• mcv@lemmy.zip
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    9 hours ago

    I don’t think he’s interested in the populated areas in the south. If there’s anything he’s interested in, it’s more likely the minerals. What he would probably like is for US companies to go there and take those minerals. But if they do that without Danish permission, Danish forces can come and kick them out. What would happen if he lands US troops illegally in that inhospitable corner to protect such an illegal operation?

    Fighting over Greenland is really hard, because it’s mostly empty and inhospitable. What he really wants is for everybody to simply recognise it’s his, but how do you get there? It’s not working for Putin, it’s not working in Venezuela.

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      3 hours ago

      If there’s anything he’s interested in, it’s more likely the minerals. What he would probably like is for US companies to go there and take those minerals

      If if was economically feasible to mine there, Denmark would already be doing it. Capitalism demands this.