'Absolutely ridiculous' to militarize U.S.-Canada border over COVID-19, Higgins says

[BrightKnight]

Source: WBFO All Things Considered

Rep. Brian Higgins (D-Buffalo) is blasting proposals in Washington to start sending American military to the U.S. border with Canada to help all of the federal agencies that now patrol the border.

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America's longest undefended border totals around 4,400 miles and hasn't been militarized since after the American Civil War.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a news conference Thursday he is aware the proposal is being looked at by those who say it would help thwart the movement of COVID-19. He said Canada is in talks with the United States in hopes of avoiding the deployment. Trudeau said it is in the best interests of both countries that the world's longest unmilitarized border remain that way.

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I can't wrap my head around this. There is no possible benefit from doing this.

[Xipe Totec]

1. Deploying another weapon of mass distraction. nt

[rocktivity]

5. A weapon of mass distraction from the fact

that Mexican citizens have started taking action against possibly infected Americans fleeing across the border, LOL!


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[defacto7]

2. What a waste

[msongs]

3. its a show to make trump look like he is doing something nt

[Haggis for Breakfast]

20. It's just more macho-toxic masculine posturing from trumpie.

As he struts around, holding the power of life and death over the heads of people he doesn't like, he gets off on the power of it all. This is the malignant part of that diagnosis of malignant narcissist the shrinks have been warning about since the election.

Make no mistake, he is LOVING this. And by throwing red meat to his drooling hoards of mouth-breathing, knuckle-draggers, the biggest chunk he can toss them is a BIG ASS MILITARY display.

[rocktivity]

4. Militarizing the Canadian border will become Canada's job soon enough

When Americans start fleeing there to flee the coronoavirus.

It's already started in Mexico: Locals "have shut a US southern border crossing amid fears that untested American travellers will spread coronavirus."


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[DENVERPOPS]

7. Laugh

Pretty soon Mexico will be paying to erect a wall against Americans flocking to Mexico......

[DENVERPOPS]

6. Hell,

If anything Canada should be arming their side of the border to prevent Americans from going up there.......LOLOLOL

Besides, the border patrol crowd are wussies, and it is cold and snowy up there........

[BrightKnight]

10. LOL - No Canadian is dumb enough to want a US hospital bed.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

9. tRump is flailing. He knows "border control" pushes a button w his base. It's a waste of money. . nt

[Progressive Jones]

11. True. You just know that The Wall Nuts are drooling over this. nt

[SergeStorms]

12. Yeah, Canadians want to sneak into the U.S. for our healthcare.

Trump's had a bunch of stupid ideas during his 3+ years, but this one takes the cake.

[Blackjackdavey]

28. You jest

but this is 100% a thing they believe. I live astride the border. Trust me, it is a thing they believe.

[sinkingfeeling]

13. My question: what are they (mal-administration) really planning?

[kedrys]

14. Doesn't your military have better sh*t to do right now?

Also NO you can't have our maple syrup.

[paleotn]

17. Ours is better.

Nah, nah! But sugar maples don't know no borders, so it's sugaring time all over the north country.

The guys down the road from me have cranked up their operation. Lots of tote tanks being hauled in and out of the woods this time of year.

[kedrys]

24. I may have to disagree with you there. :D

It's a good time of year for my pancreas to do backflips.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

22. Keep your maple syrup. Hey, do you make anything like ... beer? nt

[kedrys]

23. With booze in it, no less.

Not the wimpy downstream beer you lot seem to favor. Sometimes with maple in it even.

[EarthFirst]

15. He's fantasizing about being that "wartime president"

...and flexing his ability to deploy the military fetishizes his ego.

No other reason.

[paleotn]

16. Kind of a joke, really.....

What were they going to do? Hang around the border crossings? Hell, I know of several places you can just walk into Canada, far from any border checkpoint. Handy to know if you're on the run like in The Handmaid's Tale.

[BrightKnight]

18. Illinois GovernorPritzker should request a carrier group for Chicago's Navy Pier

As soon as the boating season opens Canadians are gouging to be flooding in for Trump Care ventilators.

[Stuart G]

19. Please think about this....What is the length of the U.S.Canadian Border..just a few miles?? or

a hundred miles or so?............. ... or a couple of hundred miles???

How long is the Canadian Border ..........in miles please.........thank you.....

DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW LONG THAT BORDER IS????? I DON'T.......

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OH NO>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>In the original post...OP. top post of this discussion it says............

....................4400 miles......is that correct????? oh ?????

I am a ....................................................................................................................................................
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that is ok...I make mistakes and I am willing to admit them..............unlike some people

[bfjd4u]

21. just another step on the road to martial law and the dictatorship of trump

The benefit is to advance their cause. They're probing and trying all kinds of angles to find an excuse for declaring martial law and suspending the election. Since most of the people in this country are content with trading freedom for comfort, there's no reason to think it won't happen. I mean, what do you think these right-wing fascists are doing? Do you think they are just wasting their time in the persuit of media-circus sensationalism? They are taking action to achieve their goals, because well, you know, it can never happen here.

[ck4829]

25. It's ridiculous

[duforsure]

26. He may ramp up reasons for this

Which he often does, then lie with more exaggerations , but with this out of control compromised criminal he could start suggesting he take them over because of his latest excuse he'll use to justify it, which will be all lies.

[BrightKnight]

27. Canada is about our strongest ally and 2nd largest trading partner

Even George W. Bush was smart enough to say Canada is like "a brother" to the United States.

I don’t know what Trump is smoking but someone should make him pee in a cup.