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[Dmanwuzhere]

The UK is a conquered nation at this point.
I mean, a butcher who refused to sell Halal meat was arrested for not doing so.
Despite his workers and patrons being assaulted.
Fook the UK.

Try that in a small town.

On a positive note, the guy who carried out orders to kill 35k of Iranian citizens recently went to the devil today.
You can't cheer, as you might get arrested for hate speech.
You wear the similarities you mentioned well.

[Meliva]

The UK is a conquered nation at this point.
I mean, a butcher who refused to sell Halal meat was arrested for not doing so.
Despite his workers and patrons being assaulted.
Fook the UK.

Try that in a small town.

On a positive note, the guy who carried out orders to kill 35k of Iranian citizens recently went to the devil today.
You can't cheer, as you might get arrested for hate speech.
You wear the similarities you mentioned well.

Oh-did another of their leaders get taken out? Not surprising-at this point, Trump Could make a calendar-each month have a different picture of a Iranian leader who got taken out. Also heard Netenhau or however you spell the Israeli leaders name might have been taken out, but not sure if that's just propaganda or not-haven't really looked into it-I know a lot of AI slop is being pushed showing Iranian triumphs-recall seeing one where it claimed they capture over a hundred Delta force soldiers-but they forgot to remove the Gemini logo in the corner

[Lachlan]

You wanna know the funny part? Maybe if Nato and other European countries weren't so lax on defense, and didn't put all their eggs in one basket for security relying on the US, they'd be able to actually deter any invasion. Weakness invites challenge. For so long European countries have gotten more and more laxed in their defense, their military spending and relying more and more on exports-exports for energy, exports for workers with immigrations, and exporting security by having US bases and less of their own military. I don't believe there was any actual plans to invade Canada or Greenland-because at the end of the day, everyone knew if a fight DID break out-Europe would not be able to hold Greenland-not likely-so by threatening to just take it- pressures them to negotiate-which they ended up doing JUST that-not to mention this also may have served as a catalyst to put a fire under their asses to start spending more on military-which helps the US also. Because once the Europeans think they can't FULLY rely on the US to cater to their security, that tends to be a good motivator for them to step up their own spending. I can't pretend to know all the hows and whys of Trump and his plans or if it's all just off a whim-but I can say this-it's getting results and bringing about change. Where it leads to? Dunno-but I'm liking it for the most part so far.

Most of that rise in defense spending happened before Trump took office and before America started acting hostile towards everyone. You are attributing that rise in defense spending as due to weakening ties between America and Europe which only really started happening last year. Regarding your point about exporting security yes that is basically true. Immigration however is a different and far more complex issue so I will not get into that.
Exporting energy however well they sort of have to. They cannot magically manifest more domestic oil and gas production. Yes they should have switched from Russia to the middle east far sooner but I think everyone thought that Russia would not escalate its invasion of Ukraine or at the very least the odds of that were unlikely.
Invading Canada would be easy for the US. Greenland not so much. I would say the Europeans have more artic trained troops, winterized armoured forces, ice breakers, planes designed for artic conditions etc. Would you guys be able to invade greenland? Absolutely but holding it especially during winter would be a challenge.

You sure have a spotty memory for timelines.
What you mean to say is no one took it seriously until he was re-elected.

2018 NATO Summit
Date: July 11, 2018
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Action: Trump urged NATO allies to double their military spending target from 2% to 4% of their GDP. He specifically criticized Germany for its defense spending, claiming it was "totally controlled by Russia."

2019 Demands
Date: March 8, 2019
Proposal: Trump suggested that countries hosting U.S. troops should pay the full cost of American military presence plus an additional 50%. This proposal aimed to increase financial contributions from allies like Germany and Japan.

2025 NATO Agreement
Date: June 26, 2025
Outcome: Following Trump's re-election, NATO members agreed to significantly increase their defense spending, with some countries committing to a target of 5% of GDP. This marked a notable shift in defense contributions among NATO allies.

I won't bore you with the long list of answers reported by the press to questions repeatedly asking DJT if he would ignore an ally that needed help but was delinquent on payments.
As they occurred, I laughed every time.

I take it your knowledge of WW2 is spotty or bankrupt.
I would put the 10th Mountain Division up against any nation's winterized infantrymen.
Our Rangers, Seals, and various special forces units are no joke in any weather.

No I mean that the Europeans did not take defense spending seriously till after Russia invaded Ukraine.

Why are you now bringing up WW2? I am aware of the 10th mountain divisions history. I simply said Europe overall has more artic trained troops than the United States. I mean countries like Finland basically have their entire army trained in artic warfare to an extent. The fact is the majority of the equipment you have in stockpiles and being actively used is less effective in cold weather unless it is modified and you have less cold weather equipment.
I know your special forces units can fight in artic conditions. I would hope they would as special forces units should be able to fight in any weather on any terrain in any condition.

[Dmanwuzhere]

The U.S. Army's 11th Airborne Division and the 10th Mountain Division, are among the best military forces equipped for Arctic conditions in the world. Their specialized training and focus on cold-weather operations are essential for effective performance in such achallenging environment.
I mention WW2 because that's when and where the 10th was invented.

I have a lil question for you.
Why do you think American guns dont function in extreme cold temps?

Both of the aforementioned special units would kick the Danes azzez on a bad day mid-winter.
Americans make quite a few weapons, from pistols to automatic rifles, that excel in cold environments.

[Meliva]

Honestly, even if we gave it to him that we DIDN"T have a lot of solid gear for arctic conditions-the US is a economic juggernaut-if we switch to a war economy and start producing what we need, that would change really damn quickly-add in the fact that we could ALSO bomb the shit out of most other nations factories with our larger navy and airforce, and well, wouldn't be long til the other side would be lacking proper equipment and not the US. There is a reason why our help was SO crucial in BOTH World Wars-even BEFORE we sent troops over, it was our factories that helped keep the Allies in the fight. Most of Europe has no navy-since many of them are landlocked-and even those who aren't don't tend to have impressive navies-the UK being the one with the biggest last I remember-and even their navy is pretty far behind the US. COmbine that with our larger airforce, once we claim the skies, we then can claim the seas, and then with both the Sky and Sea in our hand, Europe can't keep fighting on an Island like Greenland-any troops there would be cut off.