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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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[–] match@pawb.social 30 points 3 days ago (2 children)

decades long is an understatement. unless they mean the US itself will collapse

[–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 22 points 3 days ago (1 children)

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.”

[–] Mycatiskai@lemmy.ca 12 points 3 days ago

There was a certain light colored house that got lit on fire by retaliatory forces back in 1812.

[–] Comment105@lemm.ee 6 points 3 days ago

This being something to talk about is fucking incredible.

They've gone completely off.