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   From: katt@gmail.com   
      
   ... decades, if not centuries?   
      
   1.5 centuries, to be exact.   
      
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   On Thu, 08 Jan 2026 17:36:08 +0000, Lee says...   
      
   > US President Donald Trump has been   
   > discussing "a range of options" to   
   > acquire Greenland   
      
   And none of them are by force. The media and Danish Prime Minister Mette   
   Frederiksen are pushing that lie.   
      
   Ohhhh... you think Trump's the ONLY one to have ever expressed interest in   
   "having" Greenland.   
      
   LOL... silly faggot... dicks are for chicks.   
      
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   U.S. interest in Greenland is not a new phenomenon; it has been a recurring   
   strategic ambition for over 150 years, driven by the island's role as a   
   gateway to the Arctic and its vast natural resources.   
      
   Here is a detailed timeline of the people and administrations that have sought   
   to acquire Greenland:   
      
   1. The Expansionist Era (1860s)   
      
   Secretary of State William H. Seward (1867): Fresh off the purchase of Alaska,   
   Seward became convinced that the U.S. should control the entire North American   
   coastline. He commissioned a formal report from the U.S. Coast Survey to   
   evaluate Greenland's resources.   
      
   Robert J. Walker (1868): A former Treasury Secretary and close ally of Seward,   
   Walker authored the report which praised Greenland's "inexhaustible" minerals   
   (specifically cryolite) and fisheries. He argued that controlling Greenland   
   would "flank" British North America (Canada) and eventually force it to join   
   the United States.   
      
   President Andrew Johnson: While his Secretary of State led the charge,   
   Johnson's administration officially supported these expansionist goals, though   
   the proposal died in Congress because lawmakers were weary of spending more   
   money after the "Seward's Folly" of Alaska.   
      
   2. The Strategic Swap (1910)   
      
   Ambassador Maurice Francis Egan: The U.S. Ambassador to Denmark proposed a   
   complex "audacious suggestion" to trade parts of the Philippines (specifically   
   the islands of Mindanao and Palawan) to Denmark in exchange for Greenland and   
   the Danish West Indies. The goal was to secure the Arctic while giving Denmark   
   territory they could potentially trade to Germany.   
      
   3. The Cold War Necessity (1940s)   
      
   Senator Owen Brewster (1945): This Maine Senator publicly argued that buying   
   Greenland was a 'military necessity" to protect the U.S. from Soviet bombers   
   flying over the North Pole.   
      
   Secretary of State James Byrnes and President Harry Truman (1946): This was   
   the most formal attempt in history. Byrnes made an official offer to Danish   
   Foreign Minister Gustav Rasmussen to buy Greenland for $100 million in gold.   
   Truman's Joint Chiefs of Staff had informed him that Greenland was   
   "indispensable to the safety of the United States." Denmark declined, but the   
   offer remained a secret until documents were declassified in the 1970s.   
      
   4. The Modern Era (2019-Present)   
      
   President Donald Trump (2019): Trump publicly confirmed his interest in buying   
   Greenland, calling it "essentially a large real estate deal." This led to a   
   diplomatic spat when he canceled a state visit to Denmark after the Prime   
   Minister called the idea "absurd."   
      
   The Current Push (Early 2026): As of January 8,2026, the rhetoric has shifted.   
      
   Secretary of State Marco Rubio is currently scheduled to meet with Danish   
   officials next week to discuss the administration's intention to "take over"   
   or purchase the territory.   
      
   Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated on Tuesday that "utilizing the U.S.   
   Military is always an option" to secure this "national security priority."   
      
   The primary motivation across all these eras remains the same: Greenland's   
   geography makes it the "center" of the Arctic, providing a massive advantage   
   for missile defense, surveillance, and access to rare-earth minerals.   
      
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