I flew with the U.S. Naval Air.. Patrol Squadron 49, out of Thule, Greenland in 1967… Quite the experience flying in P3A Orion aircraft, at 500 feet between 12,000 feet mountains on both sides in gorges 2-3 miles wide, with our forward radar down… with an ex jet jockey as our plane captain, nearly barely escaping a crash against the sides of mountains/covered in ice/snow.. .. our plane captain took the aircraft and flew up and in a cork screw patten staying within the appropriate position, that was safe until we reached a height over 10,000 feet and above the mountains. I still remember the g-forces against gravity … the closest crash I ever experienced, in my 3 years of flying .. quit the experience!
The Inuits of Greenland are related to the Inuits of Canada.
I hope they will get their independence from Denmark, which has treated them badly and with racism.
I hope the independent Inuit Greenlanders will realize their new best friend is Trump and the USA.
I recommend watching the last and latest Danish series "Borgen" which is about Greenland and the attempt of Russia and China to control it and its resources.
China or Russia could take Greenland and the Danes can do nothing. They would expect the USA to then protect Greenland, but have it remain under Denmark rule. No thank you.
This territorialism of previous centuries doesn't work anymore. Still, the EU expects the USA to protect their lands that they cannot. Why should the USA do this? Can't think of a reason.
The Danes abused the locals, to include sterilization, and want the fish caught to be sold wholesale cheap, so that "connected" Danish merchants can sell at a big mark-up.
This is Trumpian realism at its sharpest. Greenland isn’t about imperial vanity — it’s about survival in an age where response time is measured in minutes, and supply chains decide wars. China and Russia see Greenland clearly: radar, minerals, missile warning, leverage. Only America’s political class pretends this is theoretical. President Trump doesn’t. Denmark can administer Greenland, but it cannot defend it. Vacuums get filled, and history punishes nations that confuse politeness with strategy. Securing Greenland isn’t aggression — it’s foresight. Lose the Arctic, lose deterrence. Lose deterrence, lose peace. Trump is right again, early again, and uncomfortably correct.
No one is saying that Greenland doesn’t have a meant strategic value the problem that most rational people have is why Trump is so intent on destroying NATO when Denmark is basically saying you can have whatever you want short of owning property that we have owned for 200 years
I flew with the U.S. Naval Air.. Patrol Squadron 49, out of Thule, Greenland in 1967… Quite the experience flying in P3A Orion aircraft, at 500 feet between 12,000 feet mountains on both sides in gorges 2-3 miles wide, with our forward radar down… with an ex jet jockey as our plane captain, nearly barely escaping a crash against the sides of mountains/covered in ice/snow.. .. our plane captain took the aircraft and flew up and in a cork screw patten staying within the appropriate position, that was safe until we reached a height over 10,000 feet and above the mountains. I still remember the g-forces against gravity … the closest crash I ever experienced, in my 3 years of flying .. quit the experience!
Man, you were living!
The Inuits of Greenland are related to the Inuits of Canada.
I hope they will get their independence from Denmark, which has treated them badly and with racism.
I hope the independent Inuit Greenlanders will realize their new best friend is Trump and the USA.
I recommend watching the last and latest Danish series "Borgen" which is about Greenland and the attempt of Russia and China to control it and its resources.
Denmark cannot protect Greenland.
China or Russia could take Greenland and the Danes can do nothing. They would expect the USA to then protect Greenland, but have it remain under Denmark rule. No thank you.
This territorialism of previous centuries doesn't work anymore. Still, the EU expects the USA to protect their lands that they cannot. Why should the USA do this? Can't think of a reason.
The Danes abused the locals, to include sterilization, and want the fish caught to be sold wholesale cheap, so that "connected" Danish merchants can sell at a big mark-up.
Isn't that a bit of a red herring? As Danish territory, isn't Greenland covered by NATO Article 5?
This is Trumpian realism at its sharpest. Greenland isn’t about imperial vanity — it’s about survival in an age where response time is measured in minutes, and supply chains decide wars. China and Russia see Greenland clearly: radar, minerals, missile warning, leverage. Only America’s political class pretends this is theoretical. President Trump doesn’t. Denmark can administer Greenland, but it cannot defend it. Vacuums get filled, and history punishes nations that confuse politeness with strategy. Securing Greenland isn’t aggression — it’s foresight. Lose the Arctic, lose deterrence. Lose deterrence, lose peace. Trump is right again, early again, and uncomfortably correct.
Hope this finds you well. I just posted a column examining how President Trump’s stated national security objectives can be achieved without territorial control. Take care and here is the link: https://swlion26.substack.com/p/why-buy-greenland-when-iceland-shows
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There is an interesting post on Zero Hedge giving the historical context of America's desire to annexe Greenland going back to the 1800s:
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/how-1917-virgin-islands-deal-blueprint-buying-greenland
My email is dagonz46@icloud.com
No one is saying that Greenland doesn’t have a meant strategic value the problem that most rational people have is why Trump is so intent on destroying NATO when Denmark is basically saying you can have whatever you want short of owning property that we have owned for 200 years