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General Rumor: America to purchase Greenland
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That is because Greenland is part of Denmark and Denmark doesn't want to give away or sell it. The only way this could work if if Greenland gains their independence and then willingly wants to become of the US.
Is it even legal right now for trump to be sending envoys yet? Could this be seen as a FARA violation?
I think of it as the US going up a weight class. As we enter the multipolar era, America will no longer be able to shape the international environment as it once did, and it will have to compete on a more level playing field against China, Russia and India, all countries with a much bigger landmass and/or population than the US. By annexing Greenland and maybe Canada he's creating Uber America, well be able to compete more effectively against these other heavyweight countries.
There have been issues over Greenland for years. The US, Russia, Denmark, obviously Greenland, and IIRC China and Canada are already there. The land is valuable, but with climate change it is becoming a passable water way to get around North America on the way to Europe and Asia. The danger with that is Russia or China gaining control over that, and how that will affect the global economy as well as future international conflicts/attacks.
Traditionally, Denmark doesn't want to sell. Maybe that has changed. Greenland says nobody owns them, and they don't want that anyway. They don't have a military presence to either defend themselves or the water way which would obviously change if the US bought it.
Traditionally, Denmark doesn't want to sell. Maybe that has changed. Greenland says nobody owns them, and they don't want that anyway. They don't have a military presence to either defend themselves or the water way which would obviously change if the US bought it.
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Lol right.. Climate change is going to turn Greenland into a tropical paradise yo.
Where did I say that? You might want to sleep it off and reread that.
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Supposedly he was there to do a podcastAh, they're just vacationing MountainMedic.
You know, seeing the sights
The Kremlin said Greenland is in Russia's sphere of 'national and strategic interests' — and it's got its eye on Trump's claims on the territory
Trump said in a press conference this week that he would not rule out using military force to seize Greenland.
I would have guessed it's because of it's size and location and future defense needs.
Scoop: Denmark sent Trump team private messages on Greenland
Donald Trump Jr. arrives in Nuuk, Greenland. Photo: Emil Stach/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty
Denmark sent private messages in recent days to President-elect Trump's team expressing willingness to discuss boosting security in Greenland or increasing the U.S. military presence on the island, two sources with knowledge of the issue tell Axios.
Why it matters: Trump's refusal to rule out military force to take control of Greenland was effectively a threat to invade a longstanding NATO ally. Those comments caught Copenhagen and many other European capitals off guard.
The big picture: Greenland (pop. 56,000) is largely autonomous, but Denmark maintains responsibility for defense.
- Trump has repeatedly declared that controlling Greenland — the world's largest island — is necessary for U.S. national security vis-a-vis Russia and China. His son Don Jr. visited Greenland this week bearing MAGA hats.
- Climate change is opening up the Arctic for competition between superpowers, and could also make it easier to tap Greenland's mineral riches.
- One European diplomat told Axios that Denmark is widely seen as one of the closest allies of the U.S. within the EU, and no one could have imagined it would be the first country with which Trump would pick a fight.
- In a press conference after the meeting Frederiksen said she asked for a meeting with Trump. Egede said he is also ready to talk to the president-elect.
- "Greenland is for the Greenlandic people. We do not want to be Danish, we do not want to be American. We want to be Greenlandic," Egede, an advocate for independence, said at the press conference.
- In the messages passed to the Trump team, the Danish government made clear Greenland was not for sale but expressed readiness to discuss any other U.S. request regarding the island, the sources said.
- The U.S. already has a military base on Greenland and an agreement with Denmark dating to 1951 on defending the island, under which an increase of U.S. forces could easily be discussed.
- Danish officials have already said they are looking into further measures to increase investment in military infrastructure and capabilities in Greenland, in consultation with the Greenlandic government.
- With new sea lanes opening up as climate change reshapes the Arctic, Greenland's geography is becoming all the more important.
- But if Trump's real concern is security, there's no reason the U.S. couldn't simply increase its military presence and capabilities in Greenland under its alliance with Denmark, contends Malte Humpert, a founder and senior fellow at the Arctic Institute.
- But Trump's continued comments about this issue, and his son's visit, mean Danish and Greenlandic officials can't rule out the possibility that Trump is quite serious.
Wait. Is this happening?
LMAO. I have no idea what to believe anymore.
