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2025-01-04 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Greenland Prime Minister Calls for Independence from Denmark: ‘Time to Take the Next Step'

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Posted by Skidmark 2025-01-04 07:17|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ] Top

#1 ...I am a firm believe in independence as long as the inhabitants want to stay that way - for instance, the Falklands.

On the other hand, IIRC Denmark covers about 60% of Greenland's national budget. Admittedly that's not a huge amount, and likely we have rounding errors in our budget that dwarf it. But it does raise the issue of how they expect to cover it.

Or, perhaps more appropriately, who they expect to cover it.

Mike

Posted by MikeKozlowski 2025-01-04 09:10|| 2025-01-04 09:10|| Front Page Top

#2 I don't know, Mike, as 60% seems quite substantial to me. I'd even say 25% is a good chunk (imagine having our salary cut by 25%, for example). But hey, if Greenland can swing it, great. And would Greenland then "go" to the highest bidder?

Posted by DooDahMan 2025-01-04 09:25|| 2025-01-04 09:25|| Front Page Top

#3
#2 I don't know, Mike, as 60% seems quite substantial to me. I'd even say 25% is a good chunk (imagine having our salary cut by 25%, for example). But hey, if Greenland can swing it, great. And would Greenland then "go" to the highest bidder?
Posted by: DooDahMan 2025-01-04 09:25

DDM,

You betcha. What would the Chinese or Russians cough up to get a base that dominates the air and sea lanes across the Atlantic? They'd go behind the cushions at every dim sum place and vodka house to scrape up whatever the Greenlanders asked for.

And keep in mind that after independence, the FIRST thing the locals would do is toss the US out of Thule (or Pituffik as the locals call it)...and there goes a BIG chunk of our ballistic missile warning capability. The Russians alone would sign over the deed to Red Square just for that.

Mike

Posted by MikeKozlowski 2025-01-04 10:06|| 2025-01-04 10:06|| Front Page Top

#4 They could fund their budget with modest mineral concessions. I think that is really the point of Trump’s discussion of Greenland. Greenland or Denmark could provide the natural resources that European countries are getting from Putin. The folks in Greenland control their own destiny. I expect that they’ll eventually do some stupid China deal and some politicians will walk away with bags of cash.

Posted by Super Hose 2025-01-04 11:00|| 2025-01-04 11:00|| Front Page Top

#5 "Drill baby Drill" freshwater ice wells.
Pipe it to the coast and ship it everywhere.

Posted by Skidmark 2025-01-04 11:58|| 2025-01-04 11:58|| Front Page Top

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