" about joining the plan which foresees the nations on the continent spending $1.25 trillion on defence over the next five years."

Aye and there is the rub. The news media talks about how much Germany spends on defense and how much France spends and so forth.

That’s like talking about how much California spends on defense and how much Texas spends on defense and so on.

Wat matters is how much the European Union collectively spends on defense, just like what matters is how much the United States collectively spends on defense, not each individual State.

Collectively, the European Union is just as powerful economically as is the United States, and we should talk about the collective [United] European [Union] states when we compare them to the United States of America, not the individual countries (states) that make up the EU.

Americans have completely stacked the deck against the statistics comparing Europe to America, by insisting on treating every European country separately, but all of the States in America collectively. and then convincing the world the American way of comparative accounting is the correct one.

He’s making it really easy to send our defense dollars elsewhere:

*Trump took to Truth Social to say that his administration was negotiating with Canada about joining his “Golden Dome” missile defence system, which “will cost $61 Billion Dollars if they remain a separate, but unequal, Nation, but will cost ZERO DOLLARS if they become our cherished 51st State. They are considering the offer!” *

What mistakes?

They are considering the offer!

The likely hood of this happening? Slim, given that he (Carney) still intends to confiscate licensed/registered firearms from PAL/RPAL holders.

Canada needs to keep a close eye on the US given the whole 51st state fiasco.

Not meaning to attack here but there’s an entire page o wikipedia talking about Denmark in World War 2.

They basically tried to not take sides/stay neutral and ended up being invaded by Germany.

This is a great way to help us approach the 2% target without having to subsidize a country trying to annex us.

They didn’t fortify their borders in trying to avoid pissing off Germany and then they got invaded anyways in 6 hours. Fascists are always pissed off no matter what you do.

I vote for Burnt Sienna. A Burnt Sienna dome.

i agree! Canada must learn from the mistakes of others.

I think it would be very difficult if not impossible to secure our border if the USA decided on military invasion. Nevertheless, appeasement is not the way.