Other alternatives for Greenland

by Howard J. Warner 

President Trump is correct to want to exercise control over Greenland, but his methodology is problematic.  The present situation is unworkable since we are forced to spend money and risk our personnel with little benefit to us during the immediate period.

Ownership is not the only solution to this conundrum.  There are several possible methods to fulfill the requirements that Trump seeks.

One proposal would be modeled after the arrangement Great Britain had with China for Hong Kong, in which the former had a 99-year lease for the territory.  There are many variations on this theme.  Mineral resources secured could be used to pay the lease.  The lease could have an option for renewal, and there could be negotiations about the renewal.  Military bases could be included in the lease arrangement with the choice for their use in a protective missile dome battery.

A second option would include a purchase of a portion of the largest geological island in the hemisphere.  Rather than gaining the entire landmass, significant areas might be more reasonable.  The population is not interested in USA ownership, so this would be unpopular.  Further, the citizenry is used to social services that are not part of the American practice.  So the population of Greenland would remain independent of the USA, but the vast territory would be ours.

There could be a joint ownership of the land by Denmark and USA with delineated responsibilities and obligations.  A power-sharing situation would strengthen the relationship between the two countries. 

The threatened tariffs against several European countries is damaging Trump’s position with independent voters.  It is essential for the Trump agenda to maintain Republican control of the Congress.  Threatened warfare is too bellicose and can be posed as dictatorial.  Hopefully, some simple solution can be reached before the press plays this into a failure.

When the government bought Alaska from Russia, there was an effort to gain Greenland.  The purchase of Alaska was viewed as a folly then.  Today, we recognize its critical nature.  Perhaps cooler heads can recognize the value of Greenland before it is challenged by Russia or China.

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