"I can't stress enough how completely insane this idea is on so many levels, McFaul replied. First of all, there is no national security interest that we need to seize Greenland. They have not made the case. We can have as many soldiers there as we want. We have bases there. I worked in the government. I know how we've used Greenland before. We can do that through negotiation."
"There is no reason to go back to 19th-century imperialism, before agreeing that such a confrontation would be the end of NATO as we know it. Not only would it blow up NATO, it would alienate the United States from the entire world, from the democratic world, the free world, the autocratic world, he said. And then we will empower countries like China. Well, if they can take Greenland, of course we can take Taiwan."
President Trump reiterated designs on acquiring Greenland and the White House said using the U.S. military is always an option. The rhetoric coincided with a U.S. operation in Venezuela that abducted President Nicolás Maduro, who then pleaded not guilty to federal drug trafficking charges in New York. The president’s recent statements also targeted Colombia, Cuba, Iran, and Mexico. Greenland is an autonomous territory of Denmark with about 56,000 residents and existing U.S. bases. Michael McFaul said there is no national security need to seize Greenland, urged negotiation instead, warned of 19th-century imperialism, and predicted the move would destroy NATO and empower China.
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