Posted on 05/24/2025 10:17:01 AM PDT by John Semmens
US President Trump's announcement of a so-called "Golden Dome" defense system modeled after Israel's "Iron Dome" has created both an opportunity and a dilemma for Canadian Prime Minister Markey Carney. "On the one hand, the diagrams of the 'Golden Dome' show it covering all of North America," Carney observed. "This implies that we could be protected for free. On the other hand, an overt alliance with the United States could make Canada a target of a missile attack from one of the United States' many foreign enemies."
"Canada is a weak and inoffensive nation," Carney pointed out. "Switzerland, another weak and inoffensive nation, was able to avert the carnage of World War II by remaining neutral. During the course of that war Switzerland was completely surrounded by Nazi troops, but was never invaded. I imagine that we could adopt a similar strategy with similar success. By making our neutrality clear to Russia, China, Europe, and Iran there would be no reason for them to attack us. We'd be safe without having to invest anything in 'Golden Dome.'"
"Frankly, I'm not surprised," Trump said. "All of our supposed 'allies' have enjoyed a free ride for decades. The recent behavior of some of these countries to undermine freedom of speech and free elections raises serious questions about whether they share the respect for a free society that my Administration is trying to sustain. The obvious conclusion we must draw is that we must protect ourselves and the American people who have chosen freedom by electing Republicans as the majority in Congress and to run the Executive branch."
"Canadian voters gave me a mandate to chart a course independent of the United States," Carney replied. "If Trump wants us to join in his 'Golden Dome' he going to have to sweeten the deal considerably. If we can't return to the special relationship we've enjoyed since we became an independent nation we'll look elsewhere."
Do you suppose Greenland might want to participate?
Only if they don’t have to pay for anything.
A straight up trade...complete Golden Dome coverage for Alberta, BC, and Yukon.
That's what they said about Alderaan!
This jerk is clueless. The Nazis would have been slaughtered by the Swiss. They have THOUSANDS of bunkers embedded in the rugged Swiss Alps with roads bridges and tunnels mined.
Trump should simply resubmit the sketch to their PM showing Canada completely unprotected, with the caption, “Bon Chance”
Our “umbrella” will cover most of the western hemisphere, protecting areas far beyond our borders in every direction.
Canada will be protected whether they like it or not.
And just how are these grifters going to pay for their “share”. They are hard pressed to field a operational squadron of fighters to protect their airspace.
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