Verified - Is It True that the Inhabitants of Greenland Are “Pretty Ok” at the Idea of Moving Closer to the United States?

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▶️ Business manager and radio columnist, Emmanuel de Villiers raised the hypothesis of a United States takeover of Greenland. He sees no reason to be offended by such a perspective, especially since the inhabitants of this territory would, in his opinion, be “quite ok” at the idea of moving closer to Washington. A misleading statement: a poll showed a very clear rejection of the American plan by the Greenlandic population. - VERIFI' - Is it true…

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The United States failed in its first major attempt to acquire Greenland because it crashed into three walls: Washington’s internal policy, Denmark’s historical link to the island, and a limited reading that Greenland was only a strategic asset and not a society with its own identity. That combination of factors made it unfeasible to turn a geopolitical project into a sustainable diplomatic agreement. Origin: expansionist ambition and Cold WarAf…