenhall and Fairford etc)
I’m also interested to know what would happen to those bases IF Trump uses military force to take Greenland.
And fucking ditch Microsoft! Goddamn dude. They suddenly decide to shut off all the Microsoft products. How do you think it’s gonna work out?
What are they going to do? It’s not like the US are going to say “now we’re going to take off from UK bases to invade Greenland”. The UK will only know after the fact.
Britain should announce it will confiscate Trump’s golf course and assets in compensation to Denmark if he attacks Greenland!
It’s time to kick the US military out of the UK and concentrate on building stronger military ties with our European neighbours. Also, rejoin the EU.
I dunno man I just think this season of Earth is too much, the writers are out of ideas so it’s like ‘omg imagine USA goes full crazy, and then… they attack Greenland. The president says “I don’t need international law.” and everyone’s hoping China will save Western Democracy or something.’
US wants to weaponize NATO bases against NATO member Denmark.
As a member of NATO, they have to help Greenland with force, not just stop the US from using their bases.