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installation on the island.

As of 2025 and 2026 now, it hosts roughly 150 to 200 U.S.

personnel, focused mostly on missile warning and space surveillance missions.

That's a fraction of past levels.

During the Cold War, the U.S.

operated dozens of facilities across Greenland, with thousands of troops stationed there, more than 6,000 at Bidefik alone at its peak, and over 10,000 across all installations.

If Washington wanted to expand its presence today, it couldn't do so substantially under the existing framework.

Which brings us to the real question.

Is this, you ask, about legitimate concern over America's long-term interest in the Arctic, or is Greenland being cast as something else entirely?

A geopolitical trophy, a symbol, or a legacy play aimed at territorial expansion on a scale not seen since the era of President McKinley, and we all remember him.

Regardless, the issue unnecessarily is sucking the oxygen out of the room.

For the Republicans, at a time when they need to worry about losing their very slim majority in Congress during the upcoming midterm elections, Greenland is a distraction.

And, much like the protests and anger over ICE operations in Minnesota and elsewhere, it comes across as chaos to the average American voter.

All right, coming up next, shocking new numbers out of China, where Communist Party enforcers reportedly punished nearly one million people in 2025 as President Xi Jinping tightens his grip.

Plus, a major escalation across the Taiwan Strait as Beijing violates Taiwan's airspace with a military drone.

I'll be right back.

Hey, Mike Baker here.

Well, it is 2026.

I'm sure you've already guessed that.

So did you make any New Year's resolutions?