According to President Donald Trump, taking possession of Greenland is a national security necessity. It's so critical, he claims, that he's willing to take the chilly island the "easy way" or the "hard way." Denmark, which governs Greenland, isn't eager to surrender the territory. Even more important, the residents of Greenland, most of whom don't especially want to be Danish, have even less interest in becoming American. The leader of a country founded on high-minded sentiments about the "consent of the governed" should consider taking that into account.
