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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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27%
Yes
73%
No
21%
Yes
63%
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
2%
No, and the U.S. should drastically reduce its global footprint
1%
No, and the U.S. should close its military base there

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 @B34MFZD from Georgia  answered…1yr1Y

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

 @B5QJB56 from California  answered…1yr1Y

let Greenland hold a referendum and let the people there decide whether or not to become apart of the US

 @B6DTX5P from California  answered…11mos11MO

only if Greenland votes to become a part of the US. Militarily it would benefit us and the people of Greenland would also be protected by the strongest military in the world

 @B4VKL9R from Texas  answered…1yr1Y

Instead of acquiring Greenland, the U.S. should concentrate on building respectable relationships. Collaboration and not ownership which is key to achieving strategic objectives

 @B5X32CW from California  answered…1yr1Y

let the people of greenland decide if they want to be a part of the US if so great but if not then let them determine their own destiny

 @MJStevens94  from Texas  answered…1yr1Y

If the US wants to acquire Greenland, we should do so peacefully, by having a referendum in which the people of Greenland decide if they want to be a territory of the US. Before Greenland announced its independence, the US should have tried to buy Greenland from Denmark, like we purchased Alaska from Russia.

 @B4GDX2Y from New Jersey  answered…1yr1Y

No, not as long as the citizens of Greenland don't want that. I'm against imperialist expansionism. If the citizens and government of Greenland and Denmark don't want Greenland to be under United States control the only way we would be able to annex them is with military force and I do not agree with doing that at all. I also think it would be a waste of funds at this time to purchase Greenland.

 @B93TWLH from Virginia  answered…6mos6MO

No, unless we have resources there and it's necessary. We need to stop being involved in every single area of the world.

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