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"We need Greenland for national security." My understanding is that we have an existing agreement that lets us do virtually anything we need militarily in Greenland. It's also under the control of an ally. Is Trump really willing to blow up NATO in order to attempt to seize Greenland? Why? Is it for the minerals? Is he just old and goofy? What am I missing?

Xan wrote: ↑Fri Jan 16, 2026 11:02 am "We need Greenland for national security." My understanding is that we have an existing agreement that lets us do virtually anything we need militarily in Greenland. It's also under the control of an ally. Is Trump really willing to blow up NATO in order to attempt to seize Greenland? Why? Is it for the minerals? Is he just old and goofy? What am I missing?

It's all a product of all of living in incomprehensible Trump World!

No reasonable, logical explanations for a LOT of things.

Maybe you're right, Vinny.

Also I thought one of the worst things about a potential Harris presidency was that she wanted to do price controls. Now suddenly Trump is not only for price controls (at least for credit card interest), but he's for government ownership of companies. Isn't that straight-up communism? Yikes!

I can't say that I have read much into the situation but I did read that there is now more European defenses going into Greenland now.

I figured that was really the end goal. If he has to threaten to take it over himself to get it to be defended then that ends up being a pretty good deal.

Coming off of the Venezuela situation makes you think we were really going to invade Greenland but I think having it defended by allies will be just as well.

The saying is, take Trump seriously but not literally.

I guess it sounds like typical Trump negotiation tactics.

His administration should tell him he'd be better off buying or taking over Greece; it's warmer there, and it sounds similar in German too.

Grönland — Griechenland

Grinch wrote: ↑Sat Jan 17, 2026 2:37 am His administration should tell him he'd be better off buying or taking over Greece; it's warmer there, and it sounds similar in German too.

Grönland — Griechenland

Don't give him / them such ideas!!! They might do it solely for the reasons that you state!

Greece has no natural resources.
That’s why they built a navy and conquered the world.