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In reply to the discussion: Behind Closed Doors, Trudeau Says Trump Threat to Take Over Canada Is Real [View all]Irish_Dem
(81,020 posts)72. All the US has to do is get Ottawa first.
And that can happen quickly. Before NATO and Europe get their act together.
Kill all Canadian federal leaders, take over all comms and airports.
Also psychologically it is going to be hard for NATO and Europe to start a war with the US.
Many lives will be lost. It is a certain march to their deaths.
Yes the only hope we have is that US senior officers refuse.
But that will mean court martial or death.
And certainly Trump will have installed all of his MAGAs officers into place at this point.
But yes, the tricky part is the occupation and then going to all the province capitals.
But also keep in mind, there are MAGAs types in Canada now, so it will be a civil war.
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Behind Closed Doors, Trudeau Says Trump Threat to Take Over Canada Is Real [View all]
BumRushDaShow
Feb 2025
OP
If the US invades Canada, the rest of NATO will be obliged to come to Canada's defense.
TomSlick
Feb 2025
#5
"...any US civilian official or military officer who orders US troops invade another country without cause...
LudwigPastorius
Feb 2025
#20
At least with Iraq they went to great lengths to make up the chemical weapons
MadameButterfly
Feb 2025
#24
The US is required by law to prevent any US personnel from being taken into custody
DetroitLegalBeagle
Feb 2025
#62
Agreed but It's more complicated than in days of yore when a guy with a gun
MadameButterfly
Feb 2025
#41
I'm not convinced the US could conquer Canada, especially if Canada is supported by NATO.
TomSlick
Feb 2025
#49
The US could launch a first-strike attack on Canada's four major cities and wipe 70% of the population.
Hellbound Hellhound
Feb 2025
#52
The RAF doesn't have the the aircraft to be a threat and their navy is quite small now as well
DetroitLegalBeagle
Feb 2025
#74
Realistically, the US could solo the entire world without going Nuclear.
Hellbound Hellhound
Feb 2025
#47
Well on the positive side... we could end up with two additional Democratic senate seats and more Democratic house seats
bsiebs
Feb 2025
#4
Yes, ditto for Greenland. It's the Russian model: resources to the oligarchs
William Seger
Feb 2025
#11
That's something I've always believed. They KNOW climate change is real. It's a territory "war".
Hellbound Hellhound
Feb 2025
#48
More beaches, more rivers, more filtration, more water. On top of more land and more resources.
Hellbound Hellhound
Feb 2025
#51
The one thing I've learned from history is that governments rise and fall, good or evil.
Hellbound Hellhound
Feb 2025
#54