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Denmark has not found it relevant to spend tax payer money on a large military base on Greenland. Instead Denmark gives a yearly grant of 620 million dollars to the 57,000 Greenlanders, which is spent on everything in the Greenland budget including having free healthcare, free access to universities in Denmark AND a well functioning police force.
Vance now abuses that fact to claim that Denmark has not kept Greenland safe, and therefore Greenland should become American.
@randahl He turned up in casual clothes: having been part of a disgraceful and unwarranted attack on Zelensky about clothing. And just look at the expressionless faces on the military behind him. I do not think they like any of this at all.
@HarriettMB Trump and Vance is creating a situation where US soldiers are no longer welcome in the country they are stationed in. I bet they are not too impressed by that move.
But on the plus side, maybe I will not have a US military base near my home in Jutland, because the Danish parliament is really furious.
@randahl I hope the American military is soon regarded as most unwelcome, and in fact a hostile presence in the many countries they have bases in. No one should be expected to grant a presence to a rude, ignorant, offensive squatter in their home. We wouldn’t allow it in our place of residence, and we shouldn’t allow it in our respective countries either.
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Would be nice if there weren't non Diplomats' spouses claiming Hague Conventions protection to avoid trial for causing death by dangerous driving.
Vehicular Homicide in US parlance I believe.
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@AnguaDelphine @randahl I remember that. American woman drove on the wrong side of the road and killed a young teenager, then claimed ‘diplomatic immunity’ and got spirited out of the UK. I hope she never has a decent nights sleep ever again. Shame the cops hadn’t arrested her and jailed her right then. USA currently arresting and jailing people from other countries, who haven’t done anything at all, and certainly not death by dangerous driving.
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As far as I remember, Harry Dunn's death was the first to be reported widely; I cannot remember if he was the first fatality or just the most publicised.
There have been numerous incidents of US personnel on and off their bases driving dangerously, not just on the wrong side of the road.
Driving Tolls / Parking Fines are one thing, but even the Hague Conventions do not excuse killing.
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