(August 22, 2019 at 8:31 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:It might have some legal tangles to it - but I'm sure it could be done. For the right price.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
There are great reasons to do this - and Trump isn' t the first to go for it.
Besides the natural resources - the strategic value is quite high. The proximity to western Russia and its cold weather ocean access make it high value.
I doubt seriously it happening - but the worst that such an offer can get is a " no".