Mr. Trump: Greenland Is Not For Sale – OpEd |
By Alon Ben-Meir
Donald Trump’s absurdity seems to have no limits. Feeling emboldened after invading Venezuela, he now believes he can swallow another country at will. His eyes are fixed on Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, under the pretext that its annexation is necessary for American national security.
The irony is staggering. Denmark is a member of NATO, whose leading power is the United States. NATO’s very mission is the collective security of Europe—including Greenland.
For Trump to even contemplate attacking the territory of another NATO member state is sheer madness. In fact, if any external power threatens Greenland, the United States is obligated to defend it. Why, then, would annexation be necessary for security reasons? This is yet another of Trump’s blatantly outrageous........