Troels Lund Poulsen, the Danish defense minister, told the paper Jyllands-Posten Tuesday that the country plans to spend a “double-digit billion amount” in krone — about $1.5 billion — to make sure they have a “stronger presence” in the Arctic.
Reportedly, what Trump really has his eye on are Greenland’s natural resources, including oil, gas and minerals.
Bruce Coppola
NightCrow: It was the New Yorker.
Freemage
Kind of a pity it was just a comedian. I’d happily vote for turning the country over to the Danes at a bargain-basement price.
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Andy Borowitz has no connection with the governments of Denmark or Greenland.
Alas, this is satire, first published several years ago in The Atlantic.
This is Denmark’s actual response, made public today:
Reportedly, what Trump really has his eye on are Greenland’s natural resources, including oil, gas and minerals.
NightCrow: It was the New Yorker.
Kind of a pity it was just a comedian. I’d happily vote for turning the country over to the Danes at a bargain-basement price.
Well, they did a pretty good job of resisting fascism last time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rescue_of_the_Danish_Jews