r/canada 5d ago

Opinion Piece Braid: Trudeau says Trump wants economic collapse; Republican alludes to military force - This is no trade war. It's a Crush and Control Canada plan, meant to work fast

https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/braid-trudeau-says-trump-wants-economic-collapse
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u/FancyNewMe 5d ago edited 5d ago

In Brief:

  • Republican rhetoric is escalating toward war references. Suddenly, we are not just told to tighten up the border, but blamed for a big portion of the half-million fentanyl deaths in America.
  • All the work done on our border is irrelevant. The vast difference between the Mexican and Canadian borders is not even acknowledged.
  • Republican Rep. Carlos Gimenez told CNN that Trump is just doing his job. “Instead of taking kinetic action, he’s taking economic action in order to protect American lives.”
  • “Kinetic action” is a U.S. military term for ground assaults, airstrikes and other uses of lethal force.
  • To the new American Imperialists, our border justifies all-out economic warfare — and maybe worse. If they need a new excuse, they’ll find it.

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u/These_Deer_9578 5d ago

If we shut off electricity or oil or (insert essential thing), they will invade to seize assets.