US Envoy: Greenland Acquisition Still On Uncle Sam's Wishlist
The mainstream media covers Kenneth Braithwaite, Trump's former ambassador to Norway and later Secretary of the Navy, stating his 'goal' was to make Greenland 'part of the US.' This quaint bit of colonial nostalgia, first highlighted in 2019 when Trump himself proposed buying the island, is presented almost as an amusing anecdote. What The Hill delicately omits is the consistent, arrogant US
posture towards sovereign nations, particularly those with strategic resources. This isn't just a quirky Trump idea; it's a throwback to 1946, when President Harry Truman offered Denmark $100 million for Greenland. The US establishment has a long, documented history of viewing less powerful nations as mere territorial chess pieces or resource caches, whether through 'purchases' or 'interventions.'
The casual tone glosses over the fundamental disrespect for self-determination inherent in such propositions. One might charitably call it 'geopolitical ambition,' but it smells suspiciously like ' Manifest Destiny' on ice.