Saturday, April 15, 2006

Why We Fear the Canadians

Damn Interesting » America's Secret Plan to Invade Canada:
"As for the Canadians, they had their own plan outlining the invasion of the United States. Developed in 1921, it was called 'Defense Scheme Number One,' and it called for Canadian soldiers to march on Albany, Minneapolis, Seattle and Great Falls, Montana. They were well aware that they lacked the military strength to defeat the U.S., so the thrust of the plan was to buy time for the British to arrive and help their commonwealth ally.

The department in Canada responsible for war planning had an annual budget of just $1,200. During the clandestine information-gathering for Defense Scheme Number One, staff members of the department actually entered the United States to take photographs and to procure free maps at gas stations."
Who ever thought AAA would be complicit in the overthrow of the U.S.?

Some things apparently never change. Minneapolis and Seattle probably would have surrendered, but I'm pretty sure Great Falls and Albany would have driven the Canadian "Army" back to the border.