Island’s government says no approval given after Greenland Energy brings kit ashore for exploratory drilling

Island’s government says no approval given after Greenland Energy brings kit ashore for exploratory drilling.

    • N0t_5ure@lemmy.worldEnglish
      141·
      11 hours ago

      You’re spot on. They’re going to do whatever they want, and if their exploratory wells prove reserves Trump will just declare Greenland part of the U.S. and that’s that. There is already a U.S. base on the island and it will be manned with sufficient troops to suppress dissent.

      • metermatic26@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
        10·
        9 hours ago

        Except it won’t really be the end of it and therein lies the risk. Trump maybe thinking that since the US has a base on the island and the Greenlanders have no army of their own, that the island is technically already his. It’s exactly the kind of incompetence and stupidity that got him entrenched in a forever war with Iran.

        And just like Iran made a mistake by not posing a credible threat, Europe is far to lenient when it comes to threats like these. If Europe doesn’t respond with threats of their own, Dementia Donnie might actually start a second European war in Greenland.

        I say second, because there is no way Trump is going to end the Iran-war before the midterm elections, even though he seems to think so.

      • Buffalox@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        10 hours ago

        I don’t think Trump is ready for the shitshow that will cause. Eu has decided to support Greenland, and the response was readied already last year. If USA does this it will be completely devastating to relations between USA and EU. Resulting in a trade war like never seen before. And it will utterly destroy NATO.