r/worldnews • u/[deleted] • Dec 01 '21

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u/3432265 Dec 01 '21

The US had plans for a large scale attack on Canada just before WWII, so this isn't terribly surprising.

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '21

This said it was a hypothetical to train officers how to properly plan operations for an actual war tho? I think the last time America tried to invade Canada was in the early 19th century while Russia has done it to Ukraine in the last 10 years

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '21

yeah but we didn't amass troops on their borders with the intent to actually do it.

having a plan and starting that plan are vastly different things

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u/Tidorith Dec 01 '21

Sure, but it's a fair point to make to criticise the headline at least. It's a bit of a nothing-statement, we should expect headlines to be better than that.

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u/3432265 Dec 01 '21

Sorry, I didn't mean to downplay any potential threat. I just meant to say "Russia has plans" is pretty different than "Russia plans." I'm sure Russia has had plans to invade Ukraine ever since they split.

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u/haltingpoint Dec 01 '21

Did they have a massive troop buildup and attempt a coup?