Trump Says He Won’t Invade Canada
The notion that a U.S. President would even contemplate invading Canada, a nation with whom we share the longest undefended border in the world and a deep, intertwined history, is frankly, quite astonishing. The very fact that a statement assuring the public that such an invasion is *not* planned has become a newsworthy event speaks volumes about the current political climate and perhaps, a growing exhaustion with the unpredictable nature of public discourse. One might have assumed that such a statement would be entirely unnecessary, a given given the decades of peaceful coexistence and mutual cooperation.
It seems that the current political landscape has created a situation where even the most basic assumptions of friendly international relations need to be explicitly affirmed.… Continue reading
Matt Underwood