{"id":58356,"date":"2025-02-10T14:23:35","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T19:23:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=58356"},"modified":"2025-02-10T14:23:35","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T19:23:35","slug":"why-greenland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=58356","title":{"rendered":"Why Greenland?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Author:\u00a0 R. Alan Harrop, Ph.D. \u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

President Trump has started his second term off with a flourish not seen by any other president in my lifetime. Only a true businessman could take over and rapidly make all the changes he has initiated. While most of his actions were anticipated based on election speeches, his comments about Greenland were quite surprising. It does show how wide ranging his thoughts are and his concern to do everything in his power to ensure the security of our nation. Let\u2019s take a look at what is at stake with Greenland; it may surprise you.<\/p>\n

Seemingly out of touch with reality, the European discoverers named an ice-covered island Greenland.\u00a0 Actually, when discovered in 985 AD by Erik the Red, the climate in the northern hemisphere was in the midst of a warming period. Consequently, it is certainly probable that the vegetation in southern Greenland at that time was sufficient to warrant that label. Recent glacier melting has exposed numerous tree trunks and other evidence of vegetation that have not been able to grow there in hundreds of years. Recent ice melting bodes well for a future of a more livable climate.<\/p>\n

Since Greenland is a part of North America and is in a very strategic location from a U.S. security perspective, efforts have been made to secure access for the U.S. military.\u00a0 In 1951, at the beginning of the Cold War with Russia, then President Harry Truman offered to buy Greenland from Denmark for $100 million dollars in gold.\u00a0 Denmark declined but Truman was able to work out an arrangement where the U.S. could install and operate military bases.\u00a0 As a result, Thule Air Base, still operational by the way, was built and has served as a vital defense base against Russian aggression.\u00a0 In fact, in 2019, President Trump offered to buy Greenland from Denmark, but the offer was not accepted.\u00a0 Greenland is a semi- sovereign country that is closely aligned with Denmark.\u00a0 In 2009, Denmark altered its agreement with the residents of Greenland; allowing them to terminate their dependence on Denmark by passing a referendum to that effect.\u00a0 A recent poll showed that a majority of Greenland\u2019s citizens would welcome closer ties to the United States.<\/p>\n

There are several issues that make Greenland important to the U.S.\u00a0 First of all, 40% of Greenland is above the Arctic Circle, giving it a critical location for defenses against Russia and China.\u00a0 The Thule Air Base is 695 miles above the Arctic Circle and 947 miles from the North Pole.\u00a0 Second, it is the largest island in the world; and at 836,000 sq. miles, it is far larger than Alaska, which is 663,000 sq. miles.\u00a0 It contains enormous natural resources such as lithium, uranium, coal, oil, and natural gas.\u00a0 China and Russia would love to get control over these resources, which would greatly shift the balance of power into the hands of communist oligarchs.\u00a0 China\u2019s moves around the world to control natural resources, called the Belt and Road Initiative, must be taken seriously.\u00a0 The melting of the ice around the Arctic is making shipping much more feasible and allowing access to previously difficult areas.\u00a0 Russia currently has a large fleet of diesel- and nuclear-powered ice breakers that can crush ice up to 14 ft. thick.\u00a0 Our most powerful ice breaker, the U.S. Healy, can only manage ice 4 ft. thick.<\/p>\n

Recently, the government of Denmark admitted that it is incapable of defending Greenland.\u00a0 It is past time for us to take this threat seriously.\u00a0 At least President Trump is concerned and likely to take needed action.\u00a0 Look at all the money the Biden administration has spent on the USAID (aide to foreign countries) for such nonsense as transgender surgeries, DEI, providing condoms to Hamas, etc.\u00a0 Thankfully, we finally have an adult in charge, so there is hope for the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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