Gavin Newsom: “Greenland's strategic importance is real. Arctic access…”

“… Soviet expansion, the creation of a global economic system, were not achieved by seizing territory from friends. They were achieved by persuading partners to stand together. The irony is that Greenland's strategic importance is real. Arctic access, satellite tracking, missile detection, rare earth minerals. These are legitimate security concerns. But legitimate concerns do not justify illegitimate methods. The United States can deepen cooperation, invest in shared defense infrastructure, assist Greenland's economic development, strengthen Danish, American, Arctic coordination, all without threatening sovereignty.” (08:39–08:48)

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