The deal means US soldiers will be in Denmark under US jurisdiction, meaning that if they were to commit a crime anywhere in Denmark they would in the first instance be punished under the US, not Danish, legal system.
It also gives US soldiers access to Danish airbases in three Danish cities – Karup, Skrydstrup and Aalborg – and gives American soldiers and military police powers over Danish civilians at these locations and outside them.
by nogooduse
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Den skal vel lige stemmes igennem Folketinget først, og jf Grundlovens paragraf 20, så skal “afgivelse af suverænitet” stemmes igennem Folketinget med 5/6 for, og opnås et sådant flertal ikke skal det til folkeafstemning.
https://www.ft.dk/da/dokumenter/bestil-publikationer/publikationer/mingrundlov/min-grundlov/kapitel-3/paragraf-20
Not Danish, but I spent about six months in Denmark for work, and something always baffled me. Not meant to offend, but I am genuinely curious why Denmark appears to adopt a significantly more submissive posture towards the US compared to its Nordic neighbours.
Giving such control to the US in Greenland and Operation Dunhammer are the standout examples, but even considering allowing such sweeping powers to the US, regardless of who is president, is insane to me. And even in this article, the Danish foreign minister merely says they COULD suspend the agreement if the US annexes Greenland.
That this needs to be said shows to me just how far the balance seems to have swung as far as Denmark bowing to Washington’s wishes goes, and doing that for a nation that doesn’t seem to have any respect for its sovereignty, and is far less decent a nation than Denmark, is so disheartening and frustrating.
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