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Canada wargames a US invasion — and it doesn’t end well
The Times (UK) ^ | 1/21/2026 | Joshua Thurston

Posted on 01/21/2026 8:09:50 PM PST by simpson96

Canadian military chiefs have wargamed a US invasion and concluded that they would be overpowered in only two days.

Canada’s resistance would rely upon insurgency tactics similar to those deployed by the Mujahideen in Afghanistan in the fight against the Soviet Union, according to reports.

Under the plans, which officials stressed were precautionary and hypothetical, forces would use asymmetric tactics whereby a weaker army attempts to counter a dominant force. Canada would rely on drone warfare and would also request assistance from European allies, namely the former imperial powers Britain and France. (snip)

Canadian military positions on land and at sea would be overcome in as little as two days, leaving an insurgency‑style campaign including ambushes and “hit‑and‑run tactics” as the only option, the report said.

Canada’s military is dwarfed by the US armed forces, having only 63,500 active duty personnel as of 2024 while the US has 1.3 million.

(Excerpt) Read more at thetimes.com ...


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KEYWORDS: canada; canaduh; canuckcommies; joshuathurston; ohcanada; tds; wargames

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1 posted on 01/21/2026 8:09:50 PM PST by simpson96
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To: simpson96

Over a quarter of the Canadian Armed Forces are officers.


2 posted on 01/21/2026 8:13:32 PM PST by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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""Canadian military positions on land and at sea would be overcome in as little as two days, leaving an insurgency‑style campaign including ambushes and “hit‑and‑run tactics” as the only option, the report said.""

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More like... two hours.

3 posted on 01/21/2026 8:14:28 PM PST by Danie_2023
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To: Danie_2023

Less, as probably 1/2 to 3/4 would welcome the invasion.


4 posted on 01/21/2026 8:22:40 PM PST by MeanWestTexan (Sometimes There Is No Lesser Of Two Evils)
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To: simpson96

Let’s go!! Which one first.....Canada or Greenland??


5 posted on 01/21/2026 8:23:54 PM PST by Donkey Odious ( Adapt, improvise, and overcome - now a motto for us all.)
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To: simpson96

Did they bomb the Baldwin Residence?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9P8wa7cUueg


6 posted on 01/21/2026 8:28:12 PM PST by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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Or the Arquette residence?!


7 posted on 01/21/2026 8:29:28 PM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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Canada wargames a US invasion — and it doesn’t end well

Tim Hortons runs out of coffee and Tim-bits by 10 AM!

8 posted on 01/21/2026 8:34:23 PM PST by PGR88
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To: simpson96

The Bee got me again!


9 posted on 01/21/2026 8:34:52 PM PST by Uncle Miltie (No American Blood for censorious socialist islamophiles!)
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To: simpson96

After killing 300 ostriches in a corral they were feeling very confident of their fighting capabilities.


10 posted on 01/21/2026 8:38:29 PM PST by TigersEye (The Democrat/leftist strategy is "maximum chaos until collapse is acheived.")
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To: simpson96

“Canada wargames a US invasion — and it doesn’t end well”

i could have told them that for free ...


11 posted on 01/21/2026 8:42:16 PM PST by catnipman ((A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil))
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To: PGR88

“Tim Hortons runs out of coffee and Tim-bits by 10 AM!”

not to mention the ensuing panic when all the major Poutien factories were bombed ...


12 posted on 01/21/2026 8:44:31 PM PST by catnipman ((A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil))
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To: simpson96

This is just silly thoughts and will not happen. The USA will never go to war with Canada. If they did and will not in 20 minutes the Americans will be drinking at the local pub with Canadian soldiers and asking each, “What is this Bull Shit we are playing?

In respect to Canada’s Army, Air Force and Navy they are first class. Particularly their army snipers. The problem is they are minimalism in size relative to their economic ability to support a much greater force.

It should be noted that the GDP of Canada and Russia is almost the same. Why is Russia a great power and Canada is not. Both have the economic ability to support great armies, aircraft, missiles, ships, and atomic weapons. Canada has failed.


13 posted on 01/21/2026 8:45:05 PM PST by cpdiii (cane cutter, deckhand, oilfield roughneck, drilling fluid tech, geologist, pilot, pharmacist, MAGA)
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To: simpson96

How far gone is Canada that they would think they need to “war game” this? Canada is a country that has lost its vision. Is the Canadian government that far gone? This is digusting.


14 posted on 01/21/2026 8:53:35 PM PST by johnnygeneric
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“”””It should be noted that the GDP of Canada and Russia is almost the same. Why is Russia a great power and Canada is not. Both have the economic ability to support great armies, aircraft, missiles, ships, and atomic weapons. Canada has failed.”””””

Don’t you think population plays a little part in that, in 1950 Canada had a population of 14 million and under Obama it was 33 million.


15 posted on 01/21/2026 8:56:58 PM PST by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: simpson96

That long?


16 posted on 01/21/2026 8:57:10 PM PST by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus….)
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To: simpson96

Jackasses.

This is what leftists do. Stir up trouble and waste time on ridiculous projects.


17 posted on 01/21/2026 9:02:26 PM PST by Williams (Thank God for the election of President Trump!)
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To: cpdiii

Canadians are nicer than Russians?

I think it is probably because Canada knows that an attack on Canada would be viewed pretty much as an attack on the USA. Also, Russia has and will continue to be a country that is expansionist in nature. Canadians seem pretty content to keep to themselves.


18 posted on 01/21/2026 9:06:48 PM PST by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant - Never Fearful)
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To: johnnygeneric

You’re right about this. Nobody is invading anyone in the Western Hemisphere. Our (when I say our, I’m talking about people from the Western Hemisphere) problem is crime, not military invasion. North and South America are the worst about criminal activity outside of South Africa.


19 posted on 01/21/2026 9:11:45 PM PST by packagingguy
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To: MeanWestTexan

Yep.


20 posted on 01/21/2026 9:21:02 PM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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