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Should the United States acquire Greenland?

In August 2019, President Trump expressed interest in the U.S. acquiring Greenland. The U.S. government has long considered Greenland to be an important asset to American national security. In 1951 the U.S. and Denmark signed a treaty which established a U.S. air force base in northern Greenland 750 miles from the Arctic Circle. Greenland has a population of 56,000 and is a self-ruling part of the Kingdom of Denmark. Greenland’s government runs its domestic policies and its foreign policy is handled by Denmark. The Danish government gives Greenland $590 million per year in subsidies which make up 60% of its annual budget. After President Trump expressed interest in Greenland’s ministry of foreign affairs said the island “was not for sale.”

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Yes
73%
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22%
Yes
62%
No
3%
Yes, Greenland is an important asset for U.S. national security
8%
No, the U.S. does not need to expand its global footprint at this time
3%
Yes, the U.S. should buy Greenland and mine it for natural resources
1%
No, and the U.S. should close its military base there
1%
No, and the U.S. should drastically reduce its global footprint

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 @B3B66XP from California  answered…6 days6D

Not opposed but only if the people of Greenland are on board

 @B355FNQ from Washington D.C.  answered…2wks2W

Yes, but only if the people of Greenland would like to join the United States.

 @B34MFZD from Georgia  answered…2wks2W

Well according to Greenland’s own people voting they want to so

 @B348LZX from Michigan  answered…2wks2W

No, we should continue to develop the already healthy relationship we have with Greenland

 @B2YW44K from Illinois  answered…3wks3W

If Greenland had a democratic vote and wants to be part of the United States then yes

 @B2WJ76T from Georgia  answered…3wks3W

Yes, as long as Greenland wants to be apart of the US.

 @B2W7KPW from Indiana  answered…3wks3W

No, the U.S. should focus more on helping itself and the world than acquiring more land

 @B2VGSRN from Wisconsin  answered…3wks3W

Its up to the People of Greenland who their land should be ruled by

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 @HarmoniousPonie from Indiana submitted…1mo1MO

Russia, China Warn Trump Against Seizing Panama Canal

Russia warned President Trump on Tuesday against seizing the Panama Canal, after he reiterated his intent to take control of the strategic waterway in his second inaugural address Monday.“We expect that during the expected discussions between the leadership of Panama and US President Donald Trump on issues of control over the Panama Canal, which certainly falls within the sphere of their bilateral relations, the parties will respect the current international legal regime of this key waterway,” said Alexander Shchetinin, director of the Latin American Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, according to Russian state media outlet, TASS.“Russia has been a party to the protocol since 1988 and confirms its obligations to observe the permanent neutrality of the Panama Canal, advocating for keeping this international transit waterway safe and open.”Trump’s pledge to take control of the canal has been a central theme of his recent rhetoric, paired with expansionist designs on Greenland, a Danish overseas territory, and apparent tongue-in-cheek references to making Canada the “51st state.”“American ships are being severely overcharged and not treated fairly in any way, shape or form, and that includes the United States Navy. And above all, China is operating the Panama Canal,” Trump said Monday.Panama has full control of the canal itself, but Hutchison Ports PPC, a Hong Kong-based company, controls two ports at either end of the canal. While Hutchison and CK Hutchison Holdings, its parent company, are not owned by the Chinese government, they are subject to the national security law Beijing imposed on Hong Kong in 2020.Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino responded Monday to Trump’s remarks by rejecting Trump’s vow to retake the canal, saying, it “is and will remain Panama’s and its administration will remain under Panamanian control with respect to its permanent neutrality.”

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