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American invasion of Canada would spark decades-long insurgency, expert predicts (www.ctvnews.ca)
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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.”

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[–] jaxxed@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I commented before that I didn't think that Canadian and have it in them to fight an insurgency, but I have been impressed since then with the Canadian civil and political response since them (Carney more than Ford.) Now I realize that the US has never had to face an insurgency at there border, of ppl who they couldn't possible recognize. When you hear stories of Ukrainians who speak Russian being very successful as insurgents gives a lot of suggestion of how Canadians could make it really annoying for the U.S. government. Then think of how the border couldn't all be guarded.

[–] slumlordthanatos@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Canadians are not a people you want to piss off. There's a reason they had their own beach at Normandy, they had earned a reputation for savagery during both World Wars, and their special forces operators are some of the finest in the world.

Imagine having the Taliban as your neighbors. Canadian insurgents would be able to regularly hit targets in the United States, and I have zero doubt they would quickly become a force to be reckoned with.

[–] TylerBourbon@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

That's the thing people forget about, they just think of the Nice Canadian who is always saying "sorry." Seriuosly, for a country known for being "nice" people forget that their national passtime is Hockey, one of the least "nice" sports there is.