The Greenland War

The Poarter

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The Greenland War:
The Greenland War was a rather inconsequential war. Yet in the grand scheme of things it created an enormous impact on the countries which surrounded the Arctic Circle. The War lasted from February 18th, 2008 to February 27th 2008.

Although the war lasted merely nine days, it forced Denmark to accelerate the independence of the country, created an enormous protest movement among Native Canadian people, implemented the creation of an army in Iceland and caused Norway to create a Naval Port on the Faroe Islands.

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The Greenland War lasted killed 1,243 people, 278 of which would be Soldiers of the countries of Denmark, Norway and Canada. Before we can shed light onto the events of the war, it must be know what kind of background caused it to happen at all.
 
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Very interesting - I am assuming that since all of the countries involved in the war were members of the NATO alliance that one of the more interesting side effects of the whole episode was the effective end of NATO in fact if not in name?
 
I'm just curious who is on which side. Denmark, Norway and Canada? None of them would seem to have conflicting interests. At least not in 2008. I really hope this is some kind of bizarre expansionist Canada timeline with a much earlier POD.
 
Same question regarding the US.

US credibility takes a nose dive because it could not prevent much smaller members of a US led alliance from getting into what appears to be an overblown playground fight over who gets to use the basketball court.

As the most powerful member of the alliance the US is supposed to be able to keep the other kids in their respective corners of the sandbox.

Now what is to stop the Greeks and Turks from getting into it over Cyprus?
 

Yuelang

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And I pictured a big party in Kremlin while Putin and co sit in a comfortable theatre and watch the War while sipping Vodka and eating popcorns...
 

Pangur

Donor
How do the British avoid getting sucked into this?

Same question regarding the US.

Both of them would have to stay out oif beyond putting squeeze on to stop the war. This war is after all between first world countries that they have got ties of every shape and form to. It would be like seeing your friends getting into a fist fight - you stop it, you don't join it.
 

Yuelang

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Both of them would have to stay out oif beyond putting squeeze on to stop the war. This war is after all between first world countries that they have got ties of every shape and form to. It would be like seeing your friends getting into a fist fight - you stop it, you don't join it.

I could see Royal Navy end up restraining Canadians and their US counterpart restraining the Scandinavians.

I could see US, Britain, and France start weighing over how to spank those naughty boys for this...

Similar parties are held in Beijing, Brasilia, and New Delhi...

I can imagine Beijing held similar, if subtler dinner party over this. But New Delhi and Brazilia?

Meanwhile I could bet Putin's dance when he first heard about thus will definitely go viral ITTL
 
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Given the timeframe, the potential butterflies are enormous as this was in the middle of the 2008 US presidential primaries. You've also probably blown up NATO in the process.
 

Pangur

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I could see Royal Navy end up restraining Canadians and their US counterpart restraining the Scandinavians.

I would have swapped the roles around.

I could see US, Britain, and France start weighing over how to spank those naughty boys for this...

I can imagine Beijing held similar, if subtler dinner party over this. But New Delhi and Brazilia?

Meanwhile I could bet Putin's dance when he first heard about thus will definitely go viral ITTL

Party time for sure and Angela@Berlin would be hitting the bottle as well for very different reasons:D
 

Yuelang

Banned
I would have swapped the roles around.


Party time for sure and Angela@Berlin would be hitting the bottle as well for very different reasons:D

swap? umm, it could works too, but the Canadian armed forces sworn allegiance to the Queen... Who's better to restrain them and not causing long term damage other than the Queen's own boys? US restraining them will make the North American relationship chills because at least if the Brits done the Bad Cop, US could play good cop for Canadians... but not vice versa.

Angela will order some U-Boats to patrol European side of Atlantic now...






with French Crews, under joint EU taskforce...
 
Given the timeframe, the potential butterflies are enormous as this was in the middle of the 2008 US presidential primaries. You've also probably blown up NATO in the process.

Probably not enough to change much, but if it focuses more attention on foreign policy, that probably helps McCain since it is perceived as his strong suit. Of course, this Greenland War takes place in late February, by which time Romney had dropped out and McCain was just doing mop-up duty on Huckabee and Ron Paul. He clinches the nomination on March 4th regardless.

Not sure how it would impact the Democratic side. Maybe a small boost for Clinton, but this was in her pre-State Department days, so while she has more foreign policy chops than Obama, it's still not a huge gap. I doubt it changes anything.
 

The Poarter

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The Story

Okay guys now I'm completely lost. What do I do?

Initially this was my story.

I wanted a brief war where the First Nations people got tired of the way the Danes in Greenland treated them. So they started a revolution to grant full Independence of Greenland because they were sick of it not going fast enough. This revolution forced the Danish Army to crack down on the First Nations people.

Canada who's now afraid of the revolutionary ideas spreading to it's territories sends troops to guard the Arctic borders before claiming Hans Island while Denmark is weak.

Meanwhile, Iceland finds itself investigating itself since most of the arms fuelling the revolutionaries of Greenland came from the country. The police raid a warehouse but since they didn't have the necessary equipment and underestimated the scale they found themselves overpowered. The icelandic government faces a coup by a group no larger than 41 people because of the lack of functioning military equipment on Iceland's part.

Denmark on the other hand cracks down hard on any potential revolutionaries in the country in the first few days. This is primarily because the arms fueling the revolutionaries come from Denmark, ironically. Dozens are arrested but a group of eight escape and blow up Christiansborg Palace. The government however kills the perpretators and no further damage is done in the country. The Prime Minister of Denmark's dead though.

Norway fearing the worse sends it's navy fleet to the Faroe Islands as a precaution.

Around the Artic Cicle, thousands of Inuit, Native American and Thuule people are protesting the war and the conditions which caused it. Mostly poor government, corruption, bleak living conditions and discrimination.

After a few days of talking the three governments; Norway, Denmark and Canada create a plan of invading Greenland after occupying Iceland. However this is stopped by a riot in Winnipeg, Canada which temporarily delays the plan for a day.

Insisting that no other outside help is required, the three countries invade Iceland then Greenland with Denmark providing the most manpower. The operation lasts for three days with the final two in Greenland.

By the End of the Greenland Independence war the Civilian Casualties are as follows:

  1. Greenland:744
  2. Norway: 65
  3. Iceland: 42
  4. Denmark: 73
  5. Canada: 42
    Total: 965

Military Casualties:

Norway: 37
Denmark: 220
Canada: 21
Total : 278

I don't know what to do with the aftermath. What do you think guys?
Should I do something else?
 
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