Trudeau decided to go ahead with retaliatory tariffs even though Trump’s order includes a mechanism to escalate the rates if Canada retaliates against the U.S.
Yeah. And it’s one thing when you have a highly motivated army fighting for a cause they believe in, supported by a civilian population that’s 100% behind the war. In that case your army will put up with hardships to get the job done. It’s very different when the military doesn’t believe in the mission and the people at home are against the war. The US learned that lesson in Vietnam.
And then there’s how the attacked country responds. If you live in a war-torn region, or under the thumb of a dictator, maybe you welcome, or at least grudgingly accept the army coming in. But, it’s very different when it’s a stable, prosperous country with a good government. Just look at Ukraine. It had its issues before Russia attacked, but it was relatively stable, becoming more prosperous, and democracy seemed to more or less be working. As a result, they’re highly motivated to make huge sacrifices to fight off the Russians. My guess is that more than 90% of Canadians would not welcome Americans. Even die-hard anti-Trudeau conservatives who were previously MAGA types would switch sides if the US invaded.
It would be absurd for the US to attack militarily. But, these last 2 weeks have been full of absurd things, so who knows.
Yeah. And it’s one thing when you have a highly motivated army fighting for a cause they believe in, supported by a civilian population that’s 100% behind the war. In that case your army will put up with hardships to get the job done. It’s very different when the military doesn’t believe in the mission and the people at home are against the war. The US learned that lesson in Vietnam.
And then there’s how the attacked country responds. If you live in a war-torn region, or under the thumb of a dictator, maybe you welcome, or at least grudgingly accept the army coming in. But, it’s very different when it’s a stable, prosperous country with a good government. Just look at Ukraine. It had its issues before Russia attacked, but it was relatively stable, becoming more prosperous, and democracy seemed to more or less be working. As a result, they’re highly motivated to make huge sacrifices to fight off the Russians. My guess is that more than 90% of Canadians would not welcome Americans. Even die-hard anti-Trudeau conservatives who were previously MAGA types would switch sides if the US invaded.
It would be absurd for the US to attack militarily. But, these last 2 weeks have been full of absurd things, so who knows.