Many people have been questioning Donald Trump's intelligence recently, after he announced his intention to buy Greenland for the USA using taxpayer's money. While he has certainly given us reasons to question his intelligence in the past, either he or his advisors had put together a clever strategy to buy the Danish territory.
Greenland is a rather isolated island, with a small population concentrated on the coasts of the southern part of the island. To the naked eye it doesn't appear to have any significant value to anyone, but neither did Alaska. The value of Greenland doesn't lie in its rugged landscape or minor economy, but in untapped resources and global domination.
Ever the businessman, Donald Trump sees an opportunity in making a lot of money from Greenland, and it seems to be correct. As the ice begins to thaw around the Arctic it is exposing new lands that have probably never been seen by the human eye, and have never been explored for resources. It also exposes parts to the Arctic Ocean that have been unreachable for boats, apart from those specially designed to break through the ice. Like all investments, buying Greenland would be a gamble as the resources may not be as plentiful as is thought, but it could prove a very profitable move.
It's also a move that may not be off the table just yet. With Denmark refusing to sell the territory to the US, their is still room for negotiation and bargaining. What could be a smart move would be to purchase the unpopulated part of the island, as this would still allow for resource exploration on land and sea, but not affect the local population.
Purchasing the majority of the island could still prove profitable, but more importantly for the US offer the potential for a military base. Greenland is over 3,000km closer to Moscow than New York City is to the Russian capital, and that is the second reason for the proposed purchase. The US and Russia are on decent terms at present in comparison to the 1980s and 1990s, but the US is still prepared for a fallout with their arch-nemesis. While the US has military bases throughout Eastern Europe in the form of NATO, having a territory that they could permanently militarise, and within firing distance for long-range missile,s of St Petersburg, would give the US a serious advantage over Russia.
This is of course hypothetical, but a war between the two nations can never be completely dismissed, and Greenland could play a key part in that war if it were to happen. It would also allow for a battleground for that war, as another Eastern Front would be disastrous for humanity. Throughout history Eastern Europe has seen huge levels of casualties of war, from the Napoleonic Wars, to WWI and WWII, where millions were killed. However a war located around the Arctic Circle and northern parts of Scandinavia and Russia would be much more acceptable to the nations of NATO.
Denmark may have rejected Trump's offer, but Trump doesn't have a track record of accepting no for an answer. He could still use the art of the deal to at least purchase some of the Danish territory, given its potential to greatly benefit the US both financially and militarily.
Greenland is a rather isolated island, with a small population concentrated on the coasts of the southern part of the island. To the naked eye it doesn't appear to have any significant value to anyone, but neither did Alaska. The value of Greenland doesn't lie in its rugged landscape or minor economy, but in untapped resources and global domination.
Ever the businessman, Donald Trump sees an opportunity in making a lot of money from Greenland, and it seems to be correct. As the ice begins to thaw around the Arctic it is exposing new lands that have probably never been seen by the human eye, and have never been explored for resources. It also exposes parts to the Arctic Ocean that have been unreachable for boats, apart from those specially designed to break through the ice. Like all investments, buying Greenland would be a gamble as the resources may not be as plentiful as is thought, but it could prove a very profitable move.
It's also a move that may not be off the table just yet. With Denmark refusing to sell the territory to the US, their is still room for negotiation and bargaining. What could be a smart move would be to purchase the unpopulated part of the island, as this would still allow for resource exploration on land and sea, but not affect the local population.
Purchasing the majority of the island could still prove profitable, but more importantly for the US offer the potential for a military base. Greenland is over 3,000km closer to Moscow than New York City is to the Russian capital, and that is the second reason for the proposed purchase. The US and Russia are on decent terms at present in comparison to the 1980s and 1990s, but the US is still prepared for a fallout with their arch-nemesis. While the US has military bases throughout Eastern Europe in the form of NATO, having a territory that they could permanently militarise, and within firing distance for long-range missile,s of St Petersburg, would give the US a serious advantage over Russia.
This is of course hypothetical, but a war between the two nations can never be completely dismissed, and Greenland could play a key part in that war if it were to happen. It would also allow for a battleground for that war, as another Eastern Front would be disastrous for humanity. Throughout history Eastern Europe has seen huge levels of casualties of war, from the Napoleonic Wars, to WWI and WWII, where millions were killed. However a war located around the Arctic Circle and northern parts of Scandinavia and Russia would be much more acceptable to the nations of NATO.
Denmark may have rejected Trump's offer, but Trump doesn't have a track record of accepting no for an answer. He could still use the art of the deal to at least purchase some of the Danish territory, given its potential to greatly benefit the US both financially and militarily.
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