The Greenland play

 Federalist Wire:

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Vice President JD Vance took a decisive step onto the icy terrain of Greenland on Friday, visiting the U.S. military’s northernmost outpost, Pituffik Space Base. His message was clear and confident: the Trump administration sees no need for military force in Greenland, despite President Donald Trump’s blunt declaration the same day that “We have to have Greenland.” The visit, accompanied by second lady Usha Vance, national security adviser Mike Waltz, Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, and Utah Sen. Mike Lee, signaled a renewed focus on America’s strategic interests in the Arctic—interests the administration believes have been neglected for far too long.

President Trump has made no secret of his ambition to bring Greenland under American influence, a goal he reiterated to reporters at the White House. “We need Greenland, very importantly, for international security,” he said with characteristic resolve. “We have to have Greenland. It’s not a question of, ‘Do you think we can do without it?’ We can’t.” For Trump, the sprawling, ice-covered island isn’t just a geopolitical prize—it’s a necessity. And while he hasn’t ruled out force, Vance’s remarks in Greenland painted a picture of a more diplomatic approach, one rooted in the art of the deal that Trump has long championed.

Standing amid the stark beauty of Pituffik, Vance laid out a vision where Greenlanders themselves could pave the way for a closer relationship with the U.S. “What we think is going to happen is that the Greenlanders are going to choose through self-determination to become independent of Denmark, and then we’re going to have conversations with the people of Greenland from there,” he told reporters.

Dismissing speculation about military action, he added, “We do not think that military force is ever going to be necessary. We think this makes sense. And because we think the people of Greenland are rational and good, we think we’re going to be able to cut a deal, Donald Trump style, to ensure the security of this territory but also the United States of America.”
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I can see where a closer association of the US and Greenland would be mutually beneficial.  The US would not necessarily replace Denmark, but could provide substantial resources to make Greenland more protected and more prosperous. 

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