Nu har jeg ikke tid til at finpudse detaljerne i dette indlæg, men under alle omstændigheder er det interessant at læse den tidligere amerikanske ambassadør, James Cains, lækkede notat fra november 2007, hvoraf det fremgår – alene ved dets længde – at USA er endog meget interesseret i Grønland af strategiske, sikkerhedsmæssige og økonomiske årsager. Cain bekræfter også det, vi i dag ved med sikkerhed, nemlig, at Kina ligeledes er interesseret i Grønlands naturreserver. Det er formentlig også den reelle årsag til det kinesiske besøg i Danmark for nylig og statsministerens genvisit i riget i midten senere i denne måned.
Med oven- og nedenstående in mente er det store spørgsmål så, om den daværende statsminister, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, der var den øverst ansvarlige for at overdrage det, der formentlig bliver mere end 99 % af alle fremtidige olie- og råstofindtægter i Grønland til grønlænderne, lod disse forhold spille en afgørende rolle for sin beslutning? På den måde kunne han i endnu højere grad end ellers være sikker på amerikansk støtte i sin kamp for en international topstilling. Obama endte som bekendt også med at arbejde meget aktivt for- og i sidste ende sikre Fogh stillingen som NATO-generalsekretær. Lyder det for spekulativt? I så fald er der så nogen, der kan forklare mig, hvorfor en mand med Foghs intelligens frivilligt og mod bedre vidende giver afkald på indtægter, der kunne have sikret Danmark økonomisk til evig tid? (Man kan søge mere viden om Fogh på Cablesearch.org Det fremgår bl.a., at han skulle opfylde seks krav for at få tyrkisk støtte til at blive NATO-generalsekretær)
Her følger uddrag af notatet:
3. (SBU) With GREENLANDic independence glinting on the
horizon, the U.S. has a unique opportunity to shape the
circumstances in which an independent nation may emerge.
We have real security and growing economic interests in
GREENLAND, for which existing Joint and Permanent
Committee mechanisms (described reftel A) may no longer
be sufficient. American commercial investments, our
continuing strategic military presence, and new high-
level scientific and political interest in GREENLAND
argue for establishing a small and seasonal American
Presence Post in GREENLAND’s capital as soon as
practicable. End Summary.
(…) But GREENLAND holds strategic value for the United States
beyond its starring role in the global narrative of
climate change. The world’s largest island, this remote
and sparsely-populated territory of Denmark is three
times the size of Texas but home to just 56,000
inhabitants. A U.S. Air Force base at Thule, 500 miles
north of the Arctic Circle, hosts important radar that
alerts us to incoming missiles over the Pole. American
investors are poised to commit $5 billion this year to
develop hydropower and smelting facilities there.
Exploration and development of GREENLAND’s energy
resources are just now beginning in earnest, with
enormous potential for American industry.
(…) U.S. Engagement with GREENLAND
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17. (SBU) Our growing security and economic interests in
GREENLAND demand that we work to ensure that eventual
independence has a positive effect on those interests and
on the broader transatlantic relationship. Our radar at
Thule is now being upgraded for use in missile defense,
while the base there also carries out important satellite
command and control functions for the United States.
U.S. trade and investment in GREENLAND is growing, with a
multi-billion-dollar aluminum smelter and hydroelectric
project planned by Alcoa and new oil and gas exploration
underway by major U.S. firms.
Kina er som nævnt ovenfor også voldsomt interesseret i Grønland. Cain skriver om den kinesiske interesse:
(…) Our intensified outreach to the GREENLANDers will encourage
them to resist any false choice between the United States
and Europe. It will also strengthen our relationship
with GREENLAND vis-a-vis the Chinese, who have shown
increasing interest in GREENLAND’s natural resources.
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