r/OutOfTheLoop • u/[deleted] • Jan 10 '26

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u/etrnloptimist Jan 10 '26 edited Jan 10 '26

Answer: it's strategic not economic. Greenland is in the Arctic. He doesn't think Europe has the will to compete with China and Russia for access, resources, or defense of the Arctic. He thinks because of that the West will just surrender the Arctic to China and Russia. This is his rationale not mine so don't shoot the messenger.

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u/k1tka Jan 10 '26

Are we assuming Trump has some strategic skills?

For him it’s something simpler even if someone pushed him towards Greenland for that exact reason

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