[doc30]

Has Canadian-American relations reached a new low? Note - plans are from 1930! However, replace 'Briton' with 'China' or 'Russia' and the plan has some modern merits. Instead of Canada allowing a foreign invasion through a foreign alliance. Canada, with it;s lack of military and security, may be an unwilling accomplice to potential adversaries in the future. This should serve as a warning on what might (big might) be in store for Canada if the security of the U.S. were severely threatened from the north. Protection of Canada would not be a tidy, political affair. It would really be potection of the U.S.

[Brilliant]

Canada, identified as Crimson, would be invaded to prevent the Britons from using it as a staging ground to attack the United States.

They've done that twice, during the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812.

[RoadTest]

Good point.

[frankjr]

From NRO -

"ATTACK PLAN RED, EH? [Jonah Goldberg]

Lots and lots of this sort of email coming in:

Jonah:

War Plan Red has been known for years. Although the plan was declassified in 1974, the 1935 Army war games were fairly open that they were based on war with Great Britain involving an invasion of Canada. Every couple of years, it gets pulled out, usually by a left wing Canadian professor who wants to use it to tar Canadian conservatives as making common cause with the hated Americans. About 8 years ago, it was even argued that the location of Fort Drum in upstate New York was to prepare for an invasion of Canada (instead of being a pork barrel project by Senator D'Amato).

It is no surprise it comes up now. Canada is in the midst of a general election and the liberals are performing badly. This could be 3-5% to the Liberals (or at least away from the Tories).


Posted at 03:14 PM"

http://corner.nationalreview.com/05_12_25_corner-archive.asp#085632

[Vaquero]

Blame Canada

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

We shoulda done this long ago! I love it!

[1066AD]

Interesting but why should the UK have wanted to invade in (19)20s and 30s ?

[Stonewall Jackson]

In 1940, the United States and Canada came up with plans on what to do if the Nazis should capture the British Isles. The plan involved urging the remnants of the Royal Fleet to head toward Iceland or Bermuda, where joint US-Canadian forces would help establish forward operating bases, as well as securing control of all other British colonies and assets throughout the world.

When Churchill found out about these plans, he was rather ticked, but I can see where having things worked out in advance would have been a great help.

[sgtbono2002]

We dont want Canada, too many liberals, lousy health care, that is overpriced, we sure dont want to have a bunch of french speaking prisoners waving white flags at us all the time.

[hershey]

We'll simply move in with tanks ala Grenada and play Celine Dion tapes full blast until Canada surrenders.

[wmileo]

Judging from the strife between the US and Canada today and the way the Canadians have kissed up to the Chinese of late, this plan needs to be updated. The American Hating Socialists, who run Canada these days, are definitely capable of betraying the United States. The only ingredient they are missing is courage. if another power such as the PRC can supply both the power and courage, Canada would sell us out in a heartbeat.

[mikrofon]

Aha, we see that only years before, the Canajuns were talking peace while they too were preparing for war...

[BenLurkin]

Nobody down here gives a damn about Canada. Certainly not enough to go to war with it.

[clamper1797]

We should go south first ... THEN North

[SmithL]

Of course we have contingency plans - for every corner of the planet. I assume that our plans for Canada have evolved somewhat since they no longer have a military.

[atomicpossum]

Canada? Is that a country or something?

[Liberty Valance]

Send in the clowns
There ought to be clowns
Maybe next year...

[Navy Patriot]

We need to update these plans.

Initial invasion would be a couple of Marines penetrating Quebec. The French response would be immediate unconditional surrender, splitting Canada in two. Alaskan citizens would be given letters of marque allowing them to keep anything they can take in Canada especially beer. Acting on this information, British Columbia would rise in rebellion and join the U.S. as the 51st state. Idaho would annex the area between as most residents need to expand their compounds. Finally, a temporary ban on North Atlantic fishing would motivate the down East Yankees to pacify Eastern Canada with uncharacteristically dry sarcastic humorless humor. Victory.

[hinckley buzzard]

It starts with a seaborne assault on Halifax to cut Canada off from its British ally

The irony is that a few years later, Halifax Harbor and the Bedford Basin just outside it were the assembly points for the great Atlantic convoys of WW II, which aided the very survival of Great Britain. The Royal Navy considered Halifax during the War to be the most important port in the world.So there we were, Halifax loaded with US naval and merchant marine personnel, and we didn't even try to make a move!

[GraniteStateConservative]

Ice-brewed beer and Trish Stratus. Canada has plenty we'd want in our empire.

[KellyAdmirer]

I don't think we'd need a plan to take out Canada, personally....