Khaberni - Informed sources revealed that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio informed lawmakers during a closed briefing in Congress on Monday that Washington does not plan to invade Greenland, but it is interested in purchasing the island from Denmark.
National Security Priority
According to the “Wall Street Journal,” President Donald Trump and senior administration officials have refrained from ruling out the possibility of seizing the territory by force. The White House disclosed yesterday (Tuesday) that Trump and his team are discussing options to acquire Greenland, adding that relying on the military to achieve this goal is “always an option.”
White House spokesperson Carolyn Levitt stated in a release that President Trump has made it clear that the acquisition of Greenland is a priority for U.S. national security, and that it is necessary to deter our adversaries in the Arctic region.
She affirmed that the president and his team are discussing a range of options to achieve this significant foreign policy objective, and of course, the use of military remains always an option for the Commander-in-Chief.
Members of NATO have warned that any American attack on Greenland would effectively mean the end of the decades-long political-military alliance.
Mexico and Greenland in the American Crosshairs
Rubio's comments came during a briefing by senior administration officials, including the Secretary of Defense Pete Heigeseth and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan Kaine, to congressional leaders about the operation that targeted the ousting of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and the administration's plans for the future of the country.
Reportedly, Rubio dominated most of the discussion. They added that his remarks came after Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer asked whether the Trump administration planned to use military force elsewhere, including in Mexico and Greenland.
In response, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said that what the administration is doing concerning Greenland is all about negotiations. He added: We need legal control and legal protections that justify developing the place and deploying our people on the ground.
European Concerns After the Ousting of Maduro
American lawmakers and European officials have expressed concern that the recent military operation to oust Maduro, along with American strikes in Nigeria and Iran, indicates that Trump is more open to using force compared to any other time during his presidency.
During the briefing, Rubio downplayed the idea that the United States might seize Greenland by force, yet Stephen Miller, one of Trump’s closest aides, did not exclude in a TV interview the possibility of invading the island. He added to CNN: No one would militarily fight the United States for the future of Greenland.
