Trump Greenland: US president 'mulls buying island from Denmark'

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  1. Pro_Line_FL

    Pro_Line_FL Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    LOL. The former Danish PM response is priceless: "It must be an April Fool's Day joke...but totally out of season!"

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49367792

    The president is said to have discussed the idea of purchasing Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory, during dinners and meetings with advisers.

    His reported plans have been quickly dismissed by politicians in Denmark. "It must be an April Fool's Day joke...but totally out of [season]!", tweeted former Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen.

    But the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), which first reported the news, said Mr Trump had spoken about the purchase with "varying degrees of seriousness".
     
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    Quote: "If he is truly contemplating this, then this is final proof, that he has gone mad," foreign affairs spokesman for the populist Danish People's Party, Soren Espersen, told national broadcaster DR.
     
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    This is the third thread I've said this in, this is the second try. Truman tried to during and after WWII.
     
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    Well. If can warm up the earth enough , get all that ice out of there it might be a nice vscation spot, some nice hotels and golf courses and were good to go.
     
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    Why do liberals always discount the efforts of China here? it's like they just simply ignore that China has been attempting to coopt the island nation. But hey, they fund the DNC so go figure...
     
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    Even if this wasn't a huge waste of money i doubt the people there want anything to do with the U.S
     
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    Greenland is subsidized by Denmark so it costs them quite a bit, otherwise I don't think Trump would have thought of it. The Danes are no fools though, they know how much Greenland's continental shelf and territorial waters in the Arctic are worth in natural resources.

    Here's a map of who owns what in the Arctic. It shows how limited our resources there are. Seems like Russia owns just about everything. I say if we're so jealous, why don't we just march into Canada and take it over, I mean we're all armed so there's no problem. We could just line up along the border and walk in. It should be a breeze. Besides, it's better than going to war with Russia isn't it?


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    And?
     
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    According to the Danish law, the residents to Greenland (pop 56K) get to decide such things, so if US offered them $1 million each, they could buy Greenland for $56B, which isn't that much in todays currency.
     
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    Why was it ok then and not ok now? After all, it is only an idea and there is nothing wrong with just having a thought.
     
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    Greenland noted that it was not for sale...Too bad the Don will need somewhere else to flee to after he is impeached...
     
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    Propably North Korea or Russia
     
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    He does have a "beautiful" relationship with those he admires..
     
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    That is actually a cool idea!
     
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    Forget all this buying Greenland crap. Send an aircraft carrier and about 3 marines, we can take it by force.
     
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    Try to take Detroit first or any other gang infested hellhole you have so many
     
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    Good point.. the Democrats won't let us, that would be racist.

    But that would take the airforce instead of the navy. And 6 marines instead of 3
     
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    IF this hallucination ever becomes reality you can count on Trump and his friends making a killing on the resources there... It will be renamed Trump Kingdom and while Trump will cheat everyone he works with, his friends, if they don't do direct business with him, will make billions.
     
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    And do you think Europe will let you?
     
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    Nah! It will be another golf course!
     
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    To be fair, Truman tried the same.
     
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    We all know Trump history of welching on promises where money is concerned
     
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    If it's owned by the US then we can keep all the 'asylum' seekers there while they wait for their court date :clapping:
     
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