The plan would replace the $600 million in subsidies Denmark gives the island each year
The Donald Trump administration is reportedly considering giving about $10,000 to each Greenland resident as part of its plan to annex the island.
The possibility would seek to replace the $600 million Denmark gives the territory in subsidies every year, and has stopped being mere rhetoric to become official U.S. policy, according to The New York Times.
The outlet detailed that the plan already includes several cabinet departments and that the White House’s National Security Council has met several times to advance on it, recently sending specific instructions to different offices.
Why do we need Greenland? Is it so we can easily attack Russia or something? Isn’t Alaska pretty fucking close? Like what is the reason for annexing Greenland?
Mineral rights and control of what will be a major shipping route as the North opens up due to climate change.
Fuck that’s insane. Makes perfect sense but holy shit. I fucking hate this planet and this country even more.
No it doesn’t make sense. Unless there is a grift.
Because in the past a company could negotiate for passage and minerals.
But this time a countrys leader wants to get in on that wealth and grift.
So it makes sense only if some asshole abuses their power for greed.
This all sucks.
I meant fucked as in our politicians are, despite what we think, thinking generations ahead to the point they’ve accepted the consequences of our actions and know there’s no going back and therefore looking for ways to monetize the future bleakness that is our world.
I worded what I said poorly. I agree with you, it makes no sense. Short term thinking. I was trying to say that they could do all sorts of horrible things in the old fashioned way, not draw much attention and not much complaint. They could accomplish their short sighted plans without all the drama and scrutiny.
Probably many greedy reasons, but my personal favourite speculation: annexing Greenland surrounds Canada and stops any potential aid by its NATO allies in case of an invasion, since annexing Canada is one of the stated objectives of the US now.
In terms of strategy for actual national security, they already got all the access they wanted, if they wanted more all they had to do was ask. If they’re the ones doing the attacking of a common ally, though, they wouldn’t get that access. So it’s only of added strategic value to annex instead of maintaining the alliance if the goal is to attack members of the alliance.
There is a shipping route opening up that would enable Asian-Europen-American trade via a about 2/3 shorter route than currently possible. It would make any route through the Suez canals or around Africa pointless. This might not sound important right now, but it would fundamentally change the fortunes of countries and reshape the world.
https://www.thearcticinstitute.org/future-northern-sea-route-golden-waterway-niche/
Greenland and all the areas surrounding it know this. They will not be giving Greenland to America.
Trump definitely won’t attack Russia. Vladimir Putin is his bestie.
I think Putin is uncomfortable with a NATO country in that strategic position, so he has manipulated Trump into thinking that it would be a good “real estate deal” for the US to take it over.
https://www.thearcticinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Arctic-Shipping-Routes-Map-legend-1-1024x793.png