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by WalterBright 261 days ago
Somebody is likely to take it at some point, for strategic military and resource purposes.
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Denmark took it centuries ago, and that's how it should stay unless or until the Greenlandic people decide otherwise.
The regular incidence of war going on on our globe suggests that's not sustainable. Why do you think countries spend so much money on their militaries? Me, I'd love it if we could zero out the US defense budget. Unfortunately, that would be a disaster for us.
What kind of argument is that!?
Who controls what territory in the world is hardly stable. At some point, if one is not a military power, one will have to take sides. If, for example, valuable resources are discovered in Greenland.
What are you talking about? Greenland is already a NATO member (via Denmark), so it has already taken a side. The obvious scandal, of course, is that Greenland is being openly threatened by the US - a fellow NATO member!
> Greenland is being openly threatened by the US

Not really. It's just bluster.

Denmark/Greenland certainly thinks differently. And empty threats are still threats.
There's been no followup on the "threat".
The Henry Kissinger argument.