From brutal blitz to guerrilla warfare: Imagining what a U.S. invasion of Canada might look like
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/from-brutal-blitz-to-guerrilla-warfare-imagining-what-a-u-s-invasion-of-canada-might/article_54c4bb18-6fd0-487b-ac1a-d79accec461e.html
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A land invasion would be over pretty quickly but there’s no way it could be worth it for them in the long run. We’re a massive land mass, and our population look and sound exactly like them. Holding Canada would be untenable and a massive pain in the ass for the States, both logistically and economically.
It would also without a doubt be World War III. We saw how everyone acted with Greenland, and invading Canada would be exponentially worse
Invading Canada is not the problem, occupying Canada is.
An occupation force in Canada would require millions of soldiers. The norm is usually one soldier per 20 to 40 people. And since a tour of duty is usually 6 months, then 2 to 4 million US soldiers will be required.
Now add to this 3 to 6 support personnel for each combat soldier and the number far exceeds the 1.3 million active duty soldiers America has. 1.3 million includes everyone from sailors to military lawyers and cooks.
Occupying Canada will cost the U.S. over $1 trillion per year, maybe $2 trillion… And that occupation will last for years, perhaps decades… That’s enough to bankrupt America.
Well Carney took away the guns from people who already knew how to use them. They weren’t suitable for military purposes but were the closest thing they had. In the history books it would say “but it bought him votes in Quebec” so as illogical and wasteful as it was, it made sense at the time….
It’s crazy that our government is obsessed with ostracizing legal gun owners while simultaneously wargaming a gorilla warfare campaign from an unarmed population.
I think military invasion is not in the cards for now…
But it would be foolish for Canada to not prepare for every possibility going forward.
Also it is bad strategic policy to take people’s firearms away in this environment.
Private ownership of firearms went a long way in the Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union.
There is no upswing for taking over Canada by the USA.
There is already tons of trade flowing so resources aren’t worth it.
American corporations are already very much entrenched in Canada – so no upswing there.
The cost to do so would be massive because an occupying force would be required. A land invasion would be over quickly for us with every asset being taken out quite quickly. Navy – gone. Airforce – gone. Ground forces could resist in urban centers and other guerilla areas, but we couldn’t stop a take over by the Americans.
What would happen though is that Canadians could strike into the USA as we look and talk like many of them. You’d also see more fracture in the USA which is already having some major issues.
Occupying Canada could be us, Canadians, getting worn down by economic pressure/the price of sovereignty. Voting Carney out and voting for a US puppet candidate who promises a better relationship/deal with them. From there on it will be many, technocratic steps that most won’t understand, but will result in economic and security subjugation.
It’s cheaper and more feasible than military action.
If we don’t brace for hard times. If we fall for populism and promises that sound too good. If we are not loyal to eachother and let ourselves be divided. Then they will win.
See: Quisling government in ww2
the biggest threat to Canada right now is Danielle Smith and the separatists in Alberta who will give Trump an excuse to invade us
Would the military leadership en masse accept or reject orders? There are many layers and so far not everyone in senior officer ranks has been replaced as a Trump appointee.
If this is even contemplated, then why are we still pursuing the super expensive and super ineffective long gun regulations?
Now would be a great time for more Canadians to own long guns. They are not useful in close quarters like buildings or schools, but are an ideal weapon for partisan action.