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Words on a page don't put boots on the ground. The treaty would be invoked, US would be expelled (and sanctioned), and nobody would dare try to break the blocka
by NewJazz 2y ago
Words on a page don't put boots on the ground. The treaty would be invoked, US would be expelled (and sanctioned), and nobody would dare try to break the blockade.
The only meaningful resistance would come from within the US military, or maybe China would finally venture out of their sphere of influence (although it's more likely they'll use the opportunity to pursue more regional concentration of power).
- mlekoszek 2y agoEven if they achieve it, the reputational damage would be hard to understate. I think anyone with a bone to pick with the States would happily and repeatedly point to us Canadians as an example of what happens when you trust Americans. And that would be enough to achieve a lot of their regional policy goals, if not much more. Mexico would probably seek other political partners to make sure they're not next.
- throaway89 2y agoYes, an American invasion of Canada would immeidately set the stage for a worldwide rationale for opposing US interests.
- philistine 2y agoAnnexation of Canada would mean the end of the soft power for the Americans. The only way anyone would let them in would be through hard wars. At least China and Russia only forcibly attacked independent countries that were once united with them.