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There can be trade disputes between friends. Even if this one is just more than a bit unhinged. Where it crosses the line is incidents like this: https://www.

• seanmcdirmid 2y ago
  I still don’t see how the trade dispute can’t make things worse. If you are friends, a trade dispute will strain your relationship, even if it might not cross the line to ruin it. We are just way beyond that line with Canada.
  • cmrdporcupine 2y ago
    According to Trump the trade dispute and annexation threats are the same thing. e.g. yesterday's 25% auto-tariffs = potentially half a million unionized well-paid Canadians out of a job, in Canada's economic heartland, with no reasonable employment alternatives. Basically a declaration of economic war.