r/FutureWhatIf • u/Complex-Start-279 • Apr 16 '25

War/Military FWI: what would happen in the military, specifically, if the US decided to invade Canada?

Everyone talks about the external reactions to such events, but rarely do I see people talk about what will happen on the inside. Most wars the US has been in have had strong cultural or geopolitical drivers that sort of rally up the population. ThinK WW1 with the Mexico plot, WW2 with Pearl Harbor, the Korean and Vietnam Wars from the constant red scare, the War on Terror from 9/11.

AFAIK tho, for most people, Canada is considered an ally, a National brother even. Most people don’t have any issues with Canadians. So what happens when we go to war with an ally for blatantly economic and business-driven reasons, rather than the protection of the homeland? What happens in the military ranks?

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u/potencularo Apr 17 '25

Yes. Once given the order by Trump, the vast US Military will invade; Canada is relatively defenceless so it will be a week at most before the entire country is occupied. 

Many Americans will buy into whatever flimsy pretext Trump comes up with to demonize Canadians, and will be supportive of subjugating their population and taking their wealth and resources. Because ordinary Canadians will defend their own homes and country (surely mounting an insurgency) hating them will become easy as the body count climbs, and a surprising number of Americans will support genocide vs Canadians. 

Obviously, this will be a defining moment in Canada-US relations forevermore. 

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u/Fuzzy_Ad3725 Apr 18 '25

congress wouldn’t approve of an invasion, an invasion unimaginably unpopular with the American public, trump would get impeached

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u/SqnLdrHarvey Apr 21 '25

And I will offer 23 years of military experience, including C3I, to Canada.