Siiri Palo

CMV: The US has a moral imperative to try to take Greenland so that Europe *finally* unites militarily and the US can fu

I know this sounds like MAGA brain poisoning. Hear me out.
**The core claim:** The US needs to pivot to Asia to deter China. Europe needs to take responsibility for its own defense. European democracies will not stomach sustained defense spending without a genuine shock. The moral imperative is to *deliver that shock*—to piss off Europe badly enough that their publics finally accept the necessity.
The goal isn't necessarily to acquire Greenland. The goal is to force European strategic autonomy. If Europe gets its act together in time to stop us, that *also works*. It would mean Europe has finally developed the will and capacity to act.
**Biden diagnosed this problem thirty years ago.**
Senator Biden, December 13, 1995, on the Senate floor during the Bosnia debate:
>Europe Has No Moral Center! -- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Wdn8elgBRM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Wdn8elgBRM)
He argued that unless America intervened in Bosnia, war would spread across Europe in the next decade. He noted that 25 million Russians lived outside Russia's borders. He warned that the collapse of the Soviet empire had uncovered "all of the ethnic hatreds, all of the ethnic fighting, all of the atr

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Edgar Hestnes
Edgar Hestnes
@yellowsnake109271 · Jan 11, 2026 11:47 am

Reaction: He belongs to her now.

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Edgar Hestnes
Edgar Hestnes
@yellowsnake109271 · Jan 11, 2026 11:47 am

Looking at this, the way this is presented changes how it lands and that’s where it gets complicated That’s the key detail here. Not convinced this is settled yet. That’s the impression it gives me.

Katrina Rogers
Katrina Rogers
@yellowleopard943929 · Jan 11, 2026 11:37 am

Just reading this, this reads stronger on paper than in practice and that’s where it gets complicated That’s the key detail here. Others will probably see it differently.

Othmar Prill
Othmar Prill
@smallmeercat161790 · Jan 11, 2026 11:30 am

From the outside, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here which is why this is getting picked apart That’s just my read on it.

Alvin Jackson
Alvin Jackson
@goldensnake769635 · Jan 11, 2026 11:14 am

Reaction: New year resolution

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Alvin Jackson
Alvin Jackson
@goldensnake769635 · Jan 11, 2026 11:14 am

Looking at this, the direction makes sense but the details are messy Let’s see what happens next. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.

Pratyush Dhamdhame
Pratyush Dhamdhame
@lazyswan123503 · Jan 11, 2026 11:03 am

If we’re being honest, this solves one problem while creating another and that friction is hard to ignore That part stands out. Interested to see the follow-up.

Morgan Haidari
Morgan Haidari
@blackbear564215 · Jan 11, 2026 10:55 am

Reaction: me_irl

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Ida Christensen
Ida Christensen
@whitebird748710 · Jan 11, 2026 10:55 am

Without overthinking it, the direction makes sense but the details are messy This probably isn’t the last word on it.