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

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7. Insurgency following US invasion of Canada now in mainstream news (see Toronto Star)

Ahmad, 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.

“This approach treats waging war as a secret, part-time job that an ordinary person can do .... Trump is delusional if he believes that 40 million Canadians will passively accept conquest.”

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/american-invasion-of-canada-would-spark-decades-long-insurgency-expert-predicts/article_e7674c01-4ca9-5fa5-9274-41589bade509.html