It makes a lot more sense that Trump wants to annex Canada when you realize he is about to go to war with NATO over Greenland.

@grumble209 “Rethink”?

An attack by the U.S. on Greenland puts the U.S. at war with all but a few NATO countries, and perhaps most notably, Canada. Every country that has already sent troops for “exercises” or to demonstrate their commitment, or has otherwise affirmed their commitment to fulfil their obligations under Article 5 have already said they would walk away from the U.S. to defend Greenland and Denmark.

https://open.substack.com/pub/malcolmnance/p/invasion-greenland-part-ii-ten-consequences?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/02/13/Do-Not-Test-Us-Trump/

@randahl

@fsinn @dnkboston @randahl

Yes, the US military would have to deal with a Canadian insurgency, but they would also experience domestic sabotage that would make the Atesh look like amateurs. The US isn't Russia. Some 68-69% of eligible voters didn't vote for Trump. If even a small percentage of those people decide that Trumpism must end, you will see sabotage events popping up across the US like Fourth of July fireworks.

@fsinn @randahl Great article! I hadn't thought about how Canada might react (and I'd be curious if Whisky Pete and the JCS have thought about it, either).

Author didn't mention nukes once. I don't blame him - almost no one thinks about the nuclear sharing stuff these days. I only know about it because I worked in the same secure facility as the Leidos team maintaining the NATO nuke targeting software - I was on the team maintaining the software for StratCom.

If NATO blowback led to cancelling US arms exports, that would seriously kick our economy in the yarbles.

@grumble209 And your resistance at home would be the clincher to freeing the U.S. from this regime and restoring democracy.

https://theconversation.com/attempting-to-annex-canada-would-spell-disaster-for-the-u-s-at-home-and-abroad-246937?utm_medium=article_clipboard_share&utm_source=theconversation.com

@randahl

@grumble209 And your resistance at home would be the clincher to freeing the U.S. from this regime and restoring democracy.

https://theconversation.com/attempting-to-annex-canada-would-spell-disaster-for-the-u-s-at-home-and-abroad-246937?utm_medium=article_clipboard_share&utm_source=theconversation.com

@randahl

@fsinn @randahl If Canada invades, my support is entirely contingent on whether they bring Coffee Crisp with them. I've loved those things since I was 12.

@grumble209

So what you’re saying is, the Canadian takeover of the U.S. to liberate peaceful people from a backward, hateful, violent and oppressive regime comes down to a box or two of candy bars?

DM me a PO box address. (You pay the tariffs.)

@randahl

@fsinn @randahl What an offer! I'm 100 miles from Trail - I get my own. Or did - I'm not so blasé about border crossings anymore.

A lot of the Pacific Northwest would be fine declaring independence and waiting for the smoke to clear if things got ugly. Me, I'll swing to the good food without a second thought.

Nanaimo bars... yum.

It makes a lot more sense that Trump wants to annex Canada when you realize he is about to go to war with NATO over Greenland.

Once the US is at war with 31 NATO countries, having a free Canada — a NATO country — on the northern border suddenly becomes a security risk.

I sincerely hope the American people stops the fascist before he triggers World War 3.

@fsinn @dnkboston @randahl

Yes, the US military would have to deal with a Canadian insurgency, but they would also experience domestic sabotage that would make the Atesh look like amateurs. The US isn't Russia. Some 68-69% of eligible voters didn't vote for Trump. If even a small percentage of those people decide that Trumpism must end, you will see sabotage events popping up across the US like Fourth of July fireworks.

It makes a lot more sense that Trump wants to annex Canada when you realize he is about to go to war with NATO over Greenland.

Once the US is at war with 31 NATO countries, having a free Canada — a NATO country — on the northern border suddenly becomes a security risk.

I sincerely hope the American people stops the fascist before he triggers World War 3.

It makes a lot more sense that Trump wants to annex Canada when you realize he is about to go to war with NATO over Greenland.

Once the US is at war with 31 NATO countries, having a free Canada — a NATO country — on the northern border suddenly becomes a security risk.

I sincerely hope the American people stops the fascist before he triggers World War 3.

@nomenloony very true. Plus all the allies.

@randahl @nomenloony

Can't speak for the others obviously but Austria is neutral and will not go to war.

@Mab_813 @randahl the behaviour of Trump may force their position. Putin must be sitting there rubbing his hands in glee as his right wing ally divides the west.

@randahl I was rolling my eyes about Greenland last year until I looked at the map. If he has Greenland, Canada is surrounded. I expect the Canadians will fight very hard not to be annexed, and I'm not sure Trump would be successful, but it would be awful in the meantime, and he could easily cut off a lot of trade options.

The same map made me realize that the Venezuela gambit is also serving his ambitions in Mexico. He's taking the Monroe Doctrine more seriously than anyone ever has before.

@randahl @nomenloony

Can't speak for the others obviously but Austria is neutral and will not go to war.