Donald Trump is now openly suggesting the United States may need to stop thinking “purely of peace” in order to gain control of Greenland a territory that is not for sale, does not belong to the U.S., and has repeatedly said so. The President reportedly sent a text message to the Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. The text has been transcribed as such: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America. Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a “right of ownership” anyway? There are no written documents, it’s only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also. I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States. The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland. So much to unpack here. First: why would anyone want an award that was given to Barack Obama, who presided over a drone campaign that killed civilians, including children, at scale? Who actually cares about the Nobel Peace Prize? Second: why would a perceived personal snub have anything to do with U.S. military or foreign policy? That’s not strategy. That’s Joffrey Baratheon behavior. Third: why would Norway be expected to “offer” a Nobel Prize to save Denmark from losing territory? Norway does not control Denmark. Denmark does not control the Nobel Committee. These are different countries, different institutions, different realities. There are no logical answers to these questions. Danish officials have responded with a mix of disbelief and firm rejection, reiterating that Greenland is not a bargaining chip and that its future is for Greenlanders to decide. Denmark has responded by sending troops to Greenland to try to deter President Trump. A whole 100 of them. That’s…not going to do it. The post Because He Didn’t Get a Trophy: Trump Threatens Greenland appeared first on Redacted.