Greenland Watch 2026: America First!

[Hound of Heaven]

Opening this thread so I can track the progress Trump and his administration is making on either buying Greenland or taking it by force.

I haven't decided if I'm voting republican in the 2028 election yet, but if Trump and his administration acquire Greenland, im definitely voting republican!

[Hound of Heaven]

https://youtu.be/O4_J22k-ji8?si=0HkLeQWWdYigWRvX



Video discuss the acquisition of Greenland. No military force possibly.

[Hound of Heaven]

There's a 60% chance that if you're an American, the land your house is built on, it was because it was purchased by the United States.

Around 30 of the 50 States are on land that was purchased. Some say that all fifty states contain land that the United States acquired by either a purchase, treaty, or other formal acquisition.

[Chap]

I don't read the posts of HoH, but I can see the title of the post, and in the spirit of encouraging informed discussion, I would like to draw board members' attention to the following:

Defense of Greenland: Agreement Between the United States and the Kingdom of Denmark, April 27, 1951

In particular it is important in the context of present public statements by numbers of persons to take notice of the first three articles of this Treaty:

Preamble.

The Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark, being parties to the North Atlantic Treaty signed at Washington on April 4, 1949 having regard to their responsibilities thereunder for the defense of the North Atlantic Treaty area, desiring to contribute to such defense and thereby to their own defense in accordance with the principles of self-help and mutual aid, and having been requested by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to negotiate arrangements under which armed forces of the parties to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization may make use of facilities in Greenland in defense of Greenland and the rest of the North Atlantic Treaty area, have entered into an Agreement for the benefit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in terms as set forth below:

Article I.

The Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark, in order to promote stability and well-being in the North Atlantic Treaty area by uniting their efforts for collective defense and for the preservation of peace and security and for the development of their collective capacity to resist armed attack, will each take such measures as are necessary or appropriate to carry out expeditiously their respective and joint responsibilities in Greenland, in accordance with NATO plans.

Article II.

In order that the Government of the United States of America as a party to the North Atlantic Treaty may assist the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark by establishing and/or operating such defense areas as the two Governments, on the basis of NATO defense plans, may from time to time agree to be necessary for the development of the defense of Greenland and the rest of the North Atlantic Treaty area, and which the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark is unable to establish and operate singlehanded, the two Governments in respect of the defense areas thus selected, agree to the following:

(1) The national flags of both countries shall fly over the defense areas.

(2) Division of responsibility for the operation and maintenance of the defense areas shall be determined from time to time by agreement between the two Governments in each case.

(3) In cases where it is agreed that responsibility for the operation and maintenance of any defense area shall fall to the Government of the United States of America, the following provisions shall apply:

(a) The Danish Commander-in-Chief of Greenland may attach Danish military personnel to the staff of the commanding officer of such defense area, under the command of an officer with whom the United States commanding officer shall consult on all important local matters affecting Danish interests.

(b) Without prejudice to the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Denmark over such defense area and the natural right of the competent Danish authorities to free movement everywhere in Greenland, the Government of the United States of America, without compensation to the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark, shall be entitled within such defense area and the air spaces and waters adjacent thereto:

(i) to improve and generally to fit the area for military use;

(ii) to construct, install, maintain, and operate facilities and equipment, including meteorological and communications facilities and equipment, and to store supplies;

(iii) to station and house personnel and to provide for their health, recreation and welfare;

(iv) to provide for the protection and internal security of the area;

(v) to establish and maintain postal facilities and commissary stores;

(vi) to control landings, takeoffs, anchorages, moorings, movements, and operation of ships, aircraft, and water-borne craft and vehicles, with due respect for the responsibilities of the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark in regard to shipping and aviation;

(vii) to improve and deepen harbors, channels, entrances, and anchorages.

(c) The Government of the Kingdom of Denmark reserves the right to use such defense area in cooperation with the Government of the United States of America for the defense of Greenland and the rest of the North Atlantic Treaty area, and to construct such facilities and undertake such activities therein as will not impede the activities of the Government of the United States of America in such area.

(4) In cases where it is agreed that responsibility for the operation and maintenance of any defense area shall fall to the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark, the following provisions shall apply:

(a) The Government of the United States of America may attach United States military personnel to the staff of the commanding officer of such defense area, under the command of an officer with whom the Danish commanding officer shall consult on all important local matters affecting United States interests pursuant to the North Atlantic Treaty.

