When asked yesterday, May 4, whether he would be prepared to use military action against Greenland, he said, “I don’t rule it out,” on NBC’s Meet the Press.
“I don’t rule anything out, but I don’t say I’m going to do anything. Not there, please. Greenland is vital to us.
“There are very few people in Greenland, and we will care for them, treasure them, and all that. However, that is necessary for global security.
So, could Trump really seize Greenland because he hasn’t ruled out the possibility of military intervention? Most likely.
With less than 60,000 residents, the US is one of the few military superpowers in the world. With enough American troops, they could take care of every Greenlander.
And still have sufficient left over for all the other countries they have their hands on. Therefore, the United States does possess the military might to invade and seize it.
As NPR notes, the last time the US Congress formally declared war was in 1942, during World War II, when the US declared war on Hungary,
