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Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies Peter Doran breaks it down: Denmark is not capable of defending Greenland

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Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies Peter Doran breaks it down: Denmark is not capable of defending Greenland
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FDD's Peter Doran breaks it down: Denmark is not capable of defending Greenland

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FDD's Peter Doran breaks it down: Denmark is not capable of defending Greenland

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