Advance warning; placement of offensive and defensive missiles, opening sea lanes...just some things I remember from the WSJ article, which seemed pretty even handed in its analysis.
And, its importance only goes up if you are correct about global warming.
Question for you: If the people of Greenland decided to joint the United States, would you oppose that?
Personally, I don't think it is a failure if Greenland stays as is, but I do think it has the potential to become a good thing for the United States if it becomes a part of the US. Call it Trump's Folly if you want; the same comments were made about Alaska back in the day.
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