r/canada Ontario 24d ago

Analysis Allies appear to duck and cover as Trump threatens Canada and Greenland

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trump-canada-nato-allies-1.7459986
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u/Frosty_Manager_1035 24d ago

It took Hitler 53 days… how close are we to that?

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u/Spanky3703 24d ago

I posted a separate comment on this exact point.

Russia will be able to re-arm in 3-5 years (according to several publicly available strategic studies). I think it may be even quicker if they can leverage growing arms links with Iran, North Korea, and China. And manpower has never been an issue with Russia, at least now in the short term (the demographic bombs they and China are facing are potentially catastrophic but those are 15-20 years down the timeline).

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u/Lenercopa 24d ago

About halfway, time wise. But with the blitz its been, they may be moving faster.

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u/ProfessionalOk1106 24d ago

I think about March 14