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The Art of the Deal: Greenland Edition
Greenland in 10 years?
The idea of the U.S. purchasing Greenland has captured the former real-estate developer’s imagination, according to people familiar with the discussions, who said Mr. Trump has, with varying degrees of seriousness, repeatedly expressed interest in buying the ice-covered autonomous Danish territory between the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans.
In meetings, at dinners and in passing conversations, Mr. Trump has asked advisers whether the U.S. can acquire Greenland, listened with interest when they discuss its abundant resources and geopolitical importance and, according to two of the people, has asked his White House counsel to look into the idea.
Some of his advisers have supported the concept, saying it was a good economic play, two of the people said, while others dismissed it as a fleeting fascination that will never come to fruition. It is also unclear how the U.S. would go about acquiring Greenland even if the effort were serious.
Caddy at Trump Kangilinnguit Golf Club and Casino.
America already has a toehold on Greenland via Thule Air Base on a northwest corner of the island. But why would we want any more of the territory? The same reason we built that bleak Cold War outpost: national security.
China has sought more property in the Arctic and the Pentagon had to block three Chinese-funded airports on Greenland just last year. It would also provide a nice legacy for Trump since President Truman was unable to make the same deal.
And, let’s face it, Trump is a real estate guy. If he can get 836,000 square miles for a few billion, it’s worth it. The island looks like a wasteland now, but we can all see him rebranding the southwestern coast “Greenland’s Riviera” and building a golf course and casino.
What do you think: is buying Greenland a crazy idea or one worth considering?
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MAGGA!
Come on, Jon! This thing pays for itself in free campaign media.
That said, if I’m buying an island, it’s one filled with hot babes.
That’s pretty much what I was thinking. (Er, gee . . . should I spend that on Facebook ads . . . or Greenland?) Dude! Greenland, of course!
Actually, so few people live there because They ain’t Americans.
Actually, Icelanders abandoned Their settlements cuz They’re wussies.
Give Americans a desert and We turn it into Las Vegas.
There’s no telling what We could make of Greenland.
I’d rather buy a Greenland than an Iceland. Come on! Paying for ice is for losers.
Although, speaking of hot babes, Iceland is full of them.
Can we get a 2-fer-1 going here?
I actually don’t think that it’s a terrible idea. There could be natural resources there that could eventually be worth exploiting. Any chance we could get the north of Canada while we’re shopping around? Say, everything above the 60th parallel? As long as they’re treated as territories and not states, it should be fine.
Obviously, with climate change, this will be one of the few habitable places on earth. Twenty-dimensional chess Trump is playing here.
Personally, I’d rather conquer it.
But, unfortunately, We’re civilized. So, I guess I’d have to settle for purchasing It.
Medicare for all: $30 to $40 Trillion
Green New Deal: $93 Trillion
Greenland New Deal — Range: $100 Billion to $1 Trillion
Greenland. Definitely Greenland.
In many lands, buying something is conquering it.
Victory at any price, my friend.
You do realize if we acquire Greenland then Canada is going to get very paranoid.
Well sure. We’re going to need it to get those five extra armies a turn.
It worked with Alaska.
We’re gonna Make Greenland Green Again!
There is more than meets the eye going on in Greenland.
Research the amount of activity and interest from the Chinese government in specific parts of Greenland.
Huawei Marine is active in Greenland, and is seeking more involvement in Greenland Connect.
The Greenland Connect underwater fiber lines link parts of North America with Iceland and parts of Europe.
On the engineering front, geothermally powered, glacial cooled server farms are nothing to scoff at.
Golf course? What are the greens fees?
The real Green New Deal.
Brian,
I think Brian has the right “perspective” on this. I have been wound up thinking about Hong Kong for a couple of days. I need some R&R. How about a reprise of an old post. It only requires a new title.
CAPTAIN GAWRON CONQUERS GREENLAND
Regards,
Jim
We could set up an immigration processing center there, sort of a new Ellis Island. Then we wouldn’t need to separate families.
”Here’s 100 pounds of seal meat. Your asylum hearing is set for next spring. See you then”
You beat me to it. Curses!
Good idea. Like Jefferson did with the Louisiana Purchase, Trump should buy Greenland without informing Congress. Trump thinks big.
For a few hundred billion, it makes a lot of sense just from a national security point of view. Gotta bet there is oil there as well someplace along with other vital natural minerals and resources. Why not?
We are in race with China for Global Domination. Either we win or we will be dominated.
Does anyone know if Denmark would sell if we offered to buy? It actually sounds like it might work. We in the USA have pretty much exhausted our internal frontier, and this would be a nice addition.
If we purchase Greenland we can turn it into our Australia. First Step Part II. And we could close Guantanamo Bay.
The greatest ice cap in the Arctic! Unbelievable! I mean it is yuuggee!
Thomas Jefferson Trump, and the Greenisiana Territory.
It’s a great plan!
Step 1: Buy Greenland.
Step 2: ??
Step 3: Profit!
The Chinese angle disturbs me.
In a few hundred or thousand years, it will be a warm sunny beach. 🌴
If the people there are agreeable, they stay, if not, pay them to leave.
Buy it.
Actually I think we should buy Mexico. We already support it and a large amount of its citizens seem to want to be in our country.