This enormous unsecured island is actually part of North America on the northern frontier of the Western Hemisphere. That's our territory. It is, therefore a core national security interest of the United States of America. And in fact, It's been our policy for hundreds of years to prevent outside threats from entering our hemisphere. And we've done it very successfully. We've never been stronger than we are now. That's why American presidents have sought to purchase Greenland for nearly two centuries. (25:22–25:29)
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Asserts that U.S. policy has long been to prevent external threats in the Western Hemisphere.
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