United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent insisted his country is “not at war” with Canada, then proceeded to mock the threat Canada could pose to his country with “submarines from the Edmonton mall.”
The secretary also suggested Prime Minister Mark Carney was to blame for the current “political shouting match” between the two countries because keeping the fight alive is good for his poll numbers.
Bessent made the remarks Monday in an interview with the U.S. cable news network CNBC, where he was asked if his country is now in a trade war with Canada.
“Well, I don’t think you can be in a tit for tat with someone that’s 13 times larger than you are,” he said.
“I mean we’re not at war with Canada. How are we going to be at war with Canada? What, are they going to take their two submarines from the Edmonton mall and sic them on us?”
The secretary also suggested Prime Minister Mark Carney was to blame for the current “political shouting match”
Trump has started a shouting match with a dozen different countries. At some point it becomes obvious the US is the problem in international relations
Dressed this up as “Carney just hates America/Trump for no reason”. This started with absolutely a war on Canada with BS fentanyl excuse for tariffs and 51st state threats. Objective to destroy Canadian auto sector.
Canada has recognized its a war, but is not doing anything.
Ultimatum to abandon all auto tarriffs, or if Canadian auto sector is diminished, there will be 0 US market access to one of world’s largest auto markets. Pressuring companies directly, and seizing factories when then don’t immediately repay past subsidides. Closing Canadian market to US aviation, tractors, construction equipment. Far better value available elsewhere, including China. And no buying better value products is not dependency on evil. Forcing Canadians to buy expensive crap is dependency on evil.
It’s only this utlimatum posture that results in US begging to restoring historical relationship by Monday.
Cancelling all US military equipment procurement is a cherry to get US begging for a deal, and to restore our positions in queues.
The other crazy boast from Bessent yesterday was “US bonds have outperformed G7 bonds” which is admitting that US/Trump has destroyed global economy. Pathetic loser vassals just smiled.
The best thing everyone in Canada can do is just ignore these fuckwits and carry on working with the rest of the world. There’s nothing to be gained by engaging. Even if they did agree to something, it woudn’t be worth the paper it’s printed on. So walk away and ignore them.
That’s pretty much what I’ve been doing, I’ve just been ignoring them. Life is much less stressful when you don’t pay attention to them.
I swear we will burn your fucking house down. Again. Bitch.
We’ll just wave some steaks in front of your troops 😉
“Well, I don’t think you can be in a tit for tat with someone that’s 13 times larger than you are,” he said.
Russia would like a word…
Also, Fuck you, asshoke.
asshoke
Is there a new organ I missed?
they weren’t at war with Venezuela either, but they did invade them, deposed their leader, and now control their oilfields…
“I don’t think you can be in a tit for tat with someone that’s 13 times larger than you are”
Agreed. Which is why we need asymmetric measures that make the USA hurt a lot more than us. Specifically, make their billionaires squeal like piggies. Tax US cloud services, streaming services, and app services. Cap the profits that their app stores can charge. Clamp down on what advertising is acceptable. Force them to open APIs.
Right to repair legislation. Force them to open app store competition.
Level the playing field for Canadian software companies and developers.
We can’t compete with them dollar for dollar. So compete with them penny for dollar.
While they’re at it, rename the Bald Eagle the Canada Eagle. We have more of them anyway.
Alright, where is that to-do list. I swear, I filed it under G for Geneva when I immigrated…
It’s just an excursion.
I don’t want us to be at war with the US, but I don’t want us to be subjugated by them either. it’s bad enough the Americans are subjugated by themselves
their militant psychopath leaders and their sycophants can choke on a bag of dicks though if they wouldn’t enjoy it so much
Yeah because it would be the most embarrassing defeat in history. For the USA
Time to consult the Geneva Checklist
When we beat them again!
Canada is more of threat to maga than they think
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Your white house burned down long before modern submarines existed dude… sit down.
Trump has already started the tear down for us, it would not be as glorious this time but seeing a bunch of piss drunk Canadians do it again would be fun.
The Canadian military did an analysis of how to fight a war with America. The study’s conclusion was the most devastating and effective strategy is to sit back and watch them destroy themselves.
Best we can do for ourselves is to unplug from their systems.
Industrial base of US is all very close to border. Very active lobbying of those states to join as Canadian provinces should be made, making it clear that their entire base of wealth/employment is dependent on factories not burning. It’s not enough for them to just complain that tariffs are inconvenient to them.
If we’re thinking of the same study, that was because the US attempting to invade canada would be such a drastically unpopular move that it would kick off a US civil war in response. Also Canada wasn’t planning to sit back, but to not engage directly / do a guerilla for the actual invasion while supporting the pro-canada/sanity side with intelligence and materiel.
It was never “watch them destroy themselves”, the last damn thing Canada wants is a gutted former superpower with an uncertain political outlook next door.
The plan is to fuel the separatists in Alberta, then after a massive campaign to legitimize them annex part of Alberta under the guise of a referendum. After all, if they vote to join, it’s democratic.
Read up on how they captured Hawaii. It doesn’t have to be a shooting war and it doesn’t have to be all of Canada.
We’re talking about a very different study, but thank you!
I seriously doubt that, at this point. They have gestapo shooting people in the street and only Minnesota really did anything about it.
Makes sense. You don’t directly attack something 10 times your size, there’s plenty of other ways to fuck it up good and proper. Even neanderthals figured that out.
I was just making a joke. :)
You’re half right though. Charging in won’t help, gotta let them get comfy and cocky, then you mess them up from behind.
It was assymetrixal warfare because any Canadian under US rule would join terrorist groups.
Not the US destroying themselves.
The way the Tangerine Temper Tantrum views us, we’re basically terrorists anyway, so not much gonna change there.
I don’t trust the Ontarians I know who still keep a place in Florida and still plan to retire there, despite everything that has happened in recent years. The only things they pay any attention to are money and sunshine, and they won’t stand up for anything.
Fuck those Boomers, sooner or later they will get carted off to a hospital and drained of all the money they hoarded.
They come back here for that.
Yup, I wish autoshops used more canadian parts though.
What Canadian parts though? We willingly gave all our manufacturing of aftermarket parts to China.
Like motor oil and filters are sourced from American companies
The US took them from us. That’s what the free trade agreements they forced on us were about.
I’d gladly be there with a bottle of whiskey in one hand, my Tiger Torch in the other.
They’re just pissed because they’re losing JTF2.
Seriously Canadas special forces are literally the most elite in the world.
When they need it done with zero mistakes, they send JTF2.
It helps when you keep your soldiers fed.
Ya the situation on that carrier in Hormuz is beyond stupid.
But like, for context, JTF2 has broken multiple world record long distance sniper kills. One of many accolades.
From the administration who just launched a few hundred million dollars worth of tomahawks at Iran without saying they were at war with them either.
I really wish journalists with integrity were allowed to question these dorks. They would be eviscerated every follow up question.
