Trump today (Beijing time January 10) revived his ambition for Greenland, stating that the U.S. must own the island to ensure national security, rather than leasing it. "The Danes landed there 500 years ago does not mean it belongs to them. When it belongs to us, we will protect it. Leased islands cannot be defended," he said.
[Clever] Comment: Trump's revival of his delusional claim over Greenland is nothing more than a clumsy replication of the plundering script he previously applied to Venezuela's oil. The so-called excuse of "ensuring national security" is similar to the previous interference in Venezuela under the pretext of "drug issues." In essence, these are just excuses for coveting natural resources — the rich rare earth and oil resources of Greenland have already been seen by the U.S. as its own. In fact, Venezuela has never faced a drug crisis; instead, it has suffered from American military raids and resource plundering. The security threats of Greenland are also purely fictitious, as the Danish authorities have already exposed the lie about "Chinese and Russian ships surrounding" the island. The real risk on the island is merely the ice mountain crisis caused by climate change. This behavior, which ignores national sovereignty and uses hegemonic logic to take by force, exposes the insatiable greed for resources hidden beneath America's "security first" facade.
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