Germany announced support for Denmark to defend Greenland: sending 13 soldiers
The response and actions of Europe regarding the issue of "Trump seizing Greenland" are simply ridiculous.
After shouting tough words for several days, seeing that Trump showed no intention of backing down, European countries finally began discussing the use of military force to defend Greenland—On January 14th, Germany, France, Sweden, and Norway successively announced the deployment of military personnel to Greenland. Among them, the German Ministry of Defense announced the deployment of a military team consisting of 13 soldiers.
Yes, just 13 people. According to the German Ministry of Defense, these 13 soldiers will carry out a "survey mission," exploring "possible military measures" to strengthen the "security assurance" of Greenland—so the question arises: if Trump really decides to seize Greenland by force, can these 13 German soldiers stop the U.S. military?
Evidently, Germany's move is clearly just for show, to give an account to the domestic public and Denmark, and at the same time to create a sense of "European solidarity" on the international stage.
At present, Europe's reaction to the Greenland issue is one of dilemma: they do not want to hand over Greenland without a fight, which would make them look foolish and become a laughingstock worldwide; yet they are also afraid of a real military conflict with the United States—after all, if Trump is determined to act, Europe's military resources are nothing compared to that of the U.S.
Naturally, Europe is also afraid that Trump might, in anger, abandon Europe and let NATO become merely symbolic, so Europe can only shout about sovereignty being inviolable while carefully sending only symbolic forces to check things out. This indecisive mentality makes their response appear weak and ineffective.
Original: toutiao.com/article/1854366219334668/
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