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[–] kbal@fedia.io 17 points 2 days ago (9 children)

"We protect Canada, but it’s not fair."

The idea that any military attack on Canada is most likely to come from directly across the southern border is not a new one. It's one of the main reasons we need an army at all. Many years ago I mentioned this theory to some people in the military and was slightly surprised that they all took it seriously and said yeah, we do have plans for that possibility of course. I don't know to what extent they were serious about it then or whether they've all gone soft and forgotten about it in the decades that have since passed, but unlikely as we thought it that an invasion would come from the USA it's even more unlikely that it'd come from anywhere else.

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[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 day ago

The USA has had dreams of this forever.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Plan_Red

Not to fear, we also made similar plans. (Should have done it when we had the chance)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defence_Scheme_No._1

Defence Scheme No. 1 was a war plan created by Canadian Director of Military Operations and Intelligence Lieutenant Colonel James "Buster" Sutherland Brown, for a Canadian pre-emptive attack against the United States in the (hypothetical) case of a conflict between the United States and the British Empire.

[–] Greg@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 days ago
[–] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

That is literally an act of war if they do that.

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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

He barfs out these demented ramblings that get slurped up by corporate news sewers and now it's in the headlines like it was ever anything more than a misfiring syphilitic group of neurons in front of a microphone.

[–] sunumbral@beige.party 6 points 2 days ago

@Shadow Step away from the crayons πŸ–

[–] roserose56@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Redraw the boarders? Like what they did with golf of Mexico? Because no way Canada will agree on this.

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[–] RangerJosey@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 days ago (4 children)

When the war starts in earnest. Most of us are on yalls side.

[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 day ago

Start fighting right now.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I don't believe it's most. If you add those who support Trump to those who are too indifferent to bother to vote against him, the people who will oppose him are in a minority. And even some of that minority is "don't rock the boat" Democrats who will go along with the status quo, even as it lurches to the right. Others are scared and won't do anything to help. Trump's favorability rating bumps along at around 45-52% these days, and Americans have a strong tendency to rally behind the troops and the President even in needless and cruel wars, and they're suckers for propaganda. So I don't believe a majority are on Canada's side in any meaningful way. Americans will fall in line, and Canada has to defend itself against this aggression.

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