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[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 105 points 1 week ago (8 children)

If the world doesn't step in, Greenland and Canada are next.

[–] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 5 points 6 days ago

Colombia, Cuba and Panama are much more likely to be on the chopping block soon.

[–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 5 points 6 days ago

He threatened Columbia today too.

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Maybe Greenland but Canada no way. Canada will put up a fierce fight and a LOT of Americans will defect to fight for democracy rather than live under a pedofile king and his circus of Nazis

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

It would be over before we knew it had started. The independent nation of Canada is a fragile thing and they might not be able to cleanly take over politically, but they can certainly destroy it in a single decapitating strike.

What makes you think we're so much different than Venezuela? Or Iraq? What, because we're mostly white? How many principled meatheads in the US military refused orders and defected any of the other times?

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I see Canada more likely to be like Afghanistan or Vietnam. I definitely don’t believe one strike would win anything. I was raised by a delta special forces Vietnam vet green beret and he would constantly say NEVER underestimate guerrilla warfare. I just don’t think they would be subdued easily and I do think they would be skilled with guerrilla tactics and withstanding the cold. I think the friendship between Canada and America would be a huge blow to troop morale. I don’t think Mexico would fall easily either and 99% of Americans in the west anyway have Mexican friends(very bad for morale). I think Mexico would put up a fight and I think both countries would wear down the moral of the military and cost way too much. The only effective strategy would be to do an internal coup after heavily propagandizing the populations of the countries and I do see that as a possibility for Canada

"If we don't do anything now, white people may be next!!"

[–] MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 26 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] thejml@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 week ago

Can we just pin this comment? Seems like it's pretty much a perfect summary of the situation.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 week ago

Yeah, I could have saved some typing in that comment.

[–] redlemace@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I think the panama canal will be next. Easier than those two and makes the statement he's serious about it. So they can better take his deal and be grateful

[–] orioler25@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Which is why they're bombing Nigeria? They threaten white settler states like Canada because they know settlers will care more about themselves than people in the global south.