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Thom Tillis: “At one point, we had 17 military installations in Greenland.”

Featuring: Thom Tillis, Republican | U.S. Senate North Carolina

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Published | Video Starts at 07:09

Take a look at the most important alliance in the history of the United States, the NATO alliance. This could actually destabilize that. Mr. Mr. President, you should know that At one point, we had 17 military installations in Greenland. and they'd be happy to have us back. They're not refusing to have us have access to project power into the Arctic. We could do it without taking over a NATO country. (07:09–07:13)

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