This is a WTF? moment.
Not sure I like this idea one bit!!
Hey Canada, we need some help on our southern border, send troops, it’s for sure zero won’t send any of our own. Can you lend a hand to a neighbor?
I don’t fear Canadian soldiers but I prefer they stay on their side of the fence.
A way around Posse Comitatus?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posse_Comitatus_Act
The Posse Comitatus Act is a United States federal law (18 U.S.C. § 1385) passed on June 18, 1878, after the end of Reconstruction, with the intention (in concert with the Insurrection Act of 1807) of substantially limiting the powers of the federal government to use the military for law enforcement. The Act prohibits most members of the federal uniformed services (today the Marine Corps, Army, Navy, Air Force, and State National Guard forces when such are called into federal service) from exercising nominally state law enforcement, police, or peace officer powers that maintain “law and order” on non-federal property (states and their counties and municipal divisions) within the United States.
Mike
Here we go - “North American Union” - der Fuhrer Hussein 0bama Supreme Ruler
How many FReepers have lulled themselves to sleep thinking that US soldiers would never fire on US citizens on order of a Janet Reno-like CinC?
When the shtf, they won’t be asked to. Behold the next “Elite Republican Guard” mowing down terrorists in Waco (from Canada.)
Please tell me this is not an opening for a US-Mexico agreement too ???
Ughh. I don’t think the idea appeals to the soldiers and civilians of either country. The ruling class seems to like the idea so much they have to keep it, but low-profile.
Right....that’s the way to settle a situation down. Bring Canuckistani troops in to help. I can’t think of a better way to set off a hot revolution than to try and pull a stunt like this. Conversely, I would not want to be the poor National Guardsman who was mobilized and sent into Canuckistan to do anything.
I want to make note that right now in Libya, many of the soldiers shooting civilians are foreign troops and mercenaries that Kernel Kadaffy has imported for just such an emergency.
This is beyond outrageous and people in both Nations ought to be raising hell about it.
Wouldn’t Zero have to declare Martial Law for ANY troops to be used against civilians in the U.S.
I really don’t have a problem with this for several reasons. In a civil emergency, such as New Orleans being submerged after Katrina, we saw the military respond with search and rescue, hospital ships, etc. The military did a much better job than School Bus Nagin, and Gov “I draw a” Blanco. This agreement would allow Canadian Forces (which are very good at this sort of thing) to assist. Likewise, US Forces could assist in similar situations in Canada (such as the Halifax Explosion).
Keep in mind that the US and Canadian Forces have been extremely integrated for many decades through NATO, NORAD, etc. Canada is within our defensive perimeter already.
So now I can look forward to being invaded by foreign troops pointing their weaponry at me. Since when were our troops not good enough to defend our own borders? Wondering how our National Guard units feel about this....
This is a continuation of George Bush’s push to form the North American Union. I am surprised that anyone believes that it started with Obummer. He is just marching in lock step with his predecessor.
When Tom Tancredo first reported on the formation of the North American Union and the subsequent formation of a shadow government outside of the restraints of congress several years ago under the direction of President Bush, I immediately contacted my rep, Sue Myrick, to see if there was any truth to the allegation. Her office sent me back an email telling me that I was not a “Friend of the President”.
Pretorian Guard.... nothing to worry abooot.
This is bad.