Greenland

[Mad Doug Biker]

Ignoring the rabid dislike of the US

Problem is, he's the gift that just keeps giving.

I also notice you originally said 'rapid' instead of 'rabid'. I thought I'd mis - read at first.
A freudian slip? Surely not! 😆

 

[CXRAndy]

Errr what?
Do they still rely on binoculars in the US forces?
That’s why they have all those satellites up there.
Stop making stuff up to try and rationalise the unrationable.

It’s all about the minerals.

You've heard of radar, space detection

Raf Fylingdales, Menwith hill

 

[laurentian]

As I've mentioned on the other thread and as someone have pointed out above, the US already has a base and a number of dormant bases on Greenland. Denmark is quite happy for the US to "staff up" all these bases or even potentially create more (it is in a 70+ year old agreement). The US does not need to "own" or "control" Greenland in order to have whatever military presence there that it wants or needs. US bases all over the NATO region have operated successfully on exactly this principle and have done for decades

The Danes and Greenlanders are also more than happy to "do business" with regard to the minerals there - there have been business discussions between US and Denmark for many years on this . . . why wouldn't Denmark/Greenland want to sell minerals or mining rights to the US? The problem here is accessing those minerals due to the geography and climate.

I believe that this threat of "taking" Greenland is probably Trump's vain desire to be one of only a few US Presidents who have increased the area of US territory (Think about his obsession with Obama and his Nobel Prize).

 

[CXRAndy]

Problem is, he's the gift that just keeps giving.

I also notice you originally said 'rapid' instead of 'rabid'. I thought I'd mis - read at first.
A freudian slip? Surely not! 😆

My spell checker is bloody annoying

 

[laurentian]

My spell checker is bloody annoying

So's your cut and paste feature

 

[CXRAndy]

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

My spell checker is bloody annoying

Excuses excuses! 😆

 

[CXRAndy]

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Excuses excuses! 😆

 

[Pross]

Why on earth does it have to be any of them?
Russia have their hands full with Ukraine and China’s focus is on Tawain.
So for me the answer is Denmark, with the only people eligible to determine a different future for Greenland being the Greenlanders.
Only yesterday a poll had them over 85% against a US takeover.

I'm surprised to learn that 15% of Greenlanders are morons.

 

[briantrumpet]

I'm surprised to learn that 15% of Greenlanders are morons.

I agree. In the age of populism, 15% is an unusually low number of morons.

 

[First Aspect]

I'm surprised to learn that 15% of Greenlanders are morons.

You don't know how many answers were available in the poll. There may have been 15% don't know.

Personally I think they should do something cute like a long term lease of the inshore waters to Canada.

 

[Beebo]

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

I'm surprised to learn that 15% of Greenlanders are morons.

You get people from that church everywhere, sadly.

 

[Psamathe]

As I (maybe incorrectly) understand it, Greenland is a member of NATO under Denmark's membership.

Question (I have no idea of answer to): If Greenlanders voted for full independence would they still be a NATO member or would they have to rejoin and if they wanted to rejoin could they (given the US would have a veto).

 

[secretsqirrel]

I'm surprised to learn that 15% of Greenlanders are morons.

In all fairness, its a hard life up there, they may have been out hunting, fishing and sledding and too busy to bother with opinion polls.