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by fooster 21 days ago
All of that aside it is not American territory and it won’t be unless it is taken by force against the will of the people that live there (and Denmark). People don’t like be threatened in particular by countries which they’re allied with.
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kinda like the Thule?

Today, Greenland is recognized as an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark. They are fighting for their own independence currently, and do not want to be ruled by Denmark.

Lastly, he never "threatened to take it by force". When cornered by a reporter on whether the military was off the table, he said nothing is ever off the table in a negotiation. After all that, Demark and the EU poured billions into Greenland for defense.

It took the guise of threats for the EU to finally step up on defense.

"Lastly, he never "threatened to take it by force"."

You're funny.