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Greenland (second in a series) Now when President Trump throws out buying Greenland what he means is acquiring control of what is necessary to protect for national security interest rather than specifically statehood. Greenland would be suited for becoming a territory of the US. He is also forward-looking addressing problems that may not be problems today but actually positioning for the future. China almost always appears to come up in the mix as they are looking ahead. As China is always positioning for the future it becomes compelling that we do likewise. China has led the world in researching the Arctic as ice lingers there less each year or it opens completely. The Arctic Ocean would provide the shortest trade route to Europe for Asia. It would provide alternative relief for China from many of the other choke points such as the Suez or Panama canals that it faces connecting to Europe. In 2007 the Northwest Passage opened part of the year to ships without an icebreaker. In 2016 a passenger ship with 1500 tourists transited the passage for the first time. In 2018 two freighters rounded eastern Greenland and used Russia’s Northern Sea route going to Asia. There are plans…

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