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I have flown over Greenland several times on trips to Canada and my only conclusion it was a very big ice covered rock! There wasn’t much to see really and so it doesn’t surprise me to read that the population is a mere 56,000 people. The capital is called Nuuk with around 19,900 inhabitants, by far the largest town and the political and economic centre. Most of the island is uninhabited.
But it has one big asset and that is its geographical location. You see Greenland sits between North America and Russia, astride the GIUK gap, a key chokepoint for tracking Russian and Chinese naval and air activity. Controlling it would strengthen US missile‑defence and Arctic surveillance. The US already operates the Pituffik Space Base (Thule) there; Trump argues full control of the island would secure this position against Russia and China, which they claim are increasing their presence in the Arctic.
However, his repeated assertions that he will gain possession of Greenland “one way or another” has triggered the Euro-cucks and they have “responded” by sending an expeditionary force to Greenland for reasons that are not clear!
France has sent about 15 soldiers, drawn from mountain infantry units, to Nuuk for a short‑term Arctic exercise and “recognition‑of‑territory” mission. Germany has deployed a 13‑person reconnaissance team to assess conditions and possible future contributions. Norway, Sweden, Finland and the Netherlands have each sent very small scouting or liaison teams. The UK has sent one person.
It seems that they think they can somehow convince President Trump to leave it to them to guarantee the security of the island. How mad is that? They are fooling themselves! President Trump continues to crank up the pressure and Greenlanders will come under American hegemony sooner rather than later. The only losers will be Denmark and all those EU weaklings that posture but do nothing. As a final point, Trump has escalated things further by suggesting the US might leave NATO if he cannot get Greenland.
