American would lose - a Prediction

American invasion of Canada would spark decades-long insurgency, expert predicts.

American invasion of Canada would spark decades-long insurgency, expert predicts.

Aisha Ahmad, a University of Toronto political science professor, who has studied insurgencies for more than 20 years, says that if the United States were “reckless” enough to invade its northern neighbour, a violent repression of the Canadian population would herald the beginning of a decades-long resistance.

“It’s impossible to annex Canada without violence,” said Ahmad, who has advised generals at the Pentagon about counter-insurgency strategies. “No one is born an insurgent or resistance fighter. This is something that happens to people when their mom is killed, or when their kids are unable to get to a hospital. People fight back because they have to.”

Ahmad said otherwise ordinary citizens would start engaging in mild civil disobedience — cutting wires, diverting funds, thwarting the occupiers in small ways. Others would escalate to sabotage, ambushes, and raids, sowing disorder and slowly draining the invading army of its energy and resources. Neighbours would provide the insurgents with safe havens, allowing them to fade back into the population.

“The research on guerrilla wars clearly shows that weaker parties can use unconventional methods to cripple a more powerful enemy over many years,” Ahmad wrote in The Conversation.

And THE GRUMPY CANUCK BRIGADE would form a part of that #Resistance, dedicated to defeat anyone foolish enough to doubt our resolve to be a free, independent and sovereign country. Click on the link for the full article.

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