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Yakk · 06-05-2004, 03:17 PM

Um, if USA was an Iraq with 310 billion people, Canada would have a higher GDP than it (GDP per capita of Iraq: 2400. Resulting GDP of USA: about 700 billion. GDP of Canada: about 900 billion (purchasing power parity)).

So, it would be a tough fight: a richer, smaller nation vs a poorer, larger nation. I'd expect it would go nuclear.

It wouldn't be good for Canada. Of course, I expect living under Saddam Huissain would make it worse for Americans.

Or, do you mean, this year the USA elects Saddam Hussain as their fearless leader, and starts with an invasion of Canada? I'd suspect the GDP of the USA would plummet, and the world would start a cold-war facing the other way this time. Canada would become a prison state. Canadians would flee across the boarder, and commit guerilla actions against the US government with probably a large amount of American support. It might take 50 years for America to be finally economically crushed, during wich time the world may or may not experience a nuclear holicost.

There is no nation on earth for which a conventional invasion of Canada would be worth the invading countries bother. The handful of nations which have a sufficient military and ability to project force into the area are quite rich nations: they would lose more than they gained, even if the US ignored the aggression. The poor nations of the earth, well, you do know Canada is <A> fucking remote, <B> fucking big, and <C> it isn't as if we have no military and navy.

Or was your claim a rhetorical device?

06-05-2004, 03:17 PM	#73 (permalink)
Yakk Wehret Den Anfängen! Location: Ontario, Canada	Um, if USA was an Iraq with 310 billion people, Canada would have a higher GDP than it (GDP per capita of Iraq: 2400. Resulting GDP of USA: about 700 billion. GDP of Canada: about 900 billion (purchasing power parity)). So, it would be a tough fight: a richer, smaller nation vs a poorer, larger nation. I'd expect it would go nuclear. It wouldn't be good for Canada. Of course, I expect living under Saddam Huissain would make it worse for Americans. Or, do you mean, this year the USA elects Saddam Hussain as their fearless leader, and starts with an invasion of Canada? I'd suspect the GDP of the USA would plummet, and the world would start a cold-war facing the other way this time. Canada would become a prison state. Canadians would flee across the boarder, and commit guerilla actions against the US government with probably a large amount of American support. It might take 50 years for America to be finally economically crushed, during wich time the world may or may not experience a nuclear holicost. There is no nation on earth for which a conventional invasion of Canada would be worth the invading countries bother. The handful of nations which have a sufficient military and ability to project force into the area are quite rich nations: they would lose more than they gained, even if the US ignored the aggression. The poor nations of the earth, well, you do know Canada is <A> fucking remote, <B> fucking big, and <C> it isn't as if we have no military and navy. Or was your claim a rhetorical device? __________________ Last edited by JHVH : 10-29-4004 BC at 09:00 PM. Reason: Time for a rest. Last edited by Yakk; 06-05-2004 at 04:43 PM..