Re: Politics and the Church
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Originally Posted by ZNPaaneah
I don't think it is a joke. Greenland has a population of 50,000, our military base must be a significant portion of their economy. If the US bought this island it would be very likely that the industry would double, the tourism would double, and the population would double.
2nd, Russia is already carving up the Arctic, Greenland makes an excellent base from which the US can lay a claim alongside Europe. If the Europeans want us side by side with them what better place than Greenland?
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Yes, Thule AFB in Greenland was an incredible deterrent during the Cold War. It is without question that US military activity around the globe has been a force for peace and safety for the last century. The US has never operated as a colonial power like the Europeans have in the past 4 millennia. While I disagree with using the military for "neo-con democratization," such as in Iraq, who can imagine what the world might be like without the US? Unfortunately much of the US intelligence community (e.g. CIA) has not been so responsible.
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