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'Didn't you burn down the White House?' Trump uses War of 1812 to justify Canada as security threat
Montreal Gazette ^ | 06/07/2018 | Tristin Hopper

Posted on 06/07/2018 9:23:01 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

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To: SeekAndFind

... didn’t the Germans bomb Pearl Harbor?


21 posted on 06/07/2018 9:34:18 AM PDT by plain talk
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To: SeekAndFind

LOL! Now that is just funny.


22 posted on 06/07/2018 9:34:43 AM PDT by CIB-173RDABN (US out of the UN, UN out of the US)
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To: Sacajaweau
It went deeper than that. They were at war with France and unilaterally declared no country could trade with them. The United States was a sovereign nation and ignored the Limey threat.

Britain captured our trade ships, confiscated the cargo and compelled our sailors to serve on the Limey ships.

They were wrong. 110%.

23 posted on 06/07/2018 9:34:57 AM PDT by LouAvul (The most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.)
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To: SeekAndFind

It was obviously some combination of a sharp rejoinder and a joke. But the bigger point is the question of who is releasing this? Is it US Deep Staters who continue to leak all of the President’s calls with foreign leaders? Or is it Boy Trudeau the Groper trying to look tough vs. the USA? The USA and Canada will get along fine in the long run due to our mutual interest and longtime very close connections. But if Boy Trudeau thinks he can push the Americans around, he is back to smoking the funny stuff.


24 posted on 06/07/2018 9:36:03 AM PDT by Stingray51
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To: Kalamata

There is a resemblance
25 posted on 06/07/2018 9:37:12 AM PDT by BigEdLB (BigEdLB, Russian BOT, At your service)
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To: SeekAndFind

> That’s our Trump. LOL

Keeping the media focused on the “important issues” from 1812 instead of trivia like firing of the CFPB.

If the media doesn’t catch on, the people Trump hired and is running interference for will be able to fix so much of the executive branch and the media won’t have a clue how such an “incompetent buffoon as Trump” got so many good things done. (”good” to me, “bad” to them)


26 posted on 06/07/2018 9:37:45 AM PDT by LostPassword
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To: SeekAndFind

This smells like fake news. For some reason, I don’t think Trump - or most people - would remember anything about the War of 1812. It’s something you hear about in the sixth grade, and then forget.


27 posted on 06/07/2018 9:38:37 AM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: SeekAndFind

The US had war plans drawn up for an invasion of Canada in the early 1930’s.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Plan_Red


28 posted on 06/07/2018 9:38:51 AM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: Sacajaweau
Canada is part of the British Monarchy. They did indeed burn down the Whitehouse in 1814 which was an action of the War of 1812.

And since then have fought beside us in two world wars, the Korean War, the Cold War, twice in Iraq and once in Afghanistan. If Trudeau's intent was to show that Canada is hardly a security risk then I think they've done that.

29 posted on 06/07/2018 9:39:15 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: SeekAndFind

I love this President.

I can just visualize him saying this, and Trudeau, taken aback, blinking...”Er...uh...well...the...uh...I don’t...”


30 posted on 06/07/2018 9:39:42 AM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists: They believe in the "Invisible Hand" only when it is guided by government.)
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To: Steve_Seattle
the War of 1812. It’s something you hear about in the sixth grade, and then forget..
31 posted on 06/07/2018 9:41:30 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: SeekAndFind

I LOVE our president!


32 posted on 06/07/2018 9:42:09 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: Sacajaweau

Agreed, Canada always had a governor general, the queens rep in that British colony.

Does not matter if the invaders were from the British empire or mercenaries. The troops left what is now called nova scotia, landed on us soil, and burnt down the capitol.

Therefore, Canada was a bona fide threat, and could be a future threat.
Justin’s and Christine’s argument just got varied


33 posted on 06/07/2018 9:42:30 AM PDT by Steven Tyler
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To: Steve_Seattle

“This smells like fake news. For some reason, I don’t think Trump - or most people - would remember anything about the War of 1812. It’s something you hear about in the sixth grade, and then forget.”

So you have forgotten the Star Spangled Banner?

Just kidding.

Trump’s favorite Pres was Andrew Jackson who played a yuge role two weeks after the war ended.


34 posted on 06/07/2018 9:42:43 AM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: Steve_Seattle
the War of 1812. It’s something you hear about in the sixth grade, and then forget..

Nowadays they don't cover much history, just how the guns were bad and the constitution should be changed.

35 posted on 06/07/2018 9:43:23 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: SeekAndFind

Sounds like fake news designed to support Trudeau’s mischaracterization.

Trudeau is conflating the idea that the tariffs are being applied to Nations that threaten our security, with the true state of affairs where tarrifs are being applied to Nations that threaten the sustainable development of our internal aluminum & steel industries by undercutting our manufacturers or flooding our markets.


36 posted on 06/07/2018 9:45:05 AM PDT by JayGalt (You can't teach a donkey how to tap dance.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Trump is completely correct from a long term historical perspective. There is no guarantee that Canada will remain a faithful ally of the United States and provide us with steel in times of war. Look at the government Mexico is about to elect. Canada is most likely to oppose any war we are involved in.


37 posted on 06/07/2018 9:45:41 AM PDT by Williams (Stop tolerating the intolerant.)
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To: BigEdLB

Yes, Big Ed. There is a strong resemblance. Thanks for the perfect illustration.


38 posted on 06/07/2018 9:46:51 AM PDT by JayGalt (You can't teach a donkey how to tap dance.)
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To: plain talk

Let him go folks, he’s on a roll!


39 posted on 06/07/2018 9:47:29 AM PDT by Mathews (Ecclesiastes 10:2 (NIV), Luke 22:36 (NIV))
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To: Williams
There is no guarantee that Canada will remain a faithful ally of the United States and provide us with steel in times of war

We'll just annex them temporarily and plunder what we want.

40 posted on 06/07/2018 9:48:56 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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