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by YankeeTarheel
Because Truman wasn't an idiot, an ignoramus, nor a lunatic, the proposal was made as one of a series of options, in ABSOLUTE SECRECY and only recently revealed.
Unlike Trump, who can't keep a secret, and has his thuggish "I see it, I want it, I'll make her an offer she can't refuse" reaction.
Truman, being shrewd, was happy to accept the idea of "Why buy when you can rent cheaply?" and, ultimately, got what was necessary for US security without buying Greenland and without stepping on Denmark's toes, and without creating a public incident. Truman was seen as an inexperienced, ham-handed nit-wit when FDR died, leaving him as President, but history has revealed that he was anything but, quickly coming up to speed, decisive and able to accept the benefits and consequences of his decisions. His desk "name plate" reading "The Buck Stops Here" was emblematic. Only Jimmy Carter returned it to his desk, but both Bill Clinton and Barack Obama lived by it. Trump is the EXACT opposite. The only "buck" that stops with him is one that goes into his pocket--and there are far too many of THOSE!
"Even if the bee could explain to the fly why pollen is better than shit, the fly could never understand."