If you just look at it strategically, where it is on a map and the increasing activity in the Nordic from the world's major powers in the Arctic, this is The President [is] thinking long term about national security [regarding Greenland]. People were very concerned about what was going on in the Middle east early on as well. It led to peace, it led to a positive outcome. (00:43–00:44)
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Asserts that the President's interest in Greenland is primarily for national security reasons.
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