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So, here's my defense plan for Canada. Basic philosophy: it is unsafe to wait for an attack.
1. Get public confirmation from NATO that Article 5 applies even if the aggressor is also a NATO member.
2. Send an ultimatum to Washington demanding a public acknowledgement of Canadian sovereignty by the President and confirmation of non-aggression.
3. In the absence of that acknowledgement, sever diplomatic ties, close the borders, and embargo trade. Blow bridges, tear up roads and rail lines.
4. Evacuate Canadian civilians from the border area; probably 300km or more. Yes, this is where most Canadians live.
5. Declare a security corridor of 300km on the other side of the border, in US territory. Any military activity in that area is a sign of imminent aggression and will prompt a defensive strike.
6. If anything occurs, surge forward and take territory. Keep any war on US soil, not in Canada.
The goal is to get Canadians out of harm's way for a shooting war with short-range missiles (500km-1000km); keep something like an economy running, although severely curtailed by the loss of US trade and any facilities near the border; and bring the maximum pain to the US economy, civilian morale, and government.
We can't afford giving an aggressor the benefit of the doubt; too much of our population is within an hour's drive of the border.
If we wait until the US military moves into position to invade, we will have already lost.
@evan as a Vermonter, this is disconcerting.
Perhaps an amendment: "Cause maximum pain to US citizens who are not part of the resistance."
@richlitt I think in a shooting war there are some pretty specific definitions for being part of the resistance, and they don't count posting about the "Cheeto-in-Chief" on X.
@evan@cosocial.ca @richlitt@mastodon.social
I don't understand this North American (I've seen the same sentiment from friends in the USA) bias for ignoring ROE.
Civilians, despite what other countries may have suggested by their actions, are not valid targets for military action.
To see this kind of sentiment is rather worrying, frankly.