RE: The Official "Damned Trump" Thread
August 22, 2019 at 8:31 am
(This post was last modified: August 22, 2019 at 8:31 am by BrianSoddingBoru4.)
Quote:Second off - Greenland is not a sovereign nation. It' s owned by Denmark.
That's kind of a grey area. Yes, it is owned by Denmark (you'd couldn't buy Greenland from Greenland) and the head of state is the Danish queen (her name escapes me at the moment).
But Greenland is an autonomous region within Denmark - they have their own government and make their own laws. I'm not a lawyer, but I'm pretty sure than Denmark couldn't simply sell off Greenland even if they wanted to, without Greenland 's agreement. And even if Greenland agree, the legal side of the sale would take years, maybe decades, to sort out.
So, on balance, Trump's desire to buy Greenland is a pretty stupid idea.
Boru
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