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Trump has asked aides if it's possible to buy Greenland, sources say
By Pamela Brown, Jim Acosta and Caroline Kelly, CNN

President Donald Trump has on multiple occasions brought up buying Greenland from the Danish government and the White House counsel's office has looked into the possibility, two sources told CNN on Thursday.

Trump's interest in buying Greenland was first reported on Thursday by The Wall Street Journal. The Journal reported that people familiar with the deliberations said the President has raised the issue during meetings and dinners, asking aides and listening seriously about the possibility and advantages of owning Greenland. He also asked his White House counsel to research the matter, according to two of the people.

Two of the people also told the Journal that Trump's aides were divided on the issue, with some praising it as solid economic strategy and others dismissing it as a passing fancy.

Read more at: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/trump-has-asked-aides-if-its-possible-to-buy-greenland-sources-say/ar-AAFRyS0

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Re: Trump has asked aides if it's possible to buy Greenland, sources say
« Reply #1 on: August 16, 2019, 10:07:22 am »
Visiting Greenland is on my bucket list.

Northern lights anyone?
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Re: Trump has asked aides if it's possible to buy Greenland, sources say
« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2019, 12:36:23 am »
Actually, I think this is a good idea.

Recall how the purchase of Alaska from Russia was ridiculed in its time.

While we're at it, why not make Canada an offer for the Yukon Territory?

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Re: Trump has asked aides if it's possible to buy Greenland, sources say
« Reply #3 on: August 17, 2019, 02:13:20 am »
Good idea, for several reasons.

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Re: Trump has asked aides if it's possible to buy Greenland, sources say
« Reply #4 on: August 17, 2019, 02:49:22 am »
I would be interested in spending the summers in Greenland. 

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Re: Trump has asked aides if it's possible to buy Greenland, sources say
« Reply #5 on: August 17, 2019, 10:29:23 am »
Oh yes. Melt the glaciers and ship the water to LA (for a price).
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Re: Trump has asked aides if it's possible to buy Greenland, sources say
« Reply #6 on: August 17, 2019, 02:34:37 pm »
Buying Greenland isn't a good idea — it's a great idea
Washington Examiner, Aug 17, 2019, Editorial Board

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As much as it might seem out of the blue, U.S. acquisition of Greenland is not at all a strange or irrational idea. Following Denmark's fall to Nazi Germany in 1940, American forces defended Greenland. The roots of American-Greenland comradeship are thus old and formal. In 1946, one Harry S. Truman even attempted to purchase Greenland for $100 million. Was Truman crazy? On the contrary, he was the president who ended a global war and set America on its ultimate course to defeat the Soviet Union.

And it does more than that. Thanks to Thule's deep water port and long runway, the base provides a logistics hub for operations in the Arctic. And it gives the U.S. military the means to deter and defeat prospective aggression. Russia, in particular, has been working to secure territorial control over resource-rich areas of the Arctic. America's presence in Greenland is increasingly relevant for that reason.

The purchase of Greenland would further strengthen these existing national security benefits. Unbound from political sensitivities in Denmark, for example, the U.S. could station missile forces in Greenland, including intermediate range missile forces. Russia's Arctic ambitions would have to be put on ice.

Greenland also abounds with resources. An already energy independent U.S. would have unfettered access to a land rich not only in hydrocarbons but also in rare earth metals that are currently only available from an adversary, China. Greenland also controls flourishing fishing waters.

But this isn't just about American interests. Greenland's small population also has everything to gain from a massive influx of American investment. The surge in tourism alone would surely offer a vast untapped potential.


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Re: Trump has asked aides if it's possible to buy Greenland, sources say
« Reply #7 on: August 17, 2019, 06:12:18 pm »
It's 46 in Nuuk right now, with a high of 50 predicted.

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Re: Trump has asked aides if it's possible to buy Greenland, sources say
« Reply #8 on: August 17, 2019, 09:00:42 pm »
I would be interested in spending the summers in Greenland.

I hesitated bring this up, in the context of a "summer getaway" from hot summer locales.

But hals of the nation, is warm getaway territory, for those in cold winters.

Palm Springs, Phoenix, Sait George Utah are known for enjoyable winter golfing, by "snowbirds"

There is no reason that Greenland, could not serve a similare function, forthose wishing to excape brutal summer heat.

I doubt that Denmark will part with it.
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Re: Trump has asked aides if it's possible to buy Greenland, sources say
« Reply #9 on: August 17, 2019, 09:02:38 pm »
I hesitated bring this up, in the context of a "summer getaway" from hot summer locales.

But hals of the nation, is warm getaway territory, for those in cold winters.

Palm Springs, Phoenix, Sait George Utah are known for enjoyable winter golding, by "snowbirds"

There is no reason that Greenland, could not serve a similare function, forthose wishing to excape brutal summer heat.

I doubt that Denmark will part with it.

No, Denmark does not seem inclined to part with Greenland.

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Re: Trump has asked aides if it's possible to buy Greenland, sources say
« Reply #10 on: August 17, 2019, 09:03:28 pm »
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Re: Trump has asked aides if it's possible to buy Greenland, sources say
« Reply #11 on: August 17, 2019, 09:06:14 pm »
Merged stories on the same topic.

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Re: Trump has asked aides if it's possible to buy Greenland, sources say
« Reply #12 on: August 18, 2019, 03:54:17 am »
The notion that Denmark is controlling is nonsense.
Greenland has become largely autonomous, since the Danes
gave substantial self-governance to the Inuit during this century.

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Re: Trump has asked aides if it's possible to buy Greenland, sources say
« Reply #13 on: August 18, 2019, 06:09:47 am »
Merged stories on the same topic.

Why @MOD4 ?  One is a "story" another is a well-written editorial, which is why it was posted in the editorial section.