If U.S. President Donald Trump fails in his stated goal of annexing Canada through economic force, what would happen if he ordered the world’s most powerful military to invade?
Some experts and academics say it’s a notion too preposterous to even contemplate. But Aisha Ahmad isn’t one of them.
“When you look at the power (imbalance) between the U.S. and Canada, an invasion would immediately result in the defeat of the Canadian Armed Forces,” said the University of Toronto political science professor, who last month published an essay on the subject in The Conversation.
“But a conventional military victory is not the end of this story. It’s just the beginning.”
I would join the canadian insurgents. Fuck this government
All I know is, there are alot of natives kinda hoping they do invade. Imagine being legally allowed to shoot white people. 😂
If conservatives ever get insane enough to actually try anything like that, understand that a fair amount of that hypothetical insurgency will be happening on the American side of the border as well. A lot of people who live near the border have a lot of Canadian ties. They would effectively consider any military action taken against Canada to be an attack on them.
Not just near the border, it’s throughout the entire US. Same goes for Mexico
decades long is an understatement. unless they mean the US itself will collapse
This being something to talk about is fucking incredible.
They’ve gone completely off.
Maybe not collapse, but they sure as hell won’t ‘win’.
In a recent article published in The Atlantic magazine, (American military historian Eliot) Cohen used a tongue-in-cheek approach to warn Americans against invading Canada, pointing out that previous attempts led to dismal results.
His review of American military failures starts in 1775, when U.S. troops invaded Quebec, where they distributed pamphlets — translated into French — awkwardly declaring: “You have been conquered into liberty.” The campaign ended in disastrous defeat for the American Continental Army in December 1775.
During the War of 1812, former U.S. president Thomas Jefferson said conquering Canada was “a mere matter of marching.”
“This was incorrect,” Cohen wrote. “The United States launched eight or nine invasions of Canada during the War of 1812, winning only one fruitless battle. The rest of the time, it got walloped.”
There was a certain light colored house that got lit on fire by retaliatory forces back in 1812.
The modern US hasn’t fought a war with someone right next door, who looks and talks like them. Not only would it be hard to hold captured cities, but I think many Canadian fighters would walk across that massive unsecured border and start fucking up US resources like electrical stations, water supplies, subway systems, internet backbones, government buildings, . It is super easy to buy guns and ammo in the US, bombs are not hard to make. We would have a fair amount of local support as well.
We Canadians could just walk around the US in public and you’ve never know it.
Not to mention so very many of the Americans in the states that border Canada would probably be more than willing to aid the Canadian efforts.
It’s stupid because a lot of Americans have families in Canada and some Americans actually live in Canada and loads of American businesses have offices and branches in Canada so they’d literally be bombing themselves.
Blue states won’t stand for it either, the US will have to deal with the double threat of saboteurs and rebels
Blue states understand that you can’t just go and TAKE a country’s sovereignty, and that trying to do so sets a dangerous precedent.
Red states seem to forget that it goes both ways. Another country can try to TAKE the US (e.g., Russia, china).
Red states seem to forget that they would be furious if another country tried to invade the US. They fail to look in the mirror.
Honestly you would have to go county by county. As someone from MN, there are rural areas that vote red and would probably be for war with canada if it came down to it.
Then cities and people in blue counties would probably be the opposite.
While true, I think people would easily drive a few counties to sabotage an invasion force, which blurs the map. I would consider the state level about even
There would also be civilian targets. Those huge retirement towns filled with MAGA boomers in Florida - the ones where they drive golf carts around - those will burn to the ground.
Canadians were known as the most ruthless wartime force. I will bring that back to protect my daughters right to her body. Our neighbour should never mistake kindness for weakness
Sabotaging the Canadian power stations that send power to the Eastern Seaboard would be a start.
Because going to war with people who like the cold is always a good idea.
Smh
Is there any communities dedicated to helping Canadians prep? IE, content like guides on getting your PAL, information on firearms, and just general independence and (realistic) prepping advice?
Government should cancel PAL requirements and all registration type paperwork. Make it hard for US to track guns
That would also make it a lot harder for the Canadian government to track whether pro-American annexationists are amassing guns. We can’t assume everyone who wants a gun is a Canadian patriot, especially if the US ramps up hybrid warfare techniques to stir up unrest here.
Not that I’m aware of. There are manuals/pamphlets that other nations have put out that offer some basic advice, ie: have 3 days-2 weeks of canned food available, fill multiple jugs with potable water, etc.
Fyi - PAL courses are filling up fast in my area, so people are aware of that at least.
Rod and Gun* clubs, and similar groups, are all over the country. They have all of what you need. The diversity of a group might vary based on things like region but charter-rights Canadian values are generally a baseline.
If a search engine isn’t helping to find an appropriate target sports group try calling local gun ranges and asking them for contacts.
*god and run clubs
True 25 years ago. Now consider that the U.S. controls Android and Iphone. Every location and message from every person
the devices will be dead from the total collapse of energy infrastructure
This. We’d go full scorched earth. If we can’t have what is rightfully ours, neither can the Muricans. Never underestimate how savage Canadians are underneath the politeness.
THE INSURGENCY WILL RUN ON BLACKBERRY OS CIRCA 2006 ✊🍁🪿
I still have mine!
HERE STANDS A TRUE PATRIOT
No, the current BlackBerry OS, QNX: https://blackberry.qnx.com/en
Come fuck around with Canada, murica! We’ll be waiting for you!
If they do invade us they will have accepted genocide as the most efficient tactic before crossing the border.
I mean, I don’t really want to genocide America, but I guess if they’ve accepted that who am I to hold back?
As long as they understand we will show no mercy!
Neither will the Americans that decide to help you guys. Trump and Co seem to forget that the right hasn’t had a monopoly on guns for a long time in this country. The left just doesn’t make it our entire personality.
BTW, I’m pretty sure you patriotic Canadians can still legally purchase old APCs and BMPs from our stockpiles. Might wanna get a few for each town near the border. At least I’m pretty sure it would be legal for you to buy them down here. Dunno if Canada would have something to say about that. Tell Canada they’re for the mounties, lol.
If they wanna fuck around with Canada, they’ll find out. Same for Mexico.
and that the canadians will have help from everywhere
It would cause a civil war within US itself.
I feel like this has to be the case. America is a disaster but I cannot fathom the populace or even the military being complacent as they march over the border.
Look up Kent state shootings. They fired on their own. The people in the military are maybe there for an education but mainly to get paid and some to shoot people. They’ll have no issue attacking us at all.
If it comes to that, those that would have an issue will have left on their own or been purged by that point.
I’d join the insurgency from within. We have lots of overkill guns down here and very little supervision over who can buy them.
There are a fuck of a lot of guns here, we just had a lot of boating accidents every time new laws came in to punish legal, vetted and licensed gun owners.
Like “I dropped my now-illegal gun in the lake” type accidents? I’m out of the loop on this one.
Yah, like if the cops ask about it, it got lost in a boating accident.
Well shit. Wouldn’t American laws apply to the new citizens? The very laws intended to prevent violent occupation?
Hahahaha. Those laws are for “citizens”, not subjects.
Wouldn’t it be better if Canada or Mexico Annexed us? It would send the right kind of signals to the world… “We are cool with everyone” “we want pace”. Wouldn’t that work? We would gain some more political parties to diversify our political system. I’m not saying let’s do it. Its just a thought experiment. At the end of the day we’re all Americans inside.
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I would expect American insurgents supporting our former Canadian allies and friends.
I know I would.
Do they mean an insurgence comprised of Canadians or US folk…? Both maybe.
Definitely both.
