"For purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World, the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity," Trump said in a post to Truth Social.

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[–] Aradina@lemmy.ml 54 points 10 months ago (8 children)

.. But.. Why?

[–] miz@hexbear.net 68 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

this entire cohort of decrepit American leadership is old enough to remember living through times when the USA was still adding states and doing territorial expansion, and at some level they think boom times will come back if they perform the same cargo cult rituals

[–] Thorngraff_Ironbeard@hexbear.net 19 points 10 months ago

You can't invest into the already conquered territory because it's all going out of the government coffers into the hands of billionaires. Real dying empire shit.

[–] propter_hog@hexbear.net 56 points 10 months ago

From the article:

Russia has in recent years sought to claim territory up to Greenland's Exclusive Economic Zone.

Greenland's natural resources include gold, silver, copper and uranium and there's believed to be significant potential for oil in the waters off the territory.

[–] gay_king_prince_charles@hexbear.net 46 points 10 months ago

Oil and a claim to the artic. As they arctic melts, it will free up oil reserves.

[–] 30_to_50_Feral_PAWGs@hexbear.net 42 points 10 months ago

There's oil in them thar ice floes i-love-killing-people

[–] AnarchoSnowPlow@midwest.social 41 points 10 months ago

He heard Iceland was green and Greenland was white.

The rest is history.

[–] ratboy@hexbear.net 22 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Read the article, it's quite short.

[–] Aradina@lemmy.ml 34 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Or I could post and get to interact with my pals from Hexbear dot net

[–] Nakoichi@hexbear.net 29 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Based. Also I think what @miz@hexbear.net says is probably the most correct assumption. On top of that all the old ghouls that actually did realpolitik and had a grasp of the "great game" of geopolitics during the cold war are dead or dying and we now have a bunch of failsons high on their own supply running the show in both parties.

[–] BelieveRevolt@hexbear.net 14 points 10 months ago

Kissinger knew about geopolitics, that's why he was such a monster, even he was saying the war in Ukraine had to stop.

[–] ratboy@hexbear.net 5 points 10 months ago

But why not both, WHY NOT BOTHHHHHHHH

I'm surprised I read it myself I don't click on nothin that people tell me to