On the topic of Greenland

With Russian and Chinese expansionism being a direct threat to the Western world the Trump Administration has correctly identified the importance of Greenland, both for its location and strategic minerals.  Currently, the vast majority of Greenlanders are in favor of economic ties with the U.S. but are strongly opposed to becoming a U.S. Territory.  

This is seen as an annexation purely for mineral resources on this side of the pond.

in my mind this is a mutual expansion of democracy in the face of russias and chinas expansionism , i dont think he is looking to strip their position  Rather be proactive at mutual protection , it would be mutually beneficial to them as well as to the world order , i think those that are in opposition are missing the big picture in the end , 

Can we discuss the merits of my comment without rancor?  Who gets hurt by Greenland becoming a U.S. territory?  Certainly not Denmark who funds Greenland annually to the tune of DKK 3.9 Billion ($511 million in U.S. dollars) and occasionally gives ODA (Official Development Assistance) grants, the last in 2022 of $2.9 billion USD.  Greenlanders themselves want independence from Denmark and has a commission tasked with drafting a constitution.  Despite all the breathless reporting by the Left Stream Media the Trump administration has no plans to invade anyone and take countries by force.  Trump is brash, full of bluster, and loves to troll the Left and gets roundly criticized by all for that but the majority of Americans and some Canadians appreciate his desire to stop the slide into progressive he!!, reduce America's dependence on foreign manufactured goods, especially from strategic minerals and stop the slow invasion of foreign and enemy aliens.  The world not only needs a strong America, it needs a stronger America.  The world also needs a stronger NATO and President Trump is the only leader who has woke our NATO allies up to meet their commitments on mutual defense.  Some politicians from other other countries, especially those with looming elections will try to gin up hatred for President Trump to save their personal political careers but if you look beyond the rhetoric what exactly has President Trump done, other than place offsetting tariffs, that infuriates anyone?

Honkytonk wrote: Stop me if I'm wrong, but my gut tells me Trump sees China as a bigger threat than Russia. Hence, his new plans to strategically align with Japan. Europe should be able to handle Russia, IF it is committed to spending what it needs to on their collective militaries. I believe the days of my Canada avoiding putting on the "grown-up pants" and spending our tax dollars in trivial causes and social justice is over. We need to supercharge our military spending. You can't have both... the key to our survival is oil and natural resources. Then and only then can we have a day on the world stage. Just my humble opinion...