The ~~oanaman~~ panama canal I understand. I vehemently disagree with that but I understand the desire for control there.
What the fuck did Greenland do to deserve this?
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What the fuck did Greenland do to deserve this?
It likely has a lot of mineral wealth. It's best to get control of that wealth, before some dirty locals try to setup their own government with rules about respecting them, their culture or property.
/s on that last bit, for the terminally stupid.
At least Greenland, being part of Denmark, is also a part of NATO, which basically rules out military force. Unless you literally want to start another world war. Don't do it, Donnie.
I believe the "rationale" (for lack of a better word) is that the land of Greenland will become much more valuable in a post-climate-change world. Much of greenland will become warmer and therefore more comfortable to live in and more suitable for farming. So the idea is to take it now while it's still largely a chunk of uninhabitable ice rather than wait until later when everybody else is fighting for it too.
At least, that's my understanding of it.
With global warming, it's about to be prime real-estate.
With Greenland, he wants control of the Arctic. China and Russia are also competing for control. But this is just the wrong way to go about it in every sense of the word.
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Is he out of his fucking mind? (Of course he is)
hahahahahahahahahha
Hypotehtically say he sent the amilitary to take Greenland what would the outcome be
Would probably get Greenland and the US would face a lot of hostility. But he doesn't seem to care about consequences much.
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