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If U.S. President Donald Trump fails in his stated goal of annexing Canada through economic force, what would happen if he ordered the world’s most powerful military to invade?

Some experts and academics say it’s a notion too preposterous to even contemplate. But Aisha Ahmad isn’t one of them.

“When you look at the power (imbalance) between the U.S. and Canada, an invasion would immediately result in the defeat of the Canadian Armed Forces,” said the University of Toronto political science professor, who last month published an essay on the subject in The Conversation.

“But a conventional military victory is not the end of this story. It’s just the beginning.”

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[–] [email protected] 42 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It would cause a civil war within US itself.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I feel like this has to be the case. America is a disaster but I cannot fathom the populace or even the military being complacent as they march over the border.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Look up Kent state shootings. They fired on their own. The people in the military are maybe there for an education but mainly to get paid and some to shoot people. They’ll have no issue attacking us at all.

If it comes to that, those that would have an issue will have left on their own or been purged by that point.