What's Up with Greenland? 

     Greenland is three times the size of Texas. With 80% of it covered by a sheet of ice, they should change the name to Whiteland. They would need Denmark's okay. 

     And 56,000 inhabitant voters, 90 percent of whom are indigenous Inuit, meaning: they've existed naturally in a particular location for over 1,000 years. President Trump can have his way with NATO. But can he trump the Inuits? 

     The USA was welcomed to guard Greenland when the Nazis occupied Denmark. After the war, maritime passages between Greenland, Iceland to its south, and the United Kingdom warmed up and became critical to NATO's strategy. Russia, China and Canada all want access. 

     We have military presence within the Artic Circle, operating critical systems for missile warning etc. Our Greenland base also has a deep-water seaport, across the North Pole from Russia.

     Greenland has large deposits of graphite, copper, rare earth elements and offshore deposits of oil and natural gas. Are the Inuits taking bids? 

     In 1946 the U.S. offered to buy Greenland for $100 million in gold. Maybe Denmark didn't know what they could do with gold. Instead, they are paying Greenland $565 million/year to maintain its economy. True! 

     Most Greenlanders support eventual independence from Denmark. An equal number don't want to become part of the U.S. It's worse than that.

     Independent Inuits might find themselves under the control of invaders from Russia, China or neighboring Canada. It won't be Iran, nor Alaska on the other side of the Artic Circle. 

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