Posted on 08/16/2019 7:04:12 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Greenland, with a population of only 56,000 inhabitants, is the world’s largest island and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. In 1985, Greenland left the European Economic Community (EEC) upon achieving self-rule, as it did not agree with the EEC’s commercial fishing regulations.
In 2009, the territory gained self-rule with provisions for assuming responsibility for self-government of judicial affairs, policing, and natural resources. Denmark maintains control of foreign affairs and defense matters. Denmark upholds the annual bloc grant of 3.2 billion Danish kroner, but as Greenland begins to collect revenues from its natural resources, the grant will gradually be diminished. This is considered to be a step toward eventual full independence from Denmark.
The United States’ interest in Greenland is not new. In 1867, Secretary of State William Seward, then of the Andrew Johnson administration, showed interest in purchasing Greenland and Iceland from Denmark. He also negotiated the Alaska Purchase with the Russian Empire for $7.2 million, which was finalized on March 30, 1867. Seward was an ardent expansionist. In the summer of the same year, he was negotiating with Denmark for the acquisition of St. Thomas and St. John (of today's U.S. Virgin Islands), but the treaty, although agreed, was never effected. When it was finalized in January1917, the selling price was $25 million (the equivalent to $575.61 million in 2018 dollars). In March 1917, the United States took possession of the islands.
As for Greenland, its connection to Denmark was severed early in World War II, when in April 1940 Denmark was occupied by Nazi Germany. In April 1941, the United States occupied Greenland to defend it against the invasion by Germany. The U.S. occupation of Greenland lasted until 1945.
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I think that once we have Canada surrounded, we should invade.
WHY GREENLAND?
1. Trump told associates he had been advised to look into buying Greenland because Denmark faced financial trouble from supporting the territory. Denmark is struggling to provide financial assistance every year to the 56,000-person territory, valued at $591 million in subsidies.
2. In order to gain the power to exclude China. China has also expressed interest in the island for an Atlantic base that would put it on America’s and Europe’s doorstep.
However, in 2017, Denmark blocked a Chinese attempt to buy an abandoned naval base there, but the Chinese mining interests in the area are expanding. China plays a long game and its interest in the Arctic region is notorious.
So, the United States has two possibilities to keep the Chinese out: either to rely on the loyalty of the governments of Denmark and Greenland (as Beijing throws more money around), or, why not, acquiring the Greenland and telling the Chinese to scram.
WHY GREENLAND?
1. Trump told associates he had been advised to look into buying Greenland because Denmark faced financial trouble from supporting the territory. Denmark is struggling to provide financial assistance every year to the 56,000-person territory, valued at $591 million in subsidies.
2. In order to gain the power to exclude China. China has also expressed interest in the island for an Atlantic base that would put it on America’s and Europe’s doorstep.
However, in 2017, Denmark blocked a Chinese attempt to buy an abandoned naval base there, but the Chinese mining interests in the area are expanding. China plays a long game and its interest in the Arctic region is notorious.
So, the United States has two possibilities to keep the Chinese out: either to rely on the loyalty of the governments of Denmark and Greenland (as Beijing throws more money around), or, why not, acquiring the Greenland and telling the Chinese to scram.
Go for it! “Alaska II”.
(And remember the Louisiana Purchase.)
No, we should build a wall around it.......
Lets rename it Trumpland.
If it becomes a State and gets two senators, would they be Democrats or Republicans?
On another thread, someone indicated that Denmark’s national debt was $100B.
We could wipe out their entire national debt by buying Greenland. It would be a bargain for us andvery good for them. No more debt, and no more $591 million in annual subsidies to the big island far away.
RE: It would be a bargain for us andvery good for them. No more debt, and no more $591 million in annual subsidies to the big island far away.
Here’s the fly in the ointment — WHAT DO THE CITIZENS OF GREENLAND THINK?
*THAT* is the bottom line.
The natural resources and the offset to Russian efforts to exploit the Arctic.
Did I mention perfect basing for missile defense?
Bobby Fischer.
Oh hell yeah...buy it!
Might be time for a good Plebiscite.
After China, Greenland Mining (HQ: Australia) is the largest cache of Rare Earth Elements in the world. (symbol: GDLNF)
Here is a report. Note, the Company helped subsidize the cost of the research, which is common in Australia for penny stocks.
It sounds like Greenland has a similar arrangement to Puerto Rico.
What's the connection? Thanks.
We all know Trump wants to buy it to enrich himself. Impeach!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Once climate change kicks in, the beaches will be magnificent./s Bwahahaha
Let’s buy it, give it to you know who as reparations with the condition they stay there.
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