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Comment by yogthos

4 days ago

I'm betting Greenland will be first just because it's a small operation that nobody is going to contest realistically.

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cjbenedikt  4 days ago

Are you absolutely positive? Danes and Germans already sent troops and France a nuclear sub and a Frigate. UK, Sweden, Finland and others are preparing to send troops as well. Perhaps "small operation" is not a foregone conclusion.

  • tibbydudeza  3 days ago

    80% of the place is frozen ice - you would need specialist units to fight there - US has never done that really - the Russians had units equipped for arctic conditions and they were locals and had unique armor meant for that (tracked-lighter-more durable).

    Even China has more experience due to their conflicts in the Himalayas and Tibet.

    You not going to get a Stryker or Abrahams tank working there.

    • cjbenedikt  3 days ago

      Good point. Ukraine example: "Battlefield Challenges (Abrahams): Despite being formidable, these tanks struggled against Russia's extensive drone warfare, leading to high attrition rates, with nearly 90% of the original U.S. fleet lost or damaged..."

seanmcdirmid  4 days ago

I don't think America ever said that Greenland would be a state, that it would be an overseas territory of the US instead, which still sucks, but I don't think Trump wants 2 senators and 1 house member from a territory that is bound to be much more liberal than the average American state. Inuits vote Democrat even in Alaska.