Ownership of Greenland is Essential to Our Security

[bilby]

The land mass of Greenland supposedly contains a lot of rare earth elements

The vast majority of the land mass of Greenland is effectively impossible to reach, as it is buried under a mile or two of ice.

It really doesn't matter what mineral wealth Greenland has anyway - if there are accessible deposits of anything desirable, then the Danes would doubtless be happy to sell mining rights to any multinational corporation that asked (with appropriate environmental safeguards forming a part of the deal).

What's the point in buying Greenland, when you can just buy the Rare Earths or whatever else from the current owner? It's not like the USA isn't already trading in minerals and metals and other commodities with the EU.

Greenland is far from being essential, or even useful, for the USA to own. But even if it were, tough shit - it belongs to someone else, and if they don't want to sell it, or to give it to you, you can't have it. That's a fundamental principle of civilised behaviour right there, and works as well for a brother who wants his sister's candy, as it does for a nation state that wants another nation's mineral resources.

It's not yours. You offered to buy it; The owner refused to sell. Pleading is pathetic, and taking it by force is immoral. So the only dignified option is to suck it up and move on.

 

[RVonse]

The land mass of Greenland supposedly contains a lot of rare earth elements

it belongs to someone else, and if they don't want to sell it, or to give it to you, you can't have it. That's a fundamental principle of civilised behaviour right there, and works as well for a brother who wants his sister's candy, as it does for a nation state that wants another nation's mineral resources.

It's not yours. You offered to buy it; The owner refused to sell. Pleading is pathetic, and taking it by force is immoral. So the only dignified option is to suck it up and move on.

I couldn't agree more but when has that ever stopped Washington? With neocons like McCain, Hillary, Obama, and Romney running wild with PNAC, its always been understood the US gets anything it wants....or else suffer the big boot. At least give Trump the credit for using diplomacy and soft tariffs instead of the big boot that they gave to Sadam Hussain and others.

 

[Loren Pechtel]

Also essential for putting a large hole in the GIUK gap.

Russian ICBM are launched from Norwegian Sea

Which would require your subs to actually go to sea. Last I heard it was one sortie per year. And probably with one of our fast attacks following it.

To watch it sink.

Russian ICBM subs are on constant patrol. And according to Pentagon russian subs are better than american.

Russian subs better than American??? Doesn't pass the laugh test. Just look at all the western tech we keep finding in Russian weapons. You can't build your own.

 

[barbos]

Greenland has pretty insignificant reserves of REE.

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Vietnam and Brazil have largest reserves after China. Trump should invade Vietnam and buy Brazil from Portugal

 

[Spacetime Inhabitant]

Greenland has pretty insignificant reserves of REE.

Rare-Earth Reserves by Country 2025

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Vietnam and Brazil have largest reserves after China. Trump should invade Vietnam and buy Brazil from Portugal

Brazil has been independent from Portugal since 1822, so Portugal can't sell it (legally that is, they could run a scam on Trump where they sell Brazil to him).

 

[barbos]

Brazil has been independent from Portugal since 1822

Trump thinks otherwise.

 

[barbos]

Also essential for putting a large hole in the GIUK gap.

Russian ICBM are launched from Norwegian Sea

Which would require your subs to actually go to sea. Last I heard it was one sortie per year. And probably with one of our fast attacks following it.

To watch it sink.

Russian ICBM subs are on constant patrol. And according to Pentagon russian subs are better than american.

Russian subs better than American??? Doesn't pass the laugh test. Just look at all the western tech we keep finding in Russian weapons. You can't build your own.

You've been to russian sub?
So what western tech you saw there?

 

[bilby]

Greenland has pretty insignificant reserves of REE.

Rare-Earth Reserves by Country 2025

Discover population, economy, health, and more with the most comprehensive global statistics at your fingertips.

worldpopulationreview.com

Vietnam and Brazil have largest reserves after China. Trump should invade Vietnam and buy Brazil from Portugal

Brazil has been independent from Portugal since 1822, so Portugal can't sell it (legally that is, they could run a scam on Trump where they sell Brazil to him).

