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And then it ended up becoming a problem.
because the Danes surrendered during World War II in 1940.
They could no longer protect Greenland.
And so FDR actually went in and put- We got this.
We were like, we got this, in recognition that it's critical to U.S.
defense, because they didn't want the Nazis to come in.
and put a base on Greenland and use it as some sort of submarine base for operations against the United States or against New York Harbor or any of this.
And so the US actually came in, protected Greenland, but then eventually gave it back because the theory at the time, there was a serious debate about this, is whether we should give Greenland back to Denmark.
They're like, well, if we keep Greenland after we just fought a war against territorial aggression and we're denouncing
Soviet territorial aggression in Western Europe or in Eastern Europe, it would be a little bit contradictory.
So we have to give it back.
But it has been a live issue since 1868.
I personally think we should buy it to get around any of the NATO problems.
I do think the Arctic concerns, especially with the whole melting ice and the sea channels and all that, it's very interesting.
Guys, this is totally independent of Trump and all of this.
I spoke to a few Arctic experts about a year ago when all of this
They're like, you look, Trump idiocy and all of that aside, this has been kind of a thing now for the United States for a long time.
And actually in the context of melting ice caps, it makes it more viable in terms of shipping lanes.
But no, I do not support explicitly invading Greenland.
I think we should make it worth the Greenlanders while.