Canadian Bacon
We did get into it with the Canadians during the War of 1812.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812
Canada also emerged from the war with a heightened sense of national feeling and solidarity with the British Empire, as it celebrated its defeat of multiple invasions. Battles such as the Battle of Queenston Heights and the Battle of Crysler’s Farm became iconic for English-speaking Canadians, while battles such as the Battle of Chateauguay became memorable for French-speaking Canadians. In Canada, especially Ontario, memory of the war retains national significance, as the invasions were largely perceived by Canadians as an annexation attempt by the United States. In Canada, numerous ceremonies took place in 2012 to commemorate the war, offer historical lessons and celebrate 200 years of peace between Canada and the United States.[5] The war is scarcely remembered in Britain today, as it regarded the conflict as a sideshow to the much larger Napoleonic Wars raging in Europe. As such it welcomed an era of peaceful relations and trade with the United States.
Absolute insanity. Canada has no army to speak of. The peace gate at the British Columbia/Washington border crossing is permanently closed with the inscription: “two sons of a common mother, may these gates never be closed.”
Nonsense. Canadians are more peaceful than the US. They simply want to be left alone, something we should emulate.
Well, there's that. Honestly, anyone who is anxious about military contingency planning nearly a hundred years old probably needs medication.
I have personally occupied Victoria, BC, several times. Well, only a small part of it. A bar stool, to be precise. No one seemed to mind.
We should invade Mexico instead. I’m thinking they owe us some coastal property.
“Canadian forces would strike first, attacking and occupying key cities such as Albany, Minneapolis, and Seattle.”
Well hang on a second,,, is there anything we could do to provoke them? Im just thinking,,,
Warplan Red 2013.2: Invade Canada. Conquer Canada. As part of the terms of surrender force them to move US/Canadian border in the Windsor, Ontario area ten miles northward and westward.
More seriously, war planners in the DoD constantly make and revise war plans. Some seem silly, some are deadly serious. The serious ones are done in much more detail by more people and are revised constantly. The less serious ones are done as lessons and practice by junior officers. They don't have nearly as much detail but they do provide a starting point if trouble starts.
The most serious ones evolve into fleet/troop exercises like Warplan Orange against the Japanese in the 1930s.
What if Britain fell?
Remember, Britain and the US occupied Iceland during WW2 to keep the Germans out after Germany occupied Denmark.
“Canadian forces would strike first, attacking and occupying key cities such as Albany, Minneapolis, and Seattle.”
We should just give them Minneapolis and Seattle. MN and WA would be red states immediately. They might not want them. So offer the LA, SF, NY and DC to sweeten the pot. America would immediately be a better place.
We have plans to invade every country in the world. There are two reason for that. The first is that you never know when you will need such a plan. The second is that it is very good training for young officers.
The punishment for taking Quebec would be taking Quebec.
President Warren Harding wrongly has a bad reputation. He was a good man, sparing us from the disaster of James Cox, whose offspring own a far-left media conglomerate. And, best of all, one of the two truly great presidents of the 20th Century, Calvin Coolidge, was his VP.
Canada Ping!