Posted on 08/16/2019 2:33:03 AM PDT by Helicondelta
Let me amend that.
Greenland is an autonomous territory that is imposing its own rules and regulations, and acting like it is a sovereign nation.
And if Globaal Warming it real, then...
Methinks this just another junk piece to suggest Trumps thinking is impaired and that he lacks the demeanor and rationality to be President. Oh wait, there’s an Amendment for that. Just rats at play.
didn’t go too well for the Norse Viking colonists.
Fresh water. Stock it was bass and trout. It will be worth every penny.
Putin just shi’ite himself...
I do not buy the extreme dating or the scare, but,
Fossil DNA Proves Greenland Once Had Lush Forests ;
Ancient Greenland was green. New Danish research has shown that it was covered in conifer forest and had a relatively mild climate. The research is painting a picture which is overturning all previous assumptions about biological life and the climate in Greenland. The findings also show evidence of ice in Greenland during the Eemian interglacial period 125,000 years ago, which indicates that although we are now confronted with global warming, the whole ice sheet will probably not melt and bring about the tremendous sea-level rises which have been the subject of so much discussion.
The research results are the first direct proof that there was forest in southern Greenland. Furthermore Willerslev found genetic traces of insects such as butterflies, moths, flies and beetles. But when was that? According to most scientific theories to date, all of southern Greenland and most of the northern part were ice-free during the last interglacial period 125,000 years ago, when the climate was 5 degrees warmer than the interglacial period we currently live in.
From Wikipedia:
“Following World War II, the United States developed a geopolitical interest in Greenland, and in 1946 the United States offered to buy the island from Denmark for $100,000,000. Denmark refused to sell it.[55][56] In the 21st century, the United States, according to WikiLeaks, remains highly interested in investing in the resource base of Greenland and in tapping hydrocarbons off the Greenlandic coast.[57][58]
In 1950, Denmark agreed to allow the US to reestablish Thule Air Base in Greenland; it was greatly expanded between 1951 and 1953 as part of a unified NATO Cold War defense strategy. The local population of three nearby villages was moved more than 100 kilometres (62 mi) away in the winter. The United States tried to construct a subterranean network of secret nuclear missile launch sites in the Greenlandic ice cap, named Project Iceworm. It managed this project from Camp Century from 1960 to 1966 before abandoning it as unworkable. The Danish government did not become aware of the program’s mission until 1997, when they discovered it while looking for records related to the crash of a nuclear-equipped B-52 bomber at Thule in 1968.”
Also:
“The European Union has urged Greenland to restrict People’s Republic of China development of rare-earth projects, as China accounts for 95% of the world’s current supply. In early 2013, the Greenland government said that it had no plans to impose such restrictions.[100]”
It would be incredibly brilliant for the U.S. to buy Greenland. For $116B we could wipe out Denmark’s entire national debt. Inexpensive for us and game changing for Denmark.
“Why pay land prices for a bunch of water.”
An internal lake such as that only boosts prices of the surrounding lake front properties. Also...
Two words...house boats.
I’ll pay $100.
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Not to mention that Greenland has been talking about independence from Denmark, thus Denmark might lose the possibility of selling it in the future.
This could be “Alaska II”. It was called “Seward’s folly”, but it was an American tradition. We also bought the Louisiana Purchase and the Gadsen Purchase.
Go for it!
The US debt is already greater than the annual economy. Congress still overspending.
Forget it.
Hahahahahahahahaha
Leftist heads are spinning and exploding!
No, it is not a sovereign country. It is a self governing province of the Kingdome of Denmark; all foreign policy decisions are run out of Denmark, local policy is made in Greenland.
Even if we paid a trillion dollars for it it would pay for itself many many many times over.
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