The story about Trump‘s supposed to deal with NATO is developing this morning.
Apparently, the compromise that Mark Rutte has suggested on NATO's behalf is that the US bases in Greenland be considered US sovereign territory, and that this might also apply to mineral territories the US wants in that country.
In my opinion, this is entirely unacceptable, and not just because it will have been agreed under coercion. I have always found it repugnant that US bases in the UK are considered, for all practical purposes, to be US sovereign territory.
In this context, I entirely agree with Zach Polanski that the time has arrived for us to reconsider the hosting of US bases in the UK, and, through base sharing, in places like Cyprus, from which support has been provided for the Israeli genocide in Gaza.
NATO should, at this moment, be reconsidering the whole reason why it permits forces from a hostile country like the USA to be located in its territory, with a necessary transition for their removal now being a requirement for peace in Europe.
Why, in that circumstance, granting the US additional rights in Greenland makes any sense at all is completely baffling unless the likes of Mark Rutte are acting as agents for the US, and for its pro-Putin stance.
I sincerely hope that Denmark and the people of Greenland will reject this totally inappropriate move.
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“NATO should, at this moment, be reconsidering the whole reason why it permits forces from a hostile country like the USA”
Emergency European Council meeting in Bx this morning. Substitute “EU” for “NATO” and it is very likely that the EU will turf the USTrumpists out of their bases.
Rutte is probably just going through the motions – but NATO is finished & not before time.
As for the UK, Starmer’s position remains unchanged: on his knees in front of Trump licking his shoes. What a dispicable little man he is.
As for Polanski, I await with interest what slurs & slanders will be directed at him for having the temerity to suggest no more UK-as-a-US aircraft carrier.
Much to agree with
It’s coercive acquisition of territory.
As for what our Cyprus sovereign base does to enable genocide in Gaza, although Gaza has for a long time been a concentration camp for Palestinian refugees, apparently we are planning to concentrate them even more, and run Uigher style re-education camps.
https://www.thecanary.co/global/world-news/2026/01/21/gaza-us-plan/
&
https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/cmcc-leaked-documents-gaza-residential-zone-surveillance-checkpoints-rafah
(Carney was weak on Gaza)
Chilling – confirming worst fears – but not surprising
I said last year that US military bases in the UK should go and it seems latest developments make his even more so. This “deal” as regards Greenland is unsurprising and unacceptable. I note Starmer’s gutless criticism in Parliament of Polanski’s comments on US bases. It seems at a time when strong leadership is required we have Bungle from Rainbow as our Prime Minister!
It sounds like you have just declared hostilities on the USA. That’s going to work out well
Have you noticed that the USA has declared hostilties on us?
No?
Why not?
And why do you welcome that?
Perhaps the answer is to have more NATO bases on Greenland but where ownership is still retained by Greenland?