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Igel

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5. That's good.

Reply to paleotn (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 24, 2024, 07:11 PM

Tuesday

The context of the remark was Arctic "national security," which could only mean mostly because of Russia first and China as a distant second (there being no serious third). And the for-sure demand that NATO countries beef up their defenses.

Note that the foreign policy and defense concerns for Greenland are Denmark's. The prime minister of Greenland as an autonomous territory are really just political and economic.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/expansion-or-trolling-what-lies-behind-trump-s-words-about-greenland-and-panama-canal/ar-AA1wnO84

Echoes of previous suggestions to buy it predate Trump's birth.

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In the planning phases long before shithead opened his yap for the umpteenth time. paleotn Tuesday #1

That's good. Igel Tuesday #5

Greenland's PM is much better looking that trump. Biophilic Tuesday #2

He sure is! bamagal62 Tuesday #3

The south end dweller Tuesday #4

Low bar. Isn't everyone better looking? wnylib Tuesday #6

Yes, but...I wouldn't have answered except I'm still laughing. So, the answer is yes. Biophilic Tuesday #7