Thus far, Trump has not raised the possibility of sending actual troops to Ontario. Instead, he seems to believe he can achieve this Canadian Anschluss by simply crushing Canada’s economy and leaving it no choice but to join the US.
But Canada in 2025 is not Austria in 1938. “Canada will never, ever be part of America,” declared newly elected Canadian Prime Minster Mark Carney last week, making the country’s position crystal clear. And, last month, the Canadian Armed Forces announced that after years of declining enrollment, it had seen a surge in enlistments since Trump took office, with about 1,000 more applicants than last year. (Canadian officials couldn’t attribute the new rash of interest to Trump’s threats, but they didn’t rule it out, either.)
Given that Canada will never voluntarily join the US—which it is adamant about—would Trump try to use force to annex it? And would Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth go along with this crazy plan?
What do you mean “IF” ?? There is no IF He just hasn’t figured out how to succeed and get away with it. As soon as he has the answer to that…
I’d bet a significant enough chunk of the US military is against annexation and would resist orders to invade. Canada and US have basically been brothers in arms for 100+ years, thats a hard culture to throw away for no real threat. The average US infantry is not going to feel like they are fighting for freedom by annexing Canada.
I’d argue they have a constitutional duty to refuse these orders and actually, to march on the President and Congress and put a stop to this. Their duty is FIRST and FOREMOST to the Constitution of the United States.
Yeah, lets see how many of them refuse to invade Canada after the first few dozen get executed in front of everyone else.
The world knows that leadership style already. It’s the secret ingredient of the legendary russian army that allowed them to take Ukraine in 5 days.
Still hurt Ukraine pretty bad Id say. Im not saying the US will take over the world, but theyll hurt as many people as they can. Also they still got their last resorts if other countries refuse to be annexed by the greatest country of all time.
My point is that this method barely works for a nation that doesn’t appreciate its citizens’ lives and primary mode of assault is meat waves of conscripts. In contrast, US military tradition relies a lot more on individual initiative, and creativity that is completely incompatible with the above-mentioned leadership style. It would immediately collapse morale. The military could of course make gains regardless, but it would collapse the US economy, etc.
Plenty of the US military seems to adore Trump whatever he proposes.
Canadian polls are rising too.
Don’t discount the effect of propaganda, and of decision makers in Washington drinking some of their own kool-aid.
Do you not remember when Justin Trudeau met with Trump, and shortly afterward telling people that Trump was serious?
Trump is serious. He’s incredibly brash and stupid, rife with tiny dick energy, which makes it dangerous.
I kinda pick one of these land grab schemes as the tipping point. If the current armed forces can look at what’s waiting for them when they discharge and still go “yeah fuck Greenland!” then there’s no coming back from this.
I’m a gun owner. I’m a solid shot @ 300 yards with a T/C encore 6.5. I’m smart enough to know that Id probably be dead before I even remembered to chamber against any armed forces. The military is what worries me right now very much. Especially if they choose how i would like them to. There’s major repercussions to refusing orders (i assume) and I won’t be the one to bear those so i can only ask.
Everything he says, he’s serious about. Annexing Canada, Greenland, Panama canal, tariffs, not leaving office (currently floated as running for another term after this one), getting revenge on all his enemies, etc etc. All of it. How much of it he can actually do is however much he isn’t stopped from doing.
Would he order use of force? I don’t know. But the question isn’t whether Hegseth would go along with it–of course he would. The question is how many American troops would follow the orders. IMO many or most would refuse. They (and the US populace) would view using military force against Canada in the same way they would view using military force against American citizens (which I would not be surprised to be ordered at some point). Other than a few hardcore magats, I believe we would never go along with a war against our Canadian cousins.
I think we left What If long ago.
He is. This is about climate change. Rich Americans need new lands to destroy.
There is no if. He’s serious.
Yes, it all sucks, but this is just diversion to distract from the actual authoritarian takeover of the us government. Canada is safe from a military action by the US.
Trump is only serious about it because if Canada isn’t part of the United States, Vice President Musk can never take over when he is gone.
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I remember last time around, Trump talked in his press conferences about Muslim prayer rugs being found at the Mexican border, which is a thing that did not happen in reality, but was a plot point in “Sicario”. I’m guessing this time around, he’s basing his foreign policy on “Canadian Bacon”.
I’m pretty sure we’ve all figured out our own personal insurrection style already.
Mine is penises in the dead mouth like the Viet Cong did. And blowing up Americans.
There’s no “what if he’s serious” here, the rest of the world with half a brain saw it already.
It would not surprise me at all to learn that cheeto had put some pressure on HBC’s ownership to start this ball rolling. After all Trump has said he’d use economic pressure to annex Canada. Over 9000 people out of a job almost overnight would fit the bill.
Would they be force to create two teams, one NATO team to defend Canada and one team to attacks Canada?
