kscarbel2 Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 The Guardian / August 15, 2019 President Trump has expressed an interest in the United States purchasing Greenland from Denmark. According to the Wall Street Journal, the US president has “expressed interest” in buying the expansive icy territory and has asked his aides to explore the possibility. He has even sought the view of the White House counsel, though the Journal noted his inquiries came “with varying degrees of seriousness”. News that Trump had set his sights on acquiring a meaty chunk of the Kingdom of Denmark set Twitter aflutter on Thursday night. Pundits tried in vain to find a real estate valuation for the 811,000 square miles on Zillow, while others attempted to calculate Greenland’s worth in pickled herring. Despite the levity the idea has provoked, it is not entirely in the realm of fantasy. In 1946 US President Harry Truman tried to buy Greenland from Denmark for $100m but was rebuffed. There was a more successful precedent dating back to 1917 when the United States acquired the Danish West Indies, rebranding them the US Virgin Islands. The US military already has a major airbase on Greenland, on the north-west of the island. The base has 600 personnel and is important in the country’s global radar system. Trump travels to Denmark next month in his first official visit to the kingdom, though Greenland is not thought to be on the agenda. The Journal reported that the president raised the issue at a dinner last year in which he said he had heard Denmark was finding its financial support to the self-governing territory burdensome. Floating the thought of the US buying the island, he asked the other guests: “What do you guys think about that?” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kscarbel2 Posted August 16, 2019 Author Share Posted August 16, 2019 If the US had purchase Greenland in the 1800’s (Alaska was purchased from Russia in 1867), the price would have been cheap. Truman should have made a more reasonable offer after the war. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyGunner Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 I’d rather see tax payer money spent on things like Greenland than frivolous wars. Quote The problems we face today exist because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by the people who vote for a living.The government can only "give" someone what they first take from another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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