I still find it amazing that anyone takes this Greenland thing seriously.
There's nothing there but ice and Eskimos. They don't even have penguins. The population of the entire ice-covered mess is about the same as the single dinky town of Terre Haute, IN... and I think Terre Haute has at least a couple of penguins.
So, it's not for the tax revenue. We'd spend a damned sight more there than we could ever possibly take in in taxes. Narwhal tusks are hard to sell these days, and they don't trade well, either.
It's not for the military applications - we've already got a military base there, and can build more on a second's notice.
It's not for the rare earth minerals - they're all covered under miles of ice that no one can figure out how to get through to get to the minerals.
Let's face some facts: no one has ever wanted anything to do with Greenland other than Eskimos and exiled Vikings who had been kicked out of everywhere else in Scandinavia - they sailed until they found a place where there was no one else to kick them out... and all the Vikings died out long ago.
So what IS it for?
I giggle every time I see anyone taking it seriously enough to take that bait. Every time I hear "Greenland" now, I start giggling and wondering just who Trump is trying to gaslight, and why. The ONLY thing that makes any sense to me is that Trump is trying to rattle someone's cage - either that, or he's building a distraction so that they don't notice something else he's doing somewhere else.
Don't worry, Eskimos. The big ugly U.S. is not gonna come barging in and force you to trade your seal blubber for tofu anytime soon...
... but you'd better keep an eye on what the Right hand is doing while the Left hand is distracting you in Greenland.
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There's nothing there but ice and Eskimos. They don't even have penguins. The population of the entire ice-covered mess is about the same as the single dinky town of Terre Haute, IN... and I think Terre Haute has at least a couple of penguins.
So, it's not for the tax revenue. We'd spend a damned sight more there than we could ever possibly take in in taxes. Narwhal tusks are hard to sell these days, and they don't trade well, either.
It's not for the military applications - we've already got a military base there, and can build more on a second's notice.
It's not for the rare earth minerals - they're all covered under miles of ice that no one can figure out how to get through to get to the minerals.
Let's face some facts: no one has ever wanted anything to do with Greenland other than Eskimos and exiled Vikings who had been kicked out of everywhere else in Scandinavia - they sailed until they found a place where there was no one else to kick them out... and all the Vikings died out long ago.
So what IS it for?
I giggle every time I see anyone taking it seriously enough to take that bait. Every time I hear "Greenland" now, I start giggling and wondering just who Trump is trying to gaslight, and why. The ONLY thing that makes any sense to me is that Trump is trying to rattle someone's cage - either that, or he's building a distraction so that they don't notice something else he's doing somewhere else.
Don't worry, Eskimos. The big ugly U.S. is not gonna come barging in and force you to trade your seal blubber for tofu anytime soon...
... but you'd better keep an eye on what the Right hand is doing while the Left hand is distracting you in Greenland.
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“Trouble rather the tiger in his lair than the sage among his books. For to you kingdoms and their armies are things mighty and enduring, but to him they are but toys of the moment, to be overturned with the flick of a finger.”
― Gordon R. Dickson, Tactics of Mistake
― Gordon R. Dickson, Tactics of Mistake