‘Deeply Troubling, Unacceptable,’ Danish MP Condemns US Threat To Nation | World News
Danish Conservative MP Rasmus Jarlov said he was deeply disturbed by Denmark being threatened with military forces.
While talking about Trump’s statements regarding Denmark, Jarlov said that the only threat to the country is the USA.
He said: “It is extremely disturbing and unacceptable that we are being threatened with military force by the US… It is shocking and unprecedented that you are threatening your allies, countries that have done nothing but remain loyal to you. It is worrying for other countries too, because if Denmark can be the target of this kind of aggression, no one is safe… But in the case of Greenland there is absolutely no excuse: no threats, no hostility.”
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He also said that they have no threat from China.
“There is no threat to Greenland. The only threat is the United States. The idea that China threatens Greenland is a false story. China has virtually no presence there: no consulates, no mining operations, no property, and absolutely no military footprint… Even if true, the Americans already have military access to Greenland, and they have actually reduced it by 99%, from 15,000 troops to 150,” he said.
Under a little-known Cold War treaty, the United States already has extensive military access in Greenland. Currently, the USA has a base in a very remote corner of the island. But the agreement provides for the ability to “construct, establish, maintain and operate” military bases in Greenland, “accommodate personnel” and “control the landings, takeoffs, anchoring, moorings, movements and operation of ships, aircraft and watercraft,” according to the New York Times.
The treaty was signed in 1951 by the United States and Denmark, which colonized Greenland more than 300 years ago and still control some of its affairs.
Greenlanders now have the right to hold a referendum on independence, and Danish officials have said it is up to the island’s 57,000 residents to decide their future. According to the New York Times, a poll last year found that 85 percent of residents opposed the idea of an American takeover.
