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.”
Response rates from 12.2k America voters.
27% Yes |
73% No |
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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Unique answers from America voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@B34MFZD5mos5MO
Well according to Greenland’s own people voting they want to so
@B5X32CW1wk1W
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 2mos2MO
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.
@B4VKL9R2mos2MO
Instead of acquiring Greenland, the U.S. should concentrate on building respectable relationships. Collaboration and not ownership which is key to achieving strategic objectives
@B4GDX2Y3mos3MO
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.
@B5WLGXV2wks2W
Yes, it is important for national security. But, it needs to be done in a manner that benefits all parties and does not detract from the benefits gained.
@B5WDD242wks2W
No, any further military expansion and mining for resources should be done multilaterally since Denmark is an ally anyways
@B5TJ2883wks3W
Yes, but only use it to allow for geographic isolation between populations in order to allow for speciation among our species and don't mine it for natural resources
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