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re: Why shouldn’t the U.S. be able to purchase the base in Greenland?
Posted on 1/19/26 at 5:39 pm to back9Tiger
Posted on 1/19/26 at 5:39 pm to back9Tiger
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Did we have this level of melt when we bought Alaska from the Russians for a lot of the same reasons?
Your attempt at a rhetorical question fails in the light of actual history. Both the purchases involved in Manifest Destiny faced major opposition, and those that have even a cursory knowledge of US history would have heard the terms Seward's Icebox and Seward's Folly. All three turned out to be smart investments, but all three were also for sale from France, Mexico, and Russia.
Bit of trivia: The Treaty of Mesilla consecrated the last piece of Manifest Destiny when we bought the land in southern AZ and NM from Mexico in 1854.
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Posted on 1/19/26 at 5:41 pm to diat150
Extracting the rare earth minerals there isn’t economically feasible, which is why no one’s been doing it. This really just is because he was ticked off for not getting the Nobel prize as he just admitted himself.
Posted on 1/19/26 at 5:43 pm to SpecialK_88
Yeah but the VC money that wants the minerals have been dreaming about this for years.
Posted on 1/19/26 at 6:00 pm to KiwiHead
Funny, China is cozying up to socialist Canada. What’s to stop them in the future from doing the same with Denmark?
Long term history has shown us Europe will do nothing in their or our best interests.
The Arctic is a hugely strategic area and Russia and China see the importance of Greenland.
Having it under direct US control averts their advances.
Never say never.
Long term history has shown us Europe will do nothing in their or our best interests.
The Arctic is a hugely strategic area and Russia and China see the importance of Greenland.
Having it under direct US control averts their advances.
Never say never.
Posted on 1/19/26 at 7:37 pm to tigger42day
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If we had control, they would never think of anything relating to Greenland.
They wouldn’t think of anything relating to Greenland because it would trigger WWIII. We don’t need control to deter Russia or China from attacking the territory of NATO member.
Posted on 1/19/26 at 7:41 pm to Jugbow
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Because we don’t get the rare earth abilities.
And if global warming is real we would control global trade routes
Posted on 1/19/26 at 7:44 pm to Decatur
Shouldn’t you be supporting the acquisition of Greenland? Denmark has a king. You are a no kings NPC.
Guessing you’re just another senile old man who realizes his life is coming to close without accomplishing anything to hang your hat on. No family, no children, no one to love and no one who loves you.
Guessing you’re just another senile old man who realizes his life is coming to close without accomplishing anything to hang your hat on. No family, no children, no one to love and no one who loves you.
Posted on 1/19/26 at 8:11 pm to guy4lsu
we need to buy the northern 2/3 of the island and call it a day!
Posted on 1/20/26 at 12:33 am to Dizz
Shortsighted thoughts, that may be relevant for the next few years, but things change.
Two years ago you’d not have thought Canada would be cozying up to China.
What’s to stop Denmark from also buying into Chinese support and allowing them “mutual” access Greenland? China necpver does anything that’s not in their direct interest.
As I’ve said, Europe has a long history of bad decisions, including dragging us into war to fix their frick ups.
We control Greenland, we have a stable future. Denmark and NATO are far less stable an option.
Two years ago you’d not have thought Canada would be cozying up to China.
What’s to stop Denmark from also buying into Chinese support and allowing them “mutual” access Greenland? China necpver does anything that’s not in their direct interest.
As I’ve said, Europe has a long history of bad decisions, including dragging us into war to fix their frick ups.
We control Greenland, we have a stable future. Denmark and NATO are far less stable an option.
Posted on 1/20/26 at 6:57 am to tigger42day
If China sees the importance, then why has there not been a Chinese ship in that area in over a decade?
Posted on 1/20/26 at 7:35 am to Jugbow
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It’s mainly to keep Russia and China from moving in.
This is simply not true. Russia nor China would move on Greenland and risk WW3 with NATO.
Trump is simply thinking about $.
Posted on 1/20/26 at 8:01 am to guy4lsu
We will need Greenland to keep anti nuke capabilities when France becomes a majority Muslim nation with a nuke.
Posted on 1/20/26 at 8:10 am to KiwiHead
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If China sees the importance, then why has there not been a Chinese ship in that area in over a decade?
I hope you're not saying Chinese ships are not in the Arctic.
Posted on 1/20/26 at 8:30 am to Decatur
Re-upping this
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Someone should show Trump a realistic map of Greenland without the Mercator projection and maybe he will lose interest.
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In fact, Mr. Trump’s interest seems less about security than about grandiosity. “I said, ‘Why don’t we have that?’” he explained in a 2021 interview for the book “The Divider” about his first term. “You take a look at a map. I’m a real estate developer, I look at a corner, I say, ‘I’ve got to get that store for the building that I’m building,’ etc. It’s not that different. I love maps. And I always said: ‘Look at the size of this. It’s massive. That should be part of the United States.’”
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Posted on 1/20/26 at 11:21 am to Obtuse1
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nd those that have even a cursory knowledge of US history would have heard the terms Seward's Icebox and Seward's Folly.
Nice try on tying this to cursory knowledge of US history and congrats on attempting to look smart by using Google to present some faux case.
Manifest Destiny was a belief. The US purchased Russia for some of the same reasons it is looking at Greenland, resources and protection.
Posted on 1/20/26 at 11:59 am to guy4lsu
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The U.S. is NATO.
Yes, that's how the suppose military "security" of the West has been presented / sold.
The UN is also the One World seat of the Global Gummint.
What's that mean?
IT and its globalist masters control how this entire situation go down. Not Trump or the USA.
Posted on 1/20/26 at 12:02 pm to SpecialK_88
Hi Roger
Posted on 1/20/26 at 12:04 pm to Blizzard of Chizz
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The EU could barely muster 30 troops between a half dozen members in a symbolic show of force this past weekend...
Just further humiliation ritual for Europeans to reinforce how "impotent" they are.
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EU can't defend an island much less their own countries and borders from outside threats because they don't take their sovereignty and security seriously.
"Nationalism" world-wide is being eradicated. The people of the EU are held hostage by un-elected officials. It's been stabbed in the back and sabotaged from within ...by design (except for Switzerland
)Posted on 1/20/26 at 12:05 pm to Decatur
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It’s not for sale and Trump has threatened economic consequences and won’t rule out military action. What a menace.
You don’t really believe that. It’s a narrative you have to push.
Posted on 1/20/26 at 12:06 pm to diat150
AI Data cooling a reason for Greenland? Maybe, eventually. A diversion at the moment much more ikely.
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