As a Spaniard I will tell you one thing, the borders of the EU are my borders, a violation of them is an attack on my country, from that moment on I would be at war without a doubt. But Greenland is not EU, it would be like Ukraine, send weapons, ok, send money, ok, diplomatic aid, ok; direct involvement in the war,
send soldiers or something, no thanks
Unlike Greenland, the Canary Islands are 100% territory of the European Union, and it is not about simple reciprocity. If that were the case, Malta, I don’t think it would contribute much, and between brothers, there is no need to expect to receive the same treatment.
The question is whether the Greenlanders see me as a brother, with whom they share a vision of the world or a shared common project, their political decisions in recent decades imply that they do not.
Against USA a military victory is not an option anyway. All we can do is to make it costly for USA. We should actually do that already IMO. Personally I’m boycotting everything American. With the exception of Steam, because Steam supports Linux, and Linux is a part of my independence from USA in so many ways.
Those were victories created by rebel armies that had advantages of being very good at hiding, and attack from hidden positions. Where do you imagine a rebel army would hide in Greenland that wouldn’t be detectable by infrared?
Greenland is country of 50000 people, Afghanistan has 1000 times that population, and Vietnam 2000 times that population.
Sending military from Europe to Greenland would be very exposed and the American military is way superior at present.
Military action is simply not an option against USA. It would be a fight that would need to be fought on other fronts.
I expect that article 42 is not activated because Greenland is an oversea territory but the EU could draw a line in the sand and expell the US from all bases. That would trigger a war cause the US need them to control Africa and Eurasia. So the EU could fight all over the continent if they wanted.
TIL! As a Belgian, I never knew Greenland wasn’t included. Turns out the French and Dutch colonies overseas ARE included and count as “Outermost regions” while Greenland is regarded as part of the “Overseas countries and territories” which are not part of the EU. Make it make sense… :)
So would you be at war if French Guyana was attacked?
As a Spaniard I will tell you one thing, the borders of the EU are my borders, a violation of them is an attack on my country, from that moment on I would be at war without a doubt. But Greenland is not EU, it would be like Ukraine, send weapons, ok, send money, ok, diplomatic aid, ok; direct involvement in the war, send soldiers or something, no thanks
Hey there, how would you feel about the Canary Islands being annexed? Is that EU enough for you?
Unlike Greenland, the Canary Islands are 100% territory of the European Union, and it is not about simple reciprocity. If that were the case, Malta, I don’t think it would contribute much, and between brothers, there is no need to expect to receive the same treatment. The question is whether the Greenlanders see me as a brother, with whom they share a vision of the world or a shared common project, their political decisions in recent decades imply that they do not.
Against USA a military victory is not an option anyway. All we can do is to make it costly for USA. We should actually do that already IMO. Personally I’m boycotting everything American. With the exception of Steam, because Steam supports Linux, and Linux is a part of my independence from USA in so many ways.
What’s with Afghanistan and Vietnam?
Those were victories created by rebel armies that had advantages of being very good at hiding, and attack from hidden positions. Where do you imagine a rebel army would hide in Greenland that wouldn’t be detectable by infrared?
Greenland is country of 50000 people, Afghanistan has 1000 times that population, and Vietnam 2000 times that population.
Sending military from Europe to Greenland would be very exposed and the American military is way superior at present.
Military action is simply not an option against USA. It would be a fight that would need to be fought on other fronts.
I expect that article 42 is not activated because Greenland is an oversea territory but the EU could draw a line in the sand and expell the US from all bases. That would trigger a war cause the US need them to control Africa and Eurasia. So the EU could fight all over the continent if they wanted.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_on_European_Union
Good point.
TIL! As a Belgian, I never knew Greenland wasn’t included. Turns out the French and Dutch colonies overseas ARE included and count as “Outermost regions” while Greenland is regarded as part of the “Overseas countries and territories” which are not part of the EU. Make it make sense… :)
So would you be at war if French Guyana was attacked?