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One of the reasons that President-elect Donald Trump has raised the question of Greenland is because it has strategic importance to the United States, important mineral sources, and he's trying to ward off Russian and Chinese efforts there. There's a reason that folks like Harry Truman and William Seward looked into the idea of acquiring it in the past.

Trump is thinking strategically and proactively even before he gets back into the White House. That's the same reason he's talking about Panama -- to head off problems from the Chinese influence there, given the critical importance of the area and the Panama Canal that's so vital for our commerce. Thinking that way has, unfortunately, been something we've been lacking for the last four years.

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