• ssillyssadass@lemmy.world
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    16 hours ago

    I legit think Trump has Greenland and Iceland confused. Does he realize it’s just ice and snow?

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      16 hours ago

      Greenland’s strategic location in the Arctic is vital for national security, offering control over emerging shipping routes and proximity to the GIUK gap, a critical maritime chokepoint.

      Same thing applies to Panama Canal and Canada, which he is speaking about seizing/annexing

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        14 hours ago

        And when climate change melts all the ice the land remaining over sea level has some nice natural resources.