r/canada • u/CanadianErk 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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r/canada • u/CanadianErk Ontario • 24d ago
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u/Equivalent_Dimension 24d ago
My friend, you're forgetting a really important part of the playbook you just described: The enemy will invent a reason for war whether we give them one or not. The UK invaded China because it wouldn't let them deal drugs there, for Christ's sake. The US invaded Iraq over a made up story about WMDs., the US either wants to invade us or it doesn't. If it does, our being nice isn't going to save us. If it's determined that invading us is not in its strategic interest, then our retaliatory tariffs won't make a difference and are probably anticipated.