Posted on 06/07/2018 9:23:01 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
During a testy phone call with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, U.S. president Donald Trump reportedly cited the War of 1812 in order to justify seeing Canada as a security threat.
“Didn’t you guys burn down the White House?” he told Trudeau, according to sources cited by CNN.
The reason for the call was the U.S. imposition of tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum, which Trump has justified on national security grounds.
The new tariffs, announced last week, sparked disbelief from across the political spectrum in Canada. For more than a century, the United States has had no problem building military equipment out of Canadian raw materials. Most famously, the country’s first atomic bombs were fuelled in part by Canadian uranium.
“Canada is a secure supplier of aluminum and steel to the U.S. defence industry, putting aluminum in American planes and steel in American tanks,” Trudeau said last week. “That Canada could be considered a national security threat to the United States is inconceivable.”
Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland made the same argument in a CNN appearance, saying “do you really think Canada … represents a national security threat to you?”
Trudeau was apparently arguing Canada’s loyalty directly to the U.S. president when Trump fired back about the Burning of Washington.
In August of 1814, the U.S. federal capital was indeed invaded and burned by troops based in what is now Canada. Facing little to no resistance, the soldiers destroyed both the U.S. Capitol and the presidential mansion in one day of looting and destruction.
The current-day White House, from which Trump was likely taking Trudeau’s call, had to be mostly rebuilt as a result of the fire.
However, the soldiers who sacked Washington were all British.
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This is too funny for words. I hope he really said it.
Then let’s just nuke them and get it over with.
You can annex Alberta permanently, we wouldn’t resist that,and we bring a lot to the table.
Troller in Chief:)
I think that will depend on how many “Islamic Refugees” that they allow to immigrate.
Up until July 1, 1867, so were all 'Canadian' citizens.
About that White House thing, sorry.
Bet you would have turned a blind eye in 2014.
>>About that White House thing, sorry.
Bet you would have turned a blind eye in 2014.
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Nah. O would have supplied the matches and fuel.
“However, the soldiers who sacked Washington were all British.”
Canadians were British back then.
I knew I smelled more FAKE NEWS. (Man I’m getting good at it too.)
However, the soldiers who sacked Washington were all British.
Well, they became independent, sort of, in 1867.
Not only that but the burning of Washington was in part a response to the US sacking and burning of York (present day Toronto) during that same war.
That's what I hear :)
Well, those darned Canadians “culturally appropriated” our Columbus Day, and now call it their Thanksgiving Day…
(Then again, the Canadians *should* be thankful — had Columbus not discovered America, NO ONE would’ve ever found Canada ;-)
Today the longest, largest highway Number One in Canada is called Queen Elizabeth Highway. It is not called Freedom Highway.
Canada loyalties are to the British Queen. They have no republic, just bi-coastal voting. They would burn down the White House again if they could get away with it.
Yes, fuel is extremely critical for national security issues. However there is a difference between Steel & Aluminum versus oil, in the current situation. And that is, our Steel & Aluminum industries are much more distressed than our domestic oil companies. Fortunately, we have become self-sufficient in oil & gas production. And oil companies are doing well and in no danger of going bankrupt due to imports.
He trolls with shiny lures, doesn’t he?
>>>Fortunately, we have become self-sufficient in oil & gas production.
No, we still import about 40% of our oil. We only import about 30% of our steel.
Do not confuse readers with partial facts. We EXPORT lot of Alaska oil to Asia and import Mexican oil to Southern states....because it saves on cost of transport.
Overall, we produce enough energy domestically to meet domestic demand. Like they say, figures don’t lie...
As for importing only 30% of steel, it is another mis-leading statement. The problem is the cheap steel being dumped here is driving our corporations towards closing shop. We should not rely on steel imports any more than we rely on manufacture of jet fighters.
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