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Originally Posted by Edward64
Yes. Denmark/Greenland is ready to give/allow US "more" but not Greenland as 51st state; we should take that as a win.
But it is an interesting thought exercise.
Should Denmark consider 2 x GDP for a territory that they'll lose anyways? Does the will of 60,000 Greenlanders > economic windfall of 6M Danes? I know the realities and the answer of today. Would the answer be different say ... pre-WW I maybe?
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Insulting an ally by telling to either take the money or get ready to get invaded, that's by no means an "interesting thought exercise".