Make Greenland Great Again

[Jeff Lebowski]

Dabrockster suggested a dedicated thread for Trump's coveting of Greenland. Not a bad idea. Here you go.

[dabrockster]

Reposting here:

I came across this recent interview of the CEO of Amaroq (Eldur Olafsson) who had a take on why the U.S. is pursuing Greenland. I also found his comment about the people's opinion but also their future to be positive. I have not done any research but I would assume the people of Greenland are in a great position to benefit from their recent attractiveness on a global scale. From a U.S. perspective. It does make sense to pursue this. Now.. Trump's methods are always terrible. But the national security and main route of boats makes this even ore attractive.


https://youtube.com/shorts/pv28ndHSd...yey1KOYdw52L8S

The U.S. government is considering investing in a company’s critical minerals mining projects in Greenland, its CEO has told CNBC, ahead of high-stakes talks between Washington and Danish officials over the island’s future.

The projects are run by mining company Amaroq, which operates in South Greenland and is involved in extracting or exploring gold, copper, germanium and gallium, among other critical mineral deposits.

Discussions with U.S. government bodies about the potential investment opportunities are ongoing and haven’t been finalized, Amaroq CEO Eldur Ólafsson told CNBC in an interview.

Deals could involve “offtake agreements, infrastructure support and credit lines,” Ólafsson added, though he declined to comment on what specific projects the U.S. government was interested in.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/08/-gre...20with%20U.S.%

[Northwestcoug]

How about this for a simple question: can the US strategic goals for Greenland be realistically achieved through NATO cooperation, or are they critical enough that we have to flaunt international norms and blow up NATO in the process?

Jon Stewart has a good take here (around 8 minutes in:

[dabrockster]

How about this for a simple question: can the US strategic goals for Greenland be realistically achieved through NATO cooperation, or are they critical enough that we have to flaunt international norms and blow up NATO in the process?

Jon Stewart has a good take here (around 8 minutes in:

That entire segment was good..


Another interesting article on Greenland:

On Wednesday, Greenland’s foreign minister is set to take part in a high-powered meeting in Washington, the first time this island has ever been directly involved in something of this magnitude. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance are holding talks with Greenlandic and Danish officials in the shadow of escalating threats from Mr. Trump, who recently vowed to “do something on Greenland, whether they like it or not.”

Interviews in the past few days with Greenlanders from different parts of the territory and different walks of life reveal that people on the island don’t want to be recolonized by a new outside power, and that only a small minority has even the faintest flicker of interest in joining the United States.

They like their Scandinavian welfare system, with its free health care, free education and strong safety net. They feel connected to Denmark even if there are still raw feelings about earlier eras of colonialism and abuse.

And they certainly don’t want to be bought by anyone, but acknowledge that economically they can’t stand on their own two feet.

“It’s not the time to be independent,” said Nielsine Lange, a special-education teacher in Ilulissat, a town on the west coast. “It would be too dangerous, and people wouldn’t be responsible enough. We need to pull ourselves together first — independence is a goal, but there’s a long way to go.”

Though Denmark has long ruled Greenland, the territory has steadily been gaining more confidence and autonomy. Under Danish law, the island has the right to call for a referendum on independence and split off. But that hasn’t happened yet, in part because Greenland still relies on hundreds of millions of dollars each year in Danish subsidies.

Part of the discomfort of this moment is that the island has been thrust into a geopolitical maelstrom it is ill equipped for. Despite its vast area, bigger than Mexico’s, Greenland, the world’s largest island, has just 57,000 people. Once again, decisions that could drastically affect it will be made in offices thousands of miles away.

Under a Cold War treaty, American forces already enjoy almost unfettered military access, which many Greenlanders were quick to point out. So why, they wonder, does Mr. Trump keep citing “national security” as a rationale for seizing the territory?

Instead of trying to win hearts and minds, Mr. Trump’s approach to Greenland seems to reflect a view that in global affairs the strong act, vying with each other for dominance, and the weak live with the consequences. Just as he justified seizing control of Venezuela’s oil output in part by saying that otherwise China or Russia would do so, he has claimed that if the United States does not take over Greenland, one of those other powers will.

“It makes no sense,” said Vittus Qujaukitsoq, a former Greenlandic minister. “We’ve been ignored long enough.”

Still, he said, he didn’t want to become part of the United States. He prefers independence.

Polls and interviews show that there’s a small contingent of pro-American Greenlanders, including a bricklayer who attended Mr. Trump’s inauguration. But a majority of the population fears being absorbed into the United States and seems to be drawing closer to Denmark, viewing it as the best protection from Mr. Trump.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/w...smid=url-share

[BigPiney]

How about this for a simple question: can the US strategic goals for Greenland be realistically achieved through NATO cooperation, or are they critical enough that we have to flaunt international norms and blow up NATO in the process?

Jon Stewart has a good take here (around 8 minutes in:

Damn that whole video was excellent.

Fuck Donald Trump.

[frank ryan]

We are now in a world where our allies don't trust us and war-gaming about to deal with us. Regional allies and foes are being pushed to together by our bellicose behavior.

We are giving adversaries from Cuba to Iran motivation to harm us. Russia is not our friend despite Trump's subservience to them.

This is the worst administration ever.

[frank ryan]

NATO countries are sending troops to Greenland. This is potentially the shittiest thing our shittiest president has done.

We don't need Greenland for national security we need genuine allies and NATO for national security.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/15/gree...tic-trump.html

Several NATO members are deploying small numbers of troops to Greenland for a joint military exercise, in the wake of tense talks with the White House about the U.S. desire to annex it.

Denmark, which is responsible for Greenland's defense, Germany, France, Sweden and Norway have all confirmed plans to send military personnel to the sparsely populated island this week.


The troop deployment comes shortly after the foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland held talks with U.S. Vice President JD Vance and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the White House.

Speaking to reporters alongside Greenland’s Vivian Motzfeldt, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said there had been a “fundamental disagreement” with the U.S., but said the hour-long meeting was “frank but constructive.”

Vance and Rubio did not immediately comment after the meeting. Trump, however, told reporters in the Oval Office: “We need Greenland for national security.”

[Maximus]

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[frank ryan]

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We are bad guys in this one.

[Jeff Lebowski]

[dabrockster]

If you have not watched “The Diplomat” on Netflix. I suggest checking it out.

I remember S2 discussing Russia and its armada n the Atlantic. This scene is fairly relevant to the Greenland discussion. And interesting none the less.

https://youtu.be/__0Qubv3Dn8?si=3_Ro3NIrpCk1y23I

[Jeff Lebowski]

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[Jeff Lebowski]

Another banger.

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[BlueK]

If you have not watched “The Diplomat” on Netflix. I suggest checking it out.

I remember S2 discussing Russia and its armada n the Atlantic. This scene is fairly relevant to the Greenland discussion. And interesting none the less.

https://youtu.be/__0Qubv3Dn8?si=3_Ro3NIrpCk1y23I

Obviously Russia is interested in the Arctic. However, to assert that the US should attack it to protect it from Russia is the most asinine argument possible. Attacking a NATO territory and fracturing that alliance is the greatest gift possible to Putin. Trump is a freaking evil liar.

[frank ryan]

Obviously Russia is interested in the Arctic. However, to assert that the US should attack it to protect it from Russia is the most asinine argument possible. Attacking a NATO territory and fracturing that alliance is the greatest gift possible to Putin. Trump is a freaking evil liar.

Yeah, the US is doing the opposite of protecting anyone from Russia. So dumb.

Attacking Greenland is great way to harm our national security.