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President Trump’s latest hint of using the U.S. military to annex Greenland if its leaders and 55,772 (2025) violently disagree (anti-U.S demonstrations have begun). It’s also a predictor of his annexing plans for Canada’s 40.1 millions . Indeed, 85 percent of both countries in late March opposed his neo-colonization plan.

Considering that both have significant national debts for their size, both could certainly use the money. Canada’s deficit for FY 2024-25 is expected to be more C$60 billion . Removal of Denmark’s annual subsidy to Greenland would require at least US$564 million. Too, Denmark was generous enough never to charge the U.S. rent since 1951 for building the 150-person Pituffik Space base (formerly Thule Air base). And add a bonus of nearly 75 years of back rent with a few retroactive billion or two to Denmark for smoothing over Trump’s imperious rant :

“No, I never take military force off the table. But I think there’s a good possibility that we could do it without military force. We have an obligation to protect the world. This is world peace, this is international security. And I have that obligation while I’m president. No, I don’t take anything off the table.”

Strategic chokepoint aside, Greenland’s other monumental attraction to the Trump regime is its........

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