Anchors Away
Nothing is more North Atlantic than Greenland. If the US siezes it, NATO will transform from an alliance to a war zone, where allies become combatants. Does anyone outside Trump’s amen corner want that?
But what if the US buys Greenland from Denmark, like it bought the Louisiana Territory from France and Alaska from Russia? Or what if the US donates more money to its citizens, enterprises, and territorial government than they get now from Denmark? Those would be more sensible (if one wants to possess Greenland) than a military takeover. Of course, that’s no longer the way things swing in the US government, so those are probably off the table.
By the way, if any country other than Denmark should want or deserve to annex Greenland, none make more sense than Canada, where natives are biologically, culturally, and linguistically kin to natives in Greenland. (Note that Stephen Downes, below, says that Canada is not interested.)
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Holy shit: the Xiaomi electric car. Watch the whole thing.
Just one more bit of logic
United just kindly upgraded me to First for my flight tonight from LAX to ORD, but to an aisle seat. I’d like a preference setting that says Don’t upgrade me if it means losing my booked window seat. Here is why. I’m betting I can trade my aisle for somebody’s window, but I still like the idea of the setting.
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