Stephen Miller Justifies Proposed U.S. Takeover: ‘They Cannot Defend Greenland’
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The White House deputy chief of staff argued that America has a right to Greenland because "tiny" Denmark can't defend its territory against U.S. military force.
White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller on Friday claimed the United States of America has a right to annex Greenland because the “tiny country” of Denmark can’t defend its self-governing territory against U.S. military might.
Miller on Fox News was attempting to reinforce President Donald Trump’s stated efforts to “take Greenland” — a threat that has led several NATO allies to preemptively deploy troops there and has since sparked widespread protests in Denmark. Miller also reiterated the administration’s central argument that it’s vital for “national security.”
“Greenland is the size of one-fourth the continental United States,” he told Sean Hannity. “With respect to Denmark, Denmark is a tiny country with a tiny economy and a tiny military. They cannot defend Greenland. They cannot control the territory of Greenland.”
He continued, “Under every understanding of law that has existed about territorial control for 500 years, to control a territory you have to be able to defend a territory, improve a territory, inhabit a territory. Denmark has failed on every single one of these tests.”
Using force against sovereign nations has long been illegal under international law, except in self-defense or with explicit authorization from the United Nations, of which Greenland is a member through the kingdom of Denmark.
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