"American politicians have wanted to acquire Greenland for a long time.”
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Brief Summary
Greenland's importance grows due to national security and historical U.S. interest in acquisition.
Key points
- The Importance of Greenland. Greenland's significance is rising due to melting Arctic and new shipping lanes.
- Historical Interest in Greenland. American politicians have long sought to acquire Greenland, dating back to FDR.
- Trump's Bold Proposal. Trump revives the idea of acquiring Greenland for national security and resources.
Transcript
Why is Greenland so important? >> Well, it is becoming more significant from a national security standpoint as those Arctic is melt and you have new shipping lanes that have opened up. So, it is important on that dimension. But look, American politicians have wanted to acquire Greenland for a long time. The great Secretary of State, William Seard, wanted to acquire it. He acquired Alaska. He wanted to get Greenland to was unable to make that deal. But FDR and Truman both were interested in acquiring Greenland. It didn't work out, obviously. So, this is an old idea that's new again thanks to President Trump. I think he makes a great point. Why does it belong to the Danes? It's a
small country in Europe. It's not part of North America. And I think if we can acquire it for national security reasons and resource reasons, we should. And I think the odds of him pulling this off are much greater than 17%.
