Forward is all we have left. We didn't have to burn our allies to do it.
On 1/22/26 08:01, David Hannum via AF wrote:
The thing is, what's good for the US is good for Greenland and all of
NATO. As the US goes, the world goes. I know there are a lot of
folks these days who don't feel that way. But it's true. It's not
all about TRUMP. It truly is about the free world going forward. We
have two players we must be ready to defend ourselves and freedom
against at this time. China could decide they want our resources any
moment, and radical Islam - and what we also need to be aware of is so
much of radical Islam is already planted within our midst. The US is
the bastion of the free world -again, I know there are many these days
that loath this concept, but if we want freedom in this world today,
the US MUST SURVIVE AND THRIVE.
Dave
On Thu, Jan 22, 2026 at 10:46 AM Rory Conaway <[email protected]> wrote:
Looks like Trump got the deal he wanted. Everyone is happy :).
Rory
On Thu, Jan 22, 2026 at 7:11 AM MVTVWISPA
<[email protected]> wrote:
David-
I too read that exact information from Facebook posts word for
word.
*From:*AF <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *David
Hannum via AF
*Sent:* Wednesday, January 21, 2026 3:33 PM
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*Cc:* David Hannum <[email protected]>
*Subject:* [AFMUG] OT - Greenland
So many think Trump is a bully on Greenland . . . If you think
he's so terrible, you absolutely don’t know history.
1) 1867 – Andrew Johnson: explored buying Greenland & Iceland
(right after Alaska).
2) WWII – FDR: U.S. took over Greenland’s defense while
Denmark was occupied.
3) 1946 – Truman: offered $100M in gold to buy it.
4) Cold War – Eisenhower → Kennedy: nonstop negotiations for
bases, radar, missiles.
5) Post–Cold War – Clinton/Bush/Obama: expanded Arctic
security & missile defense.
6) 2019 – Trump: said publicly what presidents discussed
privately for 150+ years.
The U.S. didn’t “suddenly” want Greenland.
It’s been defending it, negotiating it, and embedding there
since the 1800s.
Greenland = Arctic power, shipping lanes, missiles, minerals.
Trump didn’t invent it. His crime is he said the quiet part
out loud.
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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Jan. 21 at the World
Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that Trump is spot on
about the importance of Greenland to security. He said, "When
it comes to the Arctic, I think President Trump is right.
Other leaders in NATO are right. We need to defend the
Arctic. There are eight countries bordering on the Arctic.
Seven are members of NATO. That’s Finland, Sweden, Norway,
Denmark, Iceland, Canada, and the U.S.,” Rutte said.
"And there’s only one country bordering on the Arctic outside
NATO, and that’s Russia. And I would argue there is a ninth
country, which is China, which is increasingly active in the
Arctic region. So, President Trump and other leaders are
right, we have to do more there; we have to protect the Arctic."
Dave Hannum
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