OMAHA- Even before returning to office, President-elect Donald Trump has the nation’s eyes turned north, with his recent talk of buying Greenland. The vast snow-covered island off Canada’s northeast coastline has long held the attention of at least some Americans: the military strategists at the Offutt-based U.S. Strategic Command, whose job is to protect the United States and its allies from nuclear Armageddon.

Last week, freshman Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., a Trump ally, introduced a bill he is calling “Make Greenland Great Again” that would authorize the president to negotiate for its acquisition. The bill quickly gained 10 co-sponsors. Nebraska Rep. Don Bacon, a Republican who serves on the House Armed Services Committee, isn’t one of them. He agrees Greenland is strategically important, but he’s wary of making threats to allies. He compared it to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s rhetoric before seizing Crimea from Ukraine in 2014.

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