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Ocelot II

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3. Assuming it's all true, and Greenland is so important for international safety

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Mon Mar 31, 2025, 11:33 AM

Mar 31

and security, what's wrong with leaving it under the protection of another NATO member, Denmark? Why does the US have to own it? We have a large military base there and probably could negotiate to increase US presence - there used to be more bases in Greenland. The answer, of course, is that Greenland looks really huge - much bigger than it really is - on a Mercator projection map, which makes Trump's willy tingle. Also, it has mineral resources buried under hundreds of feet of ice.

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JD Vance admits he wasn't sure why Dump wants Greenland, but now he has seen the light. [View all] Eugene Mar 31 OP

Yeah, right Jilly_in_VA Mar 31 #1

Landing lights.. Historic NY Mar 31 #2

Assuming it's all true, and Greenland is so important for international safety Ocelot II Mar 31 #3

Yeah, JD "saw it up close and personal." sop Mar 31 #4

So American foreign policy is...if we want something just take it? walkingman Mar 31 #5

Yes, of course! WestMichRad Mar 31 #6