To send our own forces to hold the Greenland territory and hold it we did at great cost and expense. They didn't have a chance of getting on it and they tried. Denmark knows that. We literally set up bases on Greenland for Denmark. We fought for Denmark. We weren't fighting for anyone else. We were fighting to save it for Denmark. Big beautiful piece of ice. It's hard to call it land, it's a big piece of ice. (22:27–22:31)
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Asserts that the United States set up military bases on Greenland for Denmark.
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