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Ocelot II

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3. "By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland?"

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Jan 6, 2026, 03:04 PM

Jan 6

By what right does the US assert control over Puerto Rico, Guam, the US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands?

They're territories as recognized under international law, asshole. And Denmark has had Greenland for longer than the US has existed.

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Trump aide Stephen Miller says US could seize Greenland [View all] BumRushDaShow Jan 6 OP

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