Trump would fall for that so easily. Just tell him he could end up with Brazillians; He won't even stop to ask how many zeros are in a brazillion.

 

[barbos]

Well, Canada/Mexico are done deals already. Brazil is a natural progression.
United States of Americas or more correctly United States of Vespucci(stan)

 

[Swammerdami]

The land mass of Greenland supposedly contains a lot of rare earth elements

it belongs to someone else, and if they don't want to sell it, or to give it to you, you can't have it. That's a fundamental principle of civilised behaviour right there, and works as well for a brother who wants his sister's candy, as it does for a nation state that wants another nation's mineral resources.

It's not yours. You offered to buy it; The owner refused to sell. Pleading is pathetic, and taking it by force is immoral. So the only dignified option is to suck it up and move on.

I couldn't agree more but when has that ever stopped Washington? With neocons like McCain, Hillary, Obama, and Romney running wild with PNAC, its always been understood the US gets anything it wants....or else suffer the big boot. At least give Trump the credit for using diplomacy and soft tariffs instead of the big boot that they gave to Sadam Hussain and others.

This caught my eye. I find it unusually astounding even by RVonse's standards.

I wouldn't deign to comment except that the "I couldn't agree more" falsehood made me break out into such a fit of hilarity I needed to clean my keyboard afterwords.

 

[ZiprHead]

Ownership of Greenland Ukraine is Essential to Our Security

 

[GenesisNemesis]

Weird how every country a narcissist leader wants to own is claimed by the narcissist leader to be "essential for our survival".

 

[Loren Pechtel]

Brazil has been independent from Portugal since 1822

Trump thinks otherwise.

To think otherwise would be to think. He can't do that.

 

[barbos]

Brazil has been independent from Portugal since 1822

Trump thinks otherwise.

To think otherwise would be to think. He can't do that.

As if your current POTUS can think.

 

[Spacetime Inhabitant]

Brazil has been independent from Portugal since 1822

Trump thinks otherwise.

To think otherwise would be to think. He can't do that.

As if your current POTUS can think.

<< He's your current POTUS too; in fact, he's everyone's current POTUS, and yes he is much more capable of thinking than your POR's minion Trump.

 

[barbos]

he is much more capable of thinking than your POR's minion Trump

I am not so sure about that. And WaPo (I think) agrees.

 

[Don2 (Don1 Revised)]

Greenland's leader steps up push for independence from Denmark​

When should we start the invasion, err, I mean, ... send in the freedom forces.

 

[ideologyhunter]

Greenland's leader steps up push for independence from Denmark​

When should we start the invasion, err, I mean, ... send in the freedom forces.

Operation Inuit Freedom launches on 1/31. The boys are going in without mittens, because Trump won't commit to a DOD order to Amazon's apparel dept. that was floated in back channels. Something about "Fuck that bald bitch Bezos." However they will be feasting on MRE caviar from The Trump Store, special bulk order. Also, Trump has personally commissioned a manufacturing run of The Arctic Teaser, which is Greenland's #1 condom (triple sealskin, with walrus whisker ticklers) and will be sold at the canteens at a special military rate. Also in production is an armored snowmobile, the Hegsethaton 3000, with anti-harpoon plating. The invasion schedule is being coordinated by Honorary Brevet Gen. M.T. Greene of Georgia, who has vowed to "bomb them back to the Ice Age." We will be establishing missile bases and golf courses as we go. It should all go swimmingly. Nuuk should be ours by Valentine's Day.

 

[TV and credit cards]

If Greenland does gain its independence, Prime Minister Egede should invite Trump for a state dinner and if he finishes all his narwhal, then they can talk.

 

[laughing dog]

Greenland's leader steps up push for independence from Denmark​

When should we start the invasion, err, I mean, ... send in the freedom forces.

Denmark is a NATO member, something that is more important these days.