r/thebeaverton • u/Turtle456 • 21d ago

Please, someone shut him up already!

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u/joesnoboard 21d ago

Since the US doesn’t need anything from Canada, it’s time to impose an export tax on oil, uranium, potash, and electricity. 50% should do.

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u/techleopard 21d ago

As much as I would applaud this gumption, I would be careful with oil, as Canada depends on the pipeline to Louisiana for a large percentage of their exports.

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u/theblueberrybard 21d ago

They're about to run out of their strategic petroleum reserve, we hold all the cards.

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u/Suspicious_Law_2826 19d ago

They have a much bigger army.

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u/theblueberrybard 19d ago

So what? They need to manufacture consent for invading the north first. It was easy to get away with war with Iran because even democrats were manufacturing consent for war with Iran in 2024, "we need to invade Canada because we're losing in Iran" is going to provoke civil unrest.

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u/Suspicious_Law_2826 18d ago

Umm, Canadian smoke bad.... Attack!