You might have missed some points.
Prime Minister Mute Egede:
“Cooperation is about dialogue. Cooperation means that you will work towards solutions,” he said.
Trump earlier this week refused to rule out using military or economic force in order to bring Greenland under US control. Trump said last month that “ownership and control” of Greenland was an “absolute necessity” for the US, as it seeks to counter growing Russian and Chinese interest in the Arctic region.
Those are mercenaries, not volunteers. Mercenaries will fight for money and for who pays most. They won’t be generally motivated by high ideals. That type of person, no matter which nationality, won’t fight for their country because it doesn’t pay. Within this context, your original comment is highly misleading IMO.
Actually, things seem to get better with age, just not as they seemed to be before: