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Trump Calls for U.S. Acquisition of Greenland

Posted:
Fri Aug 16, 2019 10:06 pm
by saxitoxin
Andrew Johnson and Harry Truman both tried to acquire Greenland and failed.
President Donald J. Trump can do what those buffoons were unable.
Donald Trump loves property. He made his name in his family’s real estate development business, after all. So it’s no surprise that, in his capacity as US president, Trump has reportedly expressed an interest in purchasing Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory between the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans that is already home to the US’s northernmost military base.
https://qz.com/1689017/trumps-idea-of-b ... hat-crazy/
MAKE GREENLAND AMERICAN AGAIN!

Re: Trump Calls for U.S. Acquisition of Greenland

Posted:
Fri Aug 16, 2019 10:17 pm
by Jdsizzleslice
That's right. Canada, you're next.
Re: Trump Calls for U.S. Acquisition of Greenland

Posted:
Fri Aug 16, 2019 10:23 pm
by Symmetry
Jdsizzleslice wrote:That's right. Canada, you're next.
Build another wall!
Re: Trump Calls for U.S. Acquisition of Greenland

Posted:
Fri Aug 16, 2019 10:39 pm
by NomadPatriot
Symmetry wrote:Jdsizzleslice wrote:That's right. Canada, you're next.
Build another wall!
hell yeah keep building that Big Beautiful wall. !!
don't you like it Sym..?

Re: Trump Calls for U.S. Acquisition of Greenland

Posted:
Fri Aug 16, 2019 10:51 pm
by Symmetry
NomadPatriot wrote:Symmetry wrote:Jdsizzleslice wrote:That's right. Canada, you're next.
Build another wall!
hell yeah keep building that Big Beautiful wall. !!
don't you like it Sym..?

Are you stalking me?
Just kidding, kid.
Looks nice. What's your point?
Re: Trump Calls for U.S. Acquisition of Greenland

Posted:
Sat Aug 17, 2019 1:20 am
by NomadPatriot
Symmetry wrote:NomadPatriot wrote:Symmetry wrote:Jdsizzleslice wrote:That's right. Canada, you're next.
Build another wall!
hell yeah keep building that Big Beautiful wall. !!
don't you like it Sym..?

Are you stalking me?
Just kidding, kid.
Looks nice. What's your point?
just thought you might like that wall... keeps things in check doesn't it..
Re: Trump Calls for U.S. Acquisition of Greenland

Posted:
Sat Aug 17, 2019 1:32 am
by Symmetry
NomadPatriot wrote:Symmetry wrote:NomadPatriot wrote:Symmetry wrote:Jdsizzleslice wrote:That's right. Canada, you're next.
Build another wall!
hell yeah keep building that Big Beautiful wall. !!
don't you like it Sym..?

Are you stalking me?
Just kidding, kid.
Looks nice. What's your point?
just thought you might like that wall... keeps things in check doesn't it..
It's super cute, kid. Thanks for posting in the thread,
Re: Trump Calls for U.S. Acquisition of Greenland

Posted:
Sat Aug 17, 2019 8:22 am
by waauw
Why would Greenland ever want to be part of the USA?
Re: Trump Calls for U.S. Acquisition of Greenland

Posted:
Sat Aug 17, 2019 8:31 am
by saxitoxin
waauw wrote:Why would Greenland ever want to be part of the USA?
What Greenland wants is irrelevant.
See: Danish West Indies (now the US colony of the Virgin Islands)
Re: Trump Calls for U.S. Acquisition of Greenland

Posted:
Sat Aug 17, 2019 8:59 am
by waauw
saxitoxin wrote:waauw wrote:Why would Greenland ever want to be part of the USA?
What Greenland wants is irrelevant.
See: Danish West Indies (now the US colony of the Virgin Islands)
Those were colonies. Greenland is considered part of Denmark and holds a lot of autonomy.
Re: Trump Calls for U.S. Acquisition of Greenland

Posted:
Sat Aug 17, 2019 10:13 am
by NomadPatriot
Symmetry wrote:NomadPatriot wrote:Symmetry wrote:NomadPatriot wrote:Symmetry wrote:Jdsizzleslice wrote:That's right. Canada, you're next.
Build another wall!
hell yeah keep building that Big Beautiful wall. !!
don't you like it Sym..?

Are you stalking me?
Just kidding, kid.
Looks nice. What's your point?
just thought you might like that wall... keeps things in check doesn't it..
It's super cute, kid. Thanks for posting in the thread,
I know you love your walls.. keeps your country safe..
Re: Trump Calls for U.S. Acquisition of Greenland

Posted:
Sat Aug 17, 2019 10:55 am
by saxitoxin
waauw wrote:saxitoxin wrote:waauw wrote:Why would Greenland ever want to be part of the USA?
What Greenland wants is irrelevant.
See: Danish West Indies (now the US colony of the Virgin Islands)
Those were colonies. Greenland is considered part of Denmark and holds a lot of autonomy.
Hawaii was once a completely independent country.
It took two hours, 100 marines, and a jail cell for the Queen to change that.
See also: Samoa
Re: Trump Calls for U.S. Acquisition of Greenland

Posted:
Sat Aug 17, 2019 11:38 am
by armati
Hawaii was once a completely independent country.
It took two hours, 100 marines, and a jail cell for the Queen to change that.
See also: Samoa
Yupper, the americans have been warmongering dogs from their creation.
Probly comes from being birthed by europeans.
Who also have been warmongering dogs forever.
Re: Trump Calls for U.S. Acquisition of Greenland

Posted:
Sat Aug 17, 2019 12:19 pm
by NomadPatriot
armati wrote:Hawaii was once a completely independent country.
It took two hours, 100 marines, and a jail cell for the Queen to change that.
See also: Samoa
Yupper, the americans have been warmongering dogs from their creation.
Probly comes from being birthed by europeans.
Who also have been warmongering dogs forever.
'Jail cell ' meaning house arrest in a Palace.... but it is nice the people of Hawaii voted to become a state .. since we defended them from Japanese invasion..
Re: Trump Calls for U.S. Acquisition of Greenland

Posted:
Sun Aug 18, 2019 9:07 pm
by pmac666
i like the danish approach
btw whats the difference between greenland and the donald?
greenland isnt for sale
https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowit ... -to-buy-us
Re: Trump Calls for U.S. Acquisition of Greenland

Posted:
Sun Aug 18, 2019 11:48 pm
by NomadPatriot
Re: Trump Calls for U.S. Acquisition of Greenland

Posted:
Mon Aug 19, 2019 9:39 am
by dgz345
Well America need a better welfare system. Without looking up anything they are probably spending over 1000 times the money on military than Denmark does.
Maybe find a way to use that money in a better way?
Re: Trump Calls for U.S. Acquisition of Greenland

Posted:
Mon Aug 19, 2019 9:45 am
by dgz345
- Click image to enlarge.

Denmark apparently has a budget of 3.8 billion Usd(2018)
Sweden has 6.1 billion Usd(2019)
Re: Trump Calls for U.S. Acquisition of Greenland

Posted:
Mon Aug 19, 2019 9:55 am
by Jdsizzleslice
The pie graph only states amount of money the military is given. This doesn't even take into account population, geography, influence, and potential other factors as to why the expenses are so large.
Also, there are a lot of countries that have decreased their defense budget/military over time because they rely on the US military. I'm not quite sure this metric is the best to use, in and of itself.
Re: Trump Calls for U.S. Acquisition of Greenland

Posted:
Mon Aug 19, 2019 10:24 am
by NomadPatriot
what gives the Danish " claim " to Greenland..?
shouldn't Greenland be allowed to vote on if they want to be part of Denmark or part of the United States..?
Greenland is 88% Inuit.
f*ck paying for it.. let them vote!
#LetGreenlandVote
Re: Trump Calls for U.S. Acquisition of Greenland

Posted:
Mon Aug 19, 2019 10:32 am
by Jdsizzleslice
NomadPatriot wrote:what gives the Danish " claim " to Greenland..?
shouldn't Greenland be allowed to vote on if they want to be part of Denmark or part of the United States..?
Greenland is 88% Inuit.
f*ck paying for it.. let them vote!
#LetGreenlandVote
Would be the like same thing if Texas voted to join Canada. Probably not going to happen, even if they want to, unless their Government agrees.
Re: Trump Calls for U.S. Acquisition of Greenland

Posted:
Mon Aug 19, 2019 12:35 pm
by dgz345
Jdsizzleslice wrote:The pie graph only states amount of money the military is given. This doesn't even take into account population, geography, influence, and potential other factors as to why the expenses are so large.
Also, there are a lot of countries that have decreased their defense budget/military over time because they rely on the US military. I'm not quite sure this metric is the best to use, in and of itself.

gives a little bit better overview then.
What countries relies on USA military? just curious
Re: Trump Calls for U.S. Acquisition of Greenland

Posted:
Mon Aug 19, 2019 12:51 pm
by Jdsizzleslice
dgz345 wrote:
gives a little bit better overview then.
What countries relies on USA military? just curious
I don't know what this graph is supposed to represent.
And, a lot of countries in NATO have a decreased defense budget because the US contributes a very significant portion. The US has several military bases in NATO countries to help prevent conflicts with other countries. This helps these countries that are somewhat reliant on the US military to focus more on economic growth. This is just one example.
Re: Trump Calls for U.S. Acquisition of Greenland

Posted:
Mon Aug 19, 2019 12:59 pm
by NomadPatriot
Jdsizzleslice wrote:NomadPatriot wrote:what gives the Danish " claim " to Greenland..?
shouldn't Greenland be allowed to vote on if they want to be part of Denmark or part of the United States..?
Greenland is 88% Inuit.
f*ck paying for it.. let them vote!
#LetGreenlandVote
Would be the like same thing if Texas voted to join Canada. Probably not going to happen, even if they want to, unless their Government agrees.
Texas did vote. .they voted to become a US State..
but name 1 Texan who would be a happy Canuck..?

Re: Trump Calls for U.S. Acquisition of Greenland

Posted:
Mon Aug 19, 2019 1:03 pm
by Jdsizzleslice
NomadPatriot wrote:Jdsizzleslice wrote:NomadPatriot wrote:what gives the Danish " claim " to Greenland..?
shouldn't Greenland be allowed to vote on if they want to be part of Denmark or part of the United States..?
Greenland is 88% Inuit.
f*ck paying for it.. let them vote!
#LetGreenlandVote
Would be the like same thing if Texas voted to join Canada. Probably not going to happen, even if they want to, unless their Government agrees.
Texas did vote. .they voted to become a US State..
but name 1 Texan who would be a happy Canuck..?

Was just a hypothetical, I could have used any state.