Trump Puts Down New Roots in Greenland

[TomSea]

Trump Puts Down New Roots in Greenland
Morten Soendergaard Larsen, Robbie Gramer

In 2004, Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moller’s plane to Greenland arrived late for a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell and Greenland’s vice premier, Josef Motzfeldt. Instead of Moller greeting Powell on arrival, as diplomatic custom would dictate, it was Powell who greeted Moller on his own turf as he stepped off the plane. “Welcome to the United States of America’s 51st state,” Powell jokingly said as he extended his hand to greet Moller.

Everybody laughed at the time, Moller told the Danish newspaper Berlingske in a recent interview. Now, over 15 years later, it’s no joking matter.

Months after U.S. President Donald Trump made waves with a proposal to buy Greenland, the State Department is laying the groundwork to open a consulate on the sparsely populated island, marking a new diplomatic outpost in a fast-melting Arctic where rivals such as Russia and China are pushing for greater influence.

Read more at: https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/11/08/trump-puts-down-new-roots-greenland-arctic-denmark/

The next paragraph gives some history, the USA opened up a consulate in Greenland in 1940, why? Nazi Germany invaded and occupied Denmark (who has possession of Greenland), I never would have known that little historic tidbit.

[PeteS in CA]

Will Greenland be Siberia for Foggy Bottom swamp critters?

[TomSea]

I think this "Greenland" episode earlier this year came out backwards than it should have. Someone leaked it or something. It's actually a bit of a viable question and issue.