Let’s talk about something entertaining.
The US has once again announced a “huge victory,” but the entire world is scratching its head, completely bewildered.
The Greenland crisis seems to have settled down, but everyone’s telling a different story—each side declaring its own win. The whole world is confused: who actually won?
On September 18, the “Know-It-All King” [Trump] posted that the US had reached a deal with Denmark, “granting the United States permanent security control over Greenland” and “prohibiting non-NATO countries from establishing military bases in Greenland.” Rubio called it “a massive victory for the United States.”
Denmark said the same day that the agreement recognizes Danish sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as the right of the Greenlandic people to self-determination. Danish media called it “a victory of great significance.”
Heh. A win-win. But the clever Indians spotted the bug. Indian media noted that the US and Denmark have vastly different interpretations of the agreement, and both positions cannot possibly hold true simultaneously. That leaves only one explanation: one side is lying and grossly exaggerating. Which one?
Under the 1951 US-Denmark Greenland Defense Agreement, the US already enjoys full control over Greenland. The Danes have never disputed this.
Trump also said that under the new deal, non-NATO countries may not establish military bases in Greenland. But Greenland is already NATO territory—non-NATO countries could never have built bases there in the first place.
Trump further claimed the US would soon establish a large-scale military presence in Greenland. But the fact is, the US has long maintained a military presence there. During the Cold War, the US had as many as 17 military installations in Greenland. It was only after the Cold War that the US itself scaled back its deployments—but bases and troops have always remained.
The new agreement merely reaffirms the US’s existing rights and Greenland’s status quo. Analysts around the world are baffled too, saying they can’t figure out how the new deal differs from the 1951 agreement.
Really, it’s all about the midterms.
The midterm elections are in November, and Trump desperately needs a win. Especially with the US-Iran war turning into a quagmire and his approval ratings sliding, Trump urgently needs a win—a pretext to boast to voters about how great he is.
There isn’t one for now. He looks around, searches high and low, utterly pitiful—and then, Greenland. Fine, you’ll do. A makeshift win. Anyway, the rednecks have no brains; whatever Trump says goes.
You win, I win, everybody wins—everyone’s happy. Why not?
As I’ve said before: everything America does today stays at the level of performance and self-delusion. Remember this line. Going forward, 99% of news about America can be explained by it.
