"Denmark is a tiny country with a tiny economy and a tiny military. They cannot defend Greenland. They cannot control the territory of Greenland. Under every understanding of law that has existed about territorial control for 500 years. To control a territory, you have to be able to defend a territory, improve a territory, inhabit a territory. Denmark has failed on every single one of these tests."
"United States have signed several treaties with Denmark recognizing the ownership, one of them was in 1917, Jarlov said. So, this is a new position from the American government, and we have to be able to trust the promises, the words and the alliances that we make with the Americans, because otherwise it's not worth anything, being an ally of the Americans, he said. And I think it is very crucial that we stay together because our alliance, our partnership, has kept us safe."
Alex Witt played video of Stephen Miller arguing for Greenland to become part of the United States. Rasmus Jarlov criticized Miller's stance and described Denmark as a tiny country with a tiny economy and military unable to defend or control Greenland. Jarlov characterized Miller's attitude toward Greenland as the mentality of a rapist, saying "You can't defend yourself, so I'm going to take you." Jarlov noted existing treaties, including one from 1917, and argued that a new U.S. position undermines trust in American promises and the value of alliance commitments.
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