In the context of Arctic defense, the GIUK gap and Thule airbase, sure. Those were considered strategically important things during the Cold War, and rightly so.
But “it looks big on the map and it’s closer to me than to you and I want it and I have more guns so give it to me now” is just Trump.
Greenland has been a political fixation of many US presidents for decades…
Not really a fixation that’s too strong of a word.
Besides Denmark let’s US do whatever they want there , always have.
In the context of Arctic defense, the GIUK gap and Thule airbase, sure. Those were considered strategically important things during the Cold War, and rightly so.
But “it looks big on the map and it’s closer to me than to you and I want it and I have more guns so give it to me now” is just Trump.