Comment by Impressive-Rip8643 on 02/02/2025 at 03:29 UTC

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That would unironically trigger an invasion. The Canadian military is pathetically small, as is Mexico's.

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Comment by acceptablerose99 at 02/02/2025 at 03:34 UTC

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There is zero public support for going to war against Canada.

Comment by trucane at 02/02/2025 at 03:48 UTC

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Why would that trigger an invasion?

Comment by Another-attempt42 at 02/02/2025 at 11:56 UTC

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The US couldn't defeat an insurgency in Afghanistan, after decades.

What do you think would happen in Canada and Mexico? They'd just politely take it?

No, there would be a low-grade constant insurgency. Firefights, bomb attacks, both outside and inside the US. Assassinations.

Imagine The Troubles and the IRA. Now increase it by several orders of magnitude.