Trade War

[pacificnomad]

No. I understand the definition just fine. In any other case it's fabulous. The fact is America is armed to to the teeth. The government, and the civilian population. Getting the Canadian population all riled up at this point about getting in some kind of conflict with their neighbors is completely irresponsible. No American politician is even claiming to annex Canada by force. They're simply extending the invitation to join the union when Canada is no longer viable as a country. If they force that downfall via sanction then power too them but that doesn't warrant a suicidal military response.

Tbh I think civil defense is amazing. We have been asking for it for years. But to have it suggested by this govt at THIS point is ironic, and too little too late

Civil defense is not the place to put resources. Better to put effort into the development and maintenance of a dedicated fighting force. Sure there are a bunch of gun owners here in the US. And so many of these gun owners get hard and or wet thinking about an impending call to civil militia duties. But pretty much everyone in the US is physically soft. There's no physical hardiness here, especially among the wanna be civil militia set. There's no way these dudes are going to be able to run multiple 10k's over rough terrain loaded down with gear over the course of a fighting day. My average fellow gun toting American wouldn't stand a chance if they were to fight an enemy like the Taliban aka mountain ninja's. These guys travel light, can run 50k+ in a day just to get to and from the fight and still be able to fight effectively (using extensive mobility during a firefight, essentially running circles around 18-30yr old Marines). I've seen it lol. Those guys were the prototypical fighters.

[Lhartley]

Lol, point taken. Still. Those arms exist, and the government can collect them at any point (see Canada gun bans and buy back program). The arms don't even exist in Canada. And our population is no more physically fit, likely the same fitness level. So point still stands that it would be reckless to suggest conflict with our neighbour's, as Catherine Mckenna certainly is suggesting with her diatribe. So of of still consider Americans our allies despite any conflicts. Again, I encourage devoting resources to civil defense whether it be human resources or material. It's just laughable if you understand the stance of the average Canadian liberal or regards to military, typically and historically. Can people change? Sure, but why does it have to come to this before they find value in defense. It really just shows how exposed we currently are

[wooley12]

Two times in my life someone threatened to punch me in the face. Both times, I punched them in the face first. Both times it worked to stop the fight.

[Lhartley]

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/br ... xpert-says

Guerilla warfare with what? Slingshots and Bearspray? It takes the federal government 8 months to approve firearms licenses, and they just announced the firearms ban will include nearly every remaining semi auto on the market.

Laughable

[wooley12]

What's laughable is the Wolverine Wannabe wet dream of a hot war at the border fought by the military and/or a rag tag overweight citizen militia. Anyway, glad to see the Canuks not falling for the "30 day pause" ruse. Art of the Deal