[mindcrash]

I'm not talking about military strength, I am talking about shipping lanes.

Something you can already see in Venezuela as we speak: The Trump Administration has essentially blocked countries like Russia and Iran to ship oil from Venezuela.

If they capture Greenland and can build a big Naval presence there they are in a great position to confiscate every cargo ship destined to Russian harbors in the north, and close off China's trading route in the Arctic aswell.

[actionfromafar]

Right. A phone call to Denmark => big Naval presence.

What's the problem? Denmark would have welcomed a big Naval presence in Greenland. It benefits them too.

It should have been:

    America: can we have a big Naval base in Greenland?

    Denmark: sure. 100 year agreement?

It could have been:

    America: give us big Naval base in Greenland or we will annex you!

    Denmark: Eh... sure, are you alright?

We got:

    America: we will annex you.