The President wants to take over / buy Greenland. In 1917, through "The Treaty of the Danish West Indies" the U.S. purchased the Virgin Islands from Denmark for $25,000,000 and an agreement that the U.S. would "not object to the Danish Government extending their political and economic interests to the whole of Greenland." If the President wants to void / negate / renege on that treaty, Denmark would pay $25M back to the US, take back ownership of the Virgin Islands, and restore the various interests in different parts of Greenland. It would also, of course, make the idea of entering into a treaty with the U.S. very hazardous. Something to think about.
Alan Brown
East side
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