President Trump has added another foreign-policy victory to his record, this time in the Arctic. According to a report in The Washington Times cited by American Thinker, a new agreement grants the United States military access to Greenland in perpetuity — a commitment that would survive even if the territory eventually becomes independent.
For a president often accused of prioritizing spectacle over substance, the Greenland deal is being framed by his supporters as proof of the opposite. American Thinker’s Silvio Canto, Jr. calls it a major foreign-affairs victory that strengthens America, pointing to both its strategic and economic dimensions.
The Strategic Prize
The terms, as described by the Washington Times and relayed by American Thinker, are sweeping. The U.S. currently maintains only a modest military footprint on Greenland. Under the new agreement, that presence is expected to grow substantially and could include a full naval base as well as an extension of the Golden Dome missile shield.
Why does Greenland matter so much? American Thinker puts it bluntly: control of Greenland affects control of the Arctic, and whoever controls the Arctic will probably win a future world war. The island also sits astride vital shipping lanes, making it a chokepoint of enormous consequence for global trade and naval movement.
The concern is not hypothetical. Russia and China have both been increasingly focused on securing military access to Greenland — a development that, if realized, would deal a serious blow to American national security. The new agreement is intended to foreclose that possibility.
Minerals and Rare Earths
The deal carries an economic dimension as well. A tripartite arrangement would give the United States access to Greenland’s rich mineral deposits, including estimated rare earth element reserves of up to 36 million metric tons, according to geological assessments compiled by the Atlantic Council.
American Thinker describes the outcome as a win all the way around. Denmark, the outlet argues, could never hope to defend the territory from a hostile takeover bid. Greenlanders, meanwhile, need help extracting their valuable mineral reserves. And the United States gains both access to those deposits and the ability to monitor a key piece of real estate.
In other words, as American Thinker frames it: China and Russia wanted to control this strategic territory, and the United States will do so instead.
Communication and Credit
The commentary does not treat the episode as flawless. It acknowledges the editorial position that Trump could have handled the communications better, noting that the initial messaging sounded too much like gunboat diplomacy. But cooler heads prevailed, and the deal was ultimately made.
Credit is also extended to Denmark’s leaders for recognizing both their inability to defend Greenland and the logic of partnering with the United States as the best path forward.
Placed alongside a recent oil deal with Venezuela, the Greenland agreement represents, in American Thinker’s telling, a pattern of tangible wins rather than mere rhetoric. The outlet’s conclusion is unambiguous: it sounds like winning.
Source: www.americanthinker.com — https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/09/winning-and-more-wins/