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Why does Trump want the US to own Greenland?published at 14:39 GMT14:39 GMT
Trump says the US needs to "own" Greenland to defend against Russia and China.
The White House has suggested buying the island, but has not ruled out the use of force to annex it.
Despite being the most sparsely populated territory, Greenland's location between North America and the Arctic makes it well placed for early warning systems in the event of missile attacks, and for monitoring vessels in the region.
Trump has repeatedly said that Greenland is vital to US national security, claiming without evidence that it was "covered with Russian and Chinese ships all over the place".
The US already has more than 100 military personnel permanently stationed at its Pituffik base in Greenland's north-western tip - a facility that has been operated by the US since World War Two.
Under existing agreements with Denmark, the US has the power to bring as many troops as it wants to Greenland.
But Trump told reporters in Washington last week that a lease agreement was not good enough - the US "had to have ownership" and "Nato's got to understand that".
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The meeting is over. Denmark rejected any Trump claim that Greenland be handed over to him.
They did say they are ready to discuss giving the US more military access to Greenland.
Trump wants to own it so he can put his name on it.
How are Russia or China going to get it? Greenland is under NATO protection. Is Trump admitting he wants to destroy NATO ?
I think he is
He is psychotic.
I was just going to ask this question but I thought I would stop being lazy and do my own research for a change
Early warning missile sites was my question. When I was stationed at Eielson we had a EWM site at Clear AFS. I was there once to do enviromental and industrial hygiene inspections.
Anyway...when did they change the name from Thule to Pituffik?
Oh...what does my comment have to do with this seed?
We already have a military presence there. We have early detection for incoming attacks. What else do we need Greenland for?
Greenlanders don't want to be Americans. They don't want to be Danes, either, but better the devil you know, I guess
Trump just called the interim leader of Venezuela, a "communist" named Delcy Rodriguez, "a terrific person".