Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) has introduced a War Powers Resolution in response to recent tensions involving Greenland, raising questions about military strategy and alliance relationships.
Gallego's main concern is President Donald Trump's motives regarding Greenland, which belongs to Denmark, a key North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) partner. The senator believes threatening allies does the opposite of what the administration claims it wants to achieve.
"We're essentially destroying partnerships we need to stand up to Russia and China," Gallego explained. He argues that instead of making America safer, these threats weaken the country's position.
Gallego's resolution invokes the War Powers Resolution regarding the Greenland issue. He refuses to let national security suffer "to satisfy a small man's ego."
Filing the Resolution
The War Powers Resolution is a 1973 federal law created to balance executive and legislative authority over military action. The law was designed to prevent presidents from committing U.S. forces to armed conflict without proper Congressional oversight.
Under this framework, the president must inform Congress within 48 hours when deploying troops into hostile situations, and Gallego issuing the resolution will “stop Trump’s reckless aggression toward Greenland.”
As an Iraq War combat veteran, Gallego has drawn on his military experience when discussing alliance priorities. He emphasized that strong partnerships remain essential for addressing future challenges, saying, "In order for us to be able to fight the China problem, fight the Russian problem going into the future, we need to have great alliances with EU and NATO nations."
The senator warned that current actions could have lasting consequences. "If this President fully goes through with this, it would actually destroy NATO and a long-term relationship," he stated.
As of recent, multiple NATO nations are deploying military personnel to Greenland as Trump pushes to acquire the territory.
The nations included are:
- Denmark
- Norway
- Sweden
- France
- Germany
- the UK
- Netherlands
- Finland
Trump responded by announcing tariffs on these eight countries, starting at 10% in February and rising to 25% by June. He says the tariffs will remain until America successfully purchases Greenland.
