U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to impose 200% tariffs on French wines and champagne, as French President Emmanuel Macron is reportedly set to refuse joining his “Board of Peace” on Gaza.

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    Not really many forces has been deployed, it’s more a political statement than deterrence.

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      Exactly this. A lot of people don’t understand that. It’s obvious that a handful of soldiers is not going to protect Greenland against an invasion of the biggest military on earth. That wasn’t the goal. It was a not so subtle message reminding Trump that invading Greenland will have consequences. Judging by Trump’s unhinged response this message was received.

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        Just look at the German Chancellor’s employment history and you know why. I bet BlackRock has already made heavy investments into US exploitation of Greenland.

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          It was designated as a reconnaissance mission from the start and even the exact length was known. Not 🤡 at all

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            The exact length was unknown from the beginning. But I guess that Not relevant.

            Still recon is something completely different, then EU forces are deployed.

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      It’s also a ‘tripwire’ deployment, so that any attack would be verifiable and trigger Article 5.