Should the US president go ahead with an operation, it could lead to “the destruction of NATO from the inside,” the Daily Mail has reported.
US President Donald Trump has ordered his senior commanders to draw up a plan for a potential invasion of Greenland – a move that could potentially lead to a complete collapse of NATO, the Daily Mail reported on Saturday, citing sources.
The US president has long sought to take control of Greenland, an autonomous territory under Danish sovereignty, citing security concerns and the need to deter Russia and China, while not ruling out a military option to capture the island. This stance has put him at loggerheads with the European members of NATO, which have rallied behind Denmark.
According to the Daily Mail, Trump asked the Joint Special Operations Command to prepare invasion plans, but the Joint Chiefs of Staff are pushing back, arguing that the move would be illegal and lack congressional support. One source told the paper that senior generals “have tried to distract Trump by talking about less controversial measures,” such as a “strike on Iran.”
The report said that the push to seize Greenland was led by several Trump advisers, including political aide Stephen Miller, who were emboldened by the recent US attack on Venezuela and now want to move quickly to secure the island before Russia or China could make a move.
One diplomatic source warned that the invasion could lead to “the destruction of NATO from the inside.” He added that some “European officials suspect this is the real aim of the hardline MAGA faction around Trump… Occupying Greenland could force the Europeans to abandon NATO. If Trump wants to end NATO, this might be the most convenient way to do it.”
British diplomats cited by the Daily Mail have suggested that Trump views the Greenland operation as a way to distract American voters from the state of the US economy ahead of the mid-term elections. In this vein, one of the outlet’s sources suggested that Trump could pursue an escalatory approach in the short term before shifting toward a compromise.
Separately, the Daily Telegraph (UK) reported that European NATO members are discussing possible deployments to Greenland, including troops, ships, and aircraft, to guard the Arctic and assuage Trump’s concerns.
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Another brick in the Wall
In surrounding Russia
Further justifying a military buildup expansion and arms race
To line the pockets of the Military Industrial Complexity and Trumps billionaire donors
Grandstanding projecting an image of power in light of the upcoming election cycle in the US
NATO is and always was an image as being a useful vehicle and instrument to project the footprint of US power and ambitions in furthering long term goals strategic interests and dominance
Smoke and mirrors
Long term objective being to invade Balkanize and carve up Russia in exploiting its vast resources and wealth to its Own devices and benefit
Trumps move on Greenland exposes NATO for Who it is and always was – something to be driven discarded then thrown away
NATO has no clothes
The tide has gone out and NATO is swimming naked
Exposed feeble and vulnerable
EU UK knowing full well the ramifications and consequences of resisting in not selling Greenland to the US
Which it appears the US is adamant upon in bringing to fruition and determined to procure at all costs
The whole house of cards is about to come down either which way
Always look for the big picture