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I saw a quote on twitter today that stuck with me. "Imagine if Putin, absent any proof, declared “Canada is going to invade the U.S”. Then Canada said “no we

I saw a quote on twitter today that stuck with me. "Imagine if Putin, absent any proof, declared “Canada is going to invade the U.S”. Then Canada said “no we aren’t”, and U.S agencies agreed “no they aren’t”—but Putin moved his troops into our region to “help” anyway. That is exactly what Biden is doing in Ukraine right now."

monkeydreams 5y ago
> That is exactly what Biden is doing in Ukraine right now. Imagine if Putin, absent any proof, declared "Canada is going to invade the U.S.". Then Canada said "no we aren't" and the US agencies said "Yes, we are seeing a significant build up of troops and materiel along our northern borders with Canada plus we have caught several Canadian intelligence operatives, some with weapons and explosives, operating in the disputed regions, plus Canada invaded and still holds significant border regions including both regions claimed as parts of Canada, and other regions which are being held by US Separatist groups." - and then the US requested assistance and Putin moved his troops to "help" by working with neighbouring countries who have offered to house Russian troops. This is exactly what Biden is doing in Ukraine right now.
dane-pgp 5y ago
That would be a good analogy, if Canada had already invaded and annexed part of US territory in the past 10 years, and Canada was supporting one side in an American civil war, and Canada was making threats to stop the US signing international treaties, and Putin was sending troops to countries that used to live under Canadian domination, and Canada had the world's biggest nuclear arsenal, and if everything else was completely different.
- civilized 5y ago
  Also, Canada conquered Washington State in 2014, has been sponsoring a violent separatist movement in Vermont since 2014, and is openly massing troops near the rest of US border. Yes, maybe the world would distrust Canada and think of them as filthy lying warmongering scumbags who need to be dealt with the hard way, if all of this was the case. Putin is evil. There is no question that obstructing his evil plans is a desirable goal. The only question is tactics and cost benefit analysis.

monkeydreams 5y ago

> That is exactly what Biden is doing in Ukraine right now. Imagine if Putin, absent any proof, declared "Canada is going to invade the U.S.". Then Canada said "no we aren't" and the US agencies said "Yes, we are seeing a significant build up of troops and materiel along our northern borders with Canada plus we have caught several Canadian intelligence operatives, some with weapons and explosives, operating in the disputed regions, plus Canada invaded and still holds significant border regions including both regions claimed as parts of Canada, and other regions which are being held by US Separatist groups." - and then the US requested assistance and Putin moved his troops to "help" by working with neighbouring countries who have offered to house Russian troops. This is exactly what Biden is doing in Ukraine right now.

dane-pgp 5y ago

That would be a good analogy, if Canada had already invaded and annexed part of US territory in the past 10 years, and Canada was supporting one side in an American civil war, and Canada was making threats to stop the US signing international treaties, and Putin was sending troops to countries that used to live under Canadian domination, and Canada had the world's biggest nuclear arsenal, and if everything else was completely different.

civilized 5y ago
Also, Canada conquered Washington State in 2014, has been sponsoring a violent separatist movement in Vermont since 2014, and is openly massing troops near the rest of US border. Yes, maybe the world would distrust Canada and think of them as filthy lying warmongering scumbags who need to be dealt with the hard way, if all of this was the case. Putin is evil. There is no question that obstructing his evil plans is a desirable goal. The only question is tactics and cost benefit analysis.