Comment on So, is the USA screwed?
VerifiedSource@sh.itjust.works 3 days agoTrump ordering an invasion of Canada and the military going along with it, will be his demonstration of full powers.
Comment on So, is the USA screwed?
VerifiedSource@sh.itjust.works 3 days agoTrump ordering an invasion of Canada and the military going along with it, will be his demonstration of full powers.
Sweetpeaches69@lemmy.world 3 days ago
And then begins the real fun. The assassinations, the pipe bombings, etc. Americans won’t allow an invasion on Canada. Things will get incredibly ugly.
VerifiedSource@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
I wouldn’t be so sure. Copy Russia’s playbook.
Let’s say, it’s just a short special military operation to clear Vancouver of fentanyl imports from China. You don’t need the whole military on board for that. A few battalions is enough. A preceding crisis could be created that then provides a reason. The city doesn’t even need to be taken in a battle. Occupying Canada’s highway 1, railway, and blockading the port could lead to a peaceful handover of the city.
The next step is then the US needs a strategic land bridge to protect Alaska against Russia, so BC and Yukon will be temporarily under US administration.
With Mexico it’s even easier. Say cartel and drugs, special military operation, and that’s that.
BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 2 days ago
Or, you know, the playbook of the US in all its past invasions?
VerifiedSource@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
The US playbook usually means having the support of allies. They lost the trust of all of them.