In January 2026, President Trump threatened the use of military force to seize Greenland. That same month, the countries of Iceland, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Finland, France and Slovenia all agreed to commit forces to a NATO mission (led by Denmark, of course) to defend Greenland against US aggression.
Where was Canada?
For all its defiant talk, the government of Canada was silent about Greenland because (I just learned) Canada was participating in a joint military exercise with the USA ("Operation Noble Defender") which was held at the former Thule Air Base, now the Pituffik Space Base. Here (zoom out, and you'll get a good idea of how remote that location is).
Donald Trump posted this only yesterday afternoon:
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