Source: The Bulwark
by Mark Hertling
“There is a difference between leverage and lunacy. To wit: asking the world’s most elite and secretive special operations force to brainstorm ways to ‘attack’ an island three times the size of Texas populated by roughly 56,000 people, most of whom already host and love American troops, is lunacy. Yet here we are. President Trump has reportedly tasked the U.S. military with providing ‘options’ regarding Greenland — specifically requesting that the Joint Special Operations Command develop potential military scenarios. The implication — left vague but unmistakable — is that where diplomacy, money, and basic common sense have failed, force might somehow accomplish Trump’s longstanding fixation on acquiring the world’s largest island from Denmark, a NATO ally. If true, Trump’s request doesn’t merely reflect a misunderstanding of geopolitics.” (01/14/26)
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/the-best-military-option-for-greenland-trump-nato-special-forces