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2025-02-04 Great White North

Trump agrees to pause tariffs on Canada in exchange for more border enforcement

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Posted by Skidmark 2025-02-04 01:51|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11145 views ] Top
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#1
Kinda figured this was part of the Overall Trump End game.

Placing the USA back in a position of power and demanding the respect, that the Biden Democrats threw to the wind.

Posted by NN2N1 2025-02-04 04:41|| 2025-02-04 04:41|| Front Page Top

#2 Canada promised 10,000 troops to patrol the border. Not clear if that's 10,000 additional or 10,000 total. They have 16,500 in their border patrol now. Active duty Canadian Army is 28,579. If it's 10,000 additional troops that's literally 1/3 of their available ground forces. Good thing they have zero committment elsewhere . . .

Posted by Clem+Elmish4239 2025-02-04 08:59|| 2025-02-04 08:59|| Front Page Top

#3 Oh yeah - and the border is 5,500 miles long (not including the Canadian-Alaskan border). So that's roughly 1 warm body every 1/2 mile. Presuming they never need to sleep or rotate out. And that the logistical tail is excess to the 10,000 number. And of course presuming that the Canadians actually were to honor their word (which I doubt)

Posted by Clem+Elmish4239 2025-02-04 09:02|| 2025-02-04 09:02|| Front Page Top

#4 And the Bee notes the change:

Posted by NoMoreBS 2025-02-04 15:46|| 2025-02-04 15:46|| Front Page Top

#5 heyyy-oo!
/hat tip

Posted by swksvolFF 2025-02-04 21:11|| 2025-02-04 21:11|| Front Page Top

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