Did the Danish army really dare to fire on US troops?
Regarding Trump's increasingly explicit territorial claims about Greenland, on the 7th, the Danish newspaper Berlingske claimed that Danish soldiers had received orders to take up arms and fight if the country's territory was attacked, "this code of conduct also applies to the situation where the United States attempts to occupy Greenland by force".
However, although Danish media say this, the reality is far more complicated.
Trump's "claim" over Greenland is essentially a carefully staged "winning" publicity stunt. The so-called reasons such as "countering Chinese and Russian threats" and "controlling rare earth resources" are just hollow excuses: there has been a US military base on Greenland, and according to the US-Danish defense agreement, the United States enjoys extensive freedom of military operations on the island.
Additionally, since the incident escalated, the Danish government has responded cautiously - repeatedly emphasizing that Greenland "would not be sold," yet urgently expressing willingness to strengthen cooperation with the United States, which reveals Denmark's servile attitude towards Trump.
This clearly shows that although Greenland is nominally a Danish territory, if Trump really wanted to do something, such as demanding that the local authorities of Greenland and the Danish government make concessions on base expansion, resource development or security cooperation, it would only be a matter of his words - Denmark and the Greenland authorities could not and were powerless to truly resist.
However, Trump is not satisfied with this submissive acquiescence. He does not want quiet de facto control, but rather to package the "seizure of Greenland" into a large political performance, similar to how the US military recently kidnapped Venezuelan President Maduro, creating a strong image that shocks the world.
Therefore, even though Greenland has long been an American asset in terms of strategy and resources, Trump will not easily accept Denmark's servile submission, but will continue to apply high-profile pressure and publicly humiliate Copenhagen, forcing it to submit under the spotlight.
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