(b) The Government of the United States of America, without compensation to the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark, may use such defense area in cooperation with the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark for the defense of Greenland and the rest of the North Atlantic Treaty area, and may construct such facilities and undertake such activities therein as will not impede the activities of the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark in such area.

Article III.

(1) The operation of the United States naval station at Gronnedal will be transferred to the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark as soon as practicable and thereupon the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark will take over the utilization of the United States installations at Gronnedal on the following terms.

(a) United States ships, aircraft and armed forces shall have free access to Gronnedal with a view to the defense of Greenland and the rest of the North Atlantic Treaty area. The same right of access shall be accorded to the ships, aircraft and armed forces of other Governments parties to the North Atlantic Treaty as may be required in fulfillment of NATO plans.

(b) The Government of the Kingdom of Denmark will assume responsibility for the operation, to the same extent as hitherto, of the meteorological reporting service at Gronnedal, except for such future changes as might be mutually agreed upon. The Government of the Kingdom of Denmark likewise will assume responsibility for the maintenance of all United States buildings and equipment at Gronnedal

(c) Details regarding the use by the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark of United States property remaining at Gronnedal, including provisions for reasonable protection thereof, the servicing of United States ships and aircraft, and the disposition of fuels and other stores, will be the subject of separate negotiations between represented fives of the two Governments. It is agreed in this connection that, provided notification is given in each case to the Danish Commander-in-Chief of Greenland, the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark will have no objection to inspections of United States property remaining at Gronnedal, so long as that station is used by the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark.

(2) If the obligations of either party under the North Atlantic Treaty should necessitate activities at Gronnedal in excess of what the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark is able to accomplish alone, it is agreed that the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark will request that this station shall become a defense area according to the provisions of Article II of this Agreement.

Basically, Denmark agreed that the US government would be welcome to establish such military facilities as may be necessary for NATO defence purposes on Greenland. This agreement was amended by a supplementary agreement in 2004, taking account of Greenland's change from a Danish colony to "an equal part of the Kingdom of Denmark under the Constitution and the establishment of a wide ranging Greenland Home Rule."

But instead of taking advantage of this agreement to equip its base in Greenland to fulfil its defence tasks, the US has steadily reduced its military personnel in Greenland from about 10,000 during the Cold War to only 200. See for instance this article:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpwn2wjzwndo

All the US needs to do in order to set up the defence installations it says it needs to have in Greenland is simply to set them up and staff them, starting with its present base which it has more or less abandoned. Doing so would not only make the US a lot safer, but (since the US is a NATO member) it would be within the terms of the 1951 agreement by strengthening NATO defence.

Why all the fuss? I am guessing almost certainly because none of Trump's officials dares to ask him to read even a summary of the 1951 treaty, in part because he doesn't like reading, but also because it would deprive him of an opportunity to play the ruthless tough guy, since it would show that he already, in effect, has all he needs in military terms.

What a colossal and unnecessary waste of time and energy!

[edited for typo]

[Doctor CamNC4Me]

As usual, the HoH is being a stupid ignorant fool, and someone takes time out of their day to correct his insane cow farts, but like the other CONservatives here, not one drop of intellect penetrates their thick damned skulls. An agreement between two nations? Ancient history! Fake news! They took advantage of us! We’re taking what we want because we’re strong and they’re weak!

These paragons of intellect have no idea how bad this is going. Smdh.

[canpakes]

News reports indicate that a small group of residents from the town of Nuuk, Greenland, have arrived at Hound of Heaven’s residence, and kicked him out, simply because they wanted to.

[Some Schmo]

This is what I meant by aggressive stupidity.

It's not enough to think stupid crap; Trump fans need to wallow in the idiocy.

[Doctor Steuss]

Does DOGE know we are looking to buy a country so that we can do what we can already do without buying it?

[canpakes]

Does DOGE know we are looking to buy a country so that we can do what we can already do without buying it?

With the deficit we’re running, I’m not so sure that anyone is going to trust that a check from us is good.

[Doctor Steuss]

Does DOGE know we are looking to buy a country so that we can do what we can already do without buying it?

With the deficit we’re running, I’m not so sure that anyone is going to trust that a check from us is good.

Hey now, sure under Trump the credit rating of the US has been downgraded, and the USDI has tanked, and there's extensive capital flight influencing bond markets... but, the current leader of the US has a long-standing history of being known to totally pay people what they are owed. Pinky swear.