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re: Denmark Stood By the U.S. in Afghanistan - Is This How We Repay Them?
Posted on 1/18/26 at 2:44 pm to Jugbow
Posted on 1/18/26 at 2:44 pm to Jugbow
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They benefit tremendously being in an alliance with the worlds super power.
Tell me how. Denmark’s military spending wouldn’t be different if they were on their lonesome. They don’t have any direct external threat anywhere. Do they “benefit” in that if apocalyptic WW3 broke out, they’d be on our side? Sure. But it’s not a factor in any reasonable view of the situation
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They have no threats simply because if someone messes with them they have 31 other counties coming to help.
No, they have no current threats because of geography.
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They currently do not meet the 2% GDP spending requirement for NATO, and are subsidized by the US.
What is the amount of the subsidy?
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They also benefit from being allowed our military weaponry and technology, the f35 for example.
That they purchase. With money, paid to the United States.
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You’re acting like Denmarks military can handle itself, be just as good as the United States, or doesn’t need us for long term survival.
Their military is just fine for wandering around their territorial waters, escorting Russian planes through their airspace, etc. A nation that size will never be able to defend itself against any great power. Not sure what you’re expecting them to have that they don’t have.
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We could leave NATO today and we would be fine, very few if any of the 31 other members could say the same.
Right. Our defense costs would just get more expensive, since we’d have the same infrastructure in place and just be paying individual nations for the privilege instead of cooperating on common assets through the alliance.
We would have the bases and assets we have in Europe whether NATO existed or not. We like to use them and use them often.
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Posted on 1/18/26 at 2:52 pm to RFK
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in defense of America
Not sure this is what that was about so bad premise for the argument.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 2:58 pm to Indefatigable
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Tell me how. Denmark’s military spending wouldn’t be different if they were on their lonesome
You don’t think they wouldn’t have an increase in defense spending if they didn’t have NATO?
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They don’t have any direct external threat anywhere.
Because of NATO. Refer to why Ukraine desperately wants in. There wouldn’t be a war in Ukraine right now if they had NATO membership.
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No, they have no current threats because of geography.
Everyone in the world has threats including us, that’s why we spend a trillion dollars in defense
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That they purchase. With money, paid to the United States.
They are privileged to be a country to be allowed to purchase.
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Right. Our defense costs would just get more expensive,
Lma fricking o. Denmarks won’t but ours will.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 3:01 pm to SouthEasternKaiju
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Russia stood by U.S. to defeat Hitler.
Not TRUE!
How many Americans did Hitler kill prior to us entering the war.
Was the USA being threatened by Hitler or was Russia (USSR) being threatened?
We baled out, came to the Aid, of Russia and Europe. Then they killed Patton before he could tell about it.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 3:02 pm to RFK
Constantly looking to set new downvote records, 
Posted on 1/18/26 at 3:05 pm to Gus007
I'm more inclined to think we and the Brits killed Patton, because he and Churchill wanted to press on through to Moscow. The suits in power, however, chose otherwise.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 3:06 pm to RFK
Who was invaded?
Denmark is like a 5 year old and a kid brother fighting over a toy the 5 year old didnt like it or want it until lol bro started playing w/ it they can go frick off. If it makes America Stronger I'm all in.
Can't wait to go see the Nothern Lights in a US territory
Denmark is like a 5 year old and a kid brother fighting over a toy the 5 year old didnt like it or want it until lol bro started playing w/ it they can go frick off. If it makes America Stronger I'm all in.
Can't wait to go see the Nothern Lights in a US territory
Posted on 1/18/26 at 3:22 pm to Jugbow
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You don’t think they wouldn’t have an increase in defense spending if they didn’t have NATO?
I don’t. In fact, I think they’d spend less without the prospect of having to contribute to NATO ops. Same goes for most of the smaller member states.
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Because of NATO. Refer to why Ukraine desperately wants in. There wouldn’t be a war in Ukraine right now if they had NATO membership.
Denmark has no geographical threat. Ukraine is a horrible comparison. Russia isn’t going to randomly decide to annex Jutland.
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Lma fricking o. Denmarks won’t but ours will.
Denmark doesn’t use foreign infrastructure. We do. Denmark doesn’t need a force capable of doing anything but policing its own territory and airspace. We do.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 3:25 pm to SouthEasternKaiju
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Russia stood by U.S. to defeat Hitler.
They were already at war when we got in. The USSR only did what they did in the east because of the almost incomprehensible amount of supplies and materiel we sent to them. They should have put up pictures of the Ford logo instead of Stalin in Red Square.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 3:26 pm to geauxbrown
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No one is invading Greenland….with the exceptions of Russia or China.
The same Russia who couldn't maintain supply lines to Kyiv and had mile long columns because things were running out of fuel? The one who's only aircraft carrier is constantly in the maintenance yard?
The same China who's had no modern war experience and hasn't able to project power outside of the South China Sea?
Neither of those countries would be able to support any kind of force and prevent that force from being bombed by the numerous Nato countries surrounding it.
If you think that Russia or China can actually invade Greenland then you clearly have no critical thinking ability and just go with whatever Trump says.
This post was edited on 1/18/26 at 3:28 pm
Posted on 1/18/26 at 3:29 pm to RFK
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Denmark answered the call of its ally after 9/11 and deployed thousands of troops to Afghanistan (Iraq, too, for that matter).
Denmark lost more soldiers per capita in defense of America than any other NATO country (aside from the U.S.).
Until the gen x era ends this type of rhetoric will fall on deaf ears.
We had grandparents that fought actual nazis in WW2. Know about the sacrifice laid down by American men for a country that was rolled over in a matter of days by Germany.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 3:30 pm to RFK
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We are friends with Denmark, to the incalculable benefit of Denmark
FIFY
Posted on 1/18/26 at 3:50 pm to RFK
Let’s leave it up to the people of Greenland. They can vote to join us. If it’s successful they each get a million dollars. We buy the country for 58 billion. They become citizens of the greatest country the world has ever know and we start sinking Russian nuclear submarines that are under the ice caps. Everyone wins. Us, them, NATO. Everyone except the leftist terrorists in the Democratic Party
Posted on 1/18/26 at 4:13 pm to OysterPoBoy
quote:You realize the people of Denmark are Danes, and the Dutch are people from the Netherlands, right?
Tariff the shite out of wooden shoes.
The wooden shoe thing is Dutch.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 4:16 pm to RFK
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Denmark answered the call of its ally after 9/11
Now do two World Wars.
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We are friends with Denmark
Cool. They aren’t friends with us.
They have been freeloading for decades, with no plan to stop.
Perhaps you are good with freeloading.
Don’t you work for the federal government?
Yes?
Posted on 1/18/26 at 4:18 pm to VOR
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Denmark has always been a good ally
You misspelled “freeloader.”
Posted on 1/18/26 at 4:19 pm to MetArl15
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The wooden shoe thing is Dutch.
Collateral damage.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 4:19 pm to RFK
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Trump has said either sell or we’ll take it.
So, in the interest of our own self preservation…we take it.
I don’t trust Europe (at all).
Posted on 1/18/26 at 4:25 pm to MizzouBS
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For over 2 years Stalin and Hitler were allies. Germany surprised Russia by invading
Allie’s huh?
How did they work together in this alliance. By not shooting each other?
Posted on 1/18/26 at 4:30 pm to OysterPoBoy
Collateral damage? Explain.
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