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President Trump reportedly considering buying Greenland
Posted on 8/15/19 at 9:43 pm
Posted on 8/15/19 at 9:43 pm
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President Donald Trump has on multiple occasions discussed trying to buy the country of Greenland, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. Trump has with “varying degrees of seriousness” expressed an interest in trying to purchase the icy 811,000-square-mile island in the North Atlantic, according to the Journal, citing unnamed sources familiar with the deliberations.
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The United States has previously tried to buy the strategically located country, which has a population of just over 50,000. President Harry S. Truman offered to purchase it for $100 million in 1946, but Denmark declined the offer, the Journal noted, adding the U.S. had also looked into acquiring the country back in 1867.
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Posted on 8/15/19 at 9:44 pm to Northwestern tiger
It's an actual country?
Posted on 8/15/19 at 9:46 pm to Northwestern tiger
We tried buying it in 1867 and 1946
Posted on 8/15/19 at 9:46 pm to Kafka
Yes it's huge.
You can see that frozen landscape during a flight from Europe to the US.
You can see that frozen landscape during a flight from Europe to the US.
Posted on 8/15/19 at 9:47 pm to Northwestern tiger
Nah let’s buy Iceland instead.
Posted on 8/15/19 at 9:48 pm to Northwestern tiger
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You can see that frozen landscape during a flight from Europe to the US.
What’s it’s strategic purpose though?
Could maybe put solar fields there?
Posted on 8/15/19 at 9:49 pm to Northwestern tiger
It would be another Seward’s folly.
Spoiler alert: buying Alaska was seen as stupid when we did it. No one’s laughing now, except us; all the way to the bank.
Spoiler alert: buying Alaska was seen as stupid when we did it. No one’s laughing now, except us; all the way to the bank.
Posted on 8/15/19 at 9:49 pm to Northwestern tiger
Hes planning ahead. Global Warming, just think of all that beachfront property. 
Posted on 8/15/19 at 9:49 pm to fr33manator
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What’s it’s strategic purpose though?
Could maybe put solar fields there?
Freezer space.
Posted on 8/15/19 at 9:49 pm to fr33manator
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What’s it’s strategic purpose though?
Could maybe put solar fields there?
A second Alaska maybe?
who knows, it could hold natural resources in the future.
Also, it's strategic missile defense system base.
Posted on 8/15/19 at 9:50 pm to Northwestern tiger
Buy it? For fricks sake just take it. What the hell is Denmark gonna do?
This post was edited on 8/15/19 at 10:26 pm
Posted on 8/15/19 at 9:50 pm to Northwestern tiger
Buy land, God ain't making any more of it
Posted on 8/15/19 at 9:52 pm to Kafka
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It's an actual country?
Dont play coy. You knew it was an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark.
Perhaps like Scotland with a distinction here and there??
Im definitely not settled on it as of now.
Posted on 8/15/19 at 9:52 pm to Northwestern tiger
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This post was edited on 1/11/21 at 2:19 am
Posted on 8/15/19 at 9:53 pm to Northwestern tiger
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Greenland is an autonomous country of the Kingdom of Denmark
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An autonomous administrative division (also referred to as an autonomous area, entity, unit, region, subdivision, or territory) is a subdivision or dependent territory of a country that has a degree of self-governance, or autonomy, from an external authority. Typically, it is either geographically distinct from the rest of the country or populated by a national minority. Decentralization of self-governing powers and functions to such divisions is a way for a national government to try to increase democratic participation or administrative efficiency or to defuse internal conflicts. Countries that include autonomous areas may be federacies, federations, or confederations. Autonomous areas can be divided into territorial autonomies, subregional territorial autonomies, and local autonomies.
Posted on 8/15/19 at 9:54 pm to Northwestern tiger
A place we can escape to when the third world swallows up the mainland, I like it.
Posted on 8/15/19 at 9:58 pm to Northwestern tiger
I saw it on the left when I went to Iceland. It was white.
Just how pissed would the left be?
All that oil.
I assume we have a base at Thule.
Just piss them off trump. Love it.
Just how pissed would the left be?
All that oil.
I assume we have a base at Thule.
Just piss them off trump. Love it.
Posted on 8/15/19 at 10:03 pm to Northwestern tiger
Could be a good move for the U.S. but we should be cautious of the unemployment problems they have there.
Posted on 8/15/19 at 10:29 pm to Huey Lewis
If they became a state and would add two GOP senators then we should do it ASAP!
Posted on 8/15/19 at 10:33 pm to SelaTiger
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Nah let’s buy Iceland instead.
Iceland and Greenland should exchange names.
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