Canada-USA War Challenge

I debated with myself whether to put this in the ASB section, but I think with a species as warlike as Homo sapiens, it is just highly unlikely, not totally impossible.
Have a war between Canada and the USA. War must have begun before 2012. The PoD must be after 1945.
Yes, I would think that Canada/USA is the pair of bordering nations least likely to have a war. Heck, they may be the least likely of any pair of nations to have a war. But wars have occurred for unlikely reasons before, so let's see if anyone can make the challenge.
 
Given your requirement that the PoD be after 1945, you should have put this in ASB. I see absolutely no plausible reason that Canada and the USA could go to war since 1945.

The only remote possibility is to have the USA militarily support the Ottawa government in an attempt to supress a violent and strongly leftist and/or pro-Soviet Quebec separatist uprising in the 1970's. That would not be a war with Canada, but it's about the only way I could see US military action in Canada, period. I don't know enough about the makeup of the various Quebec Separatist movements on the radical 1960's and 1970's to have any idea if this could have ever occurred.

I suppose you could construct some hair-brained reasons this leads to a general war against Canada (say the Ottawa government decides to make peace with the Commie Quebequois by the US says no)
 
I agree it ASB but Let say that in 1968, Quebec try to break away. The Canadians put down the uprising but a IRA type organization forms and keep a ongoing series of Bombing up to modern day. A crazy member of the organization decides to attack the US for it ongoing support, highjacking a plane and crashing it into a building in the US.
The US then send in troops to clear up the organization in Quebec, with out Ottawa support. Ottawa send troops to stop the US military from attacking Canadians citizens. We have a War that fits your requirement.
 
I agree it ASB but Let say that in 1968, Quebec try to break away. The Canadians put down the uprising but a IRA type organization forms and keep a ongoing series of Bombing up to modern day. A crazy member of the organization decides to attack the US for it ongoing support, highjacking a plane and crashing it into a building in the US.
The US then send in troops to clear up the organization in Quebec, with out Ottawa support. Ottawa send troops to stop the US military from attacking Canadians citizens. We have a War that fits your requirement.

Still won't do it. In this case you'll have the Canadian Forces working with the U.S. military in clearing the terrorists, not against.

Marc A
 
It's stretching the criteria until it screems in agony but how about a Cod or Salmon war? Given the ready availability of firearms in both countries (at least compared to Britain) and tempers heating up shots could be exchanged between the two fishing fleets which would lead to the rapid involvement of the two Coast Guards. The reaction in Washington and Ottowa would be fun for those not of the North American persuation to watch.
 
Sorry..no cod war. For all the disagreements between the US & Canada there are working treaties, and both countries were more concerned about Soviet factory ships etc. If you have US & Canadian fishermen exchanging .30-.30 fire with each other the coast guards will put on their striped shirts and give both players game misconduct penalties and a lengthy suspension from league play.

Pretty much any US-Canada war after the 1870s is ASB, and after WWI even ASB's would have a hard time.

Of course if the Nazis defeat the UK and make Canada a puppet state with German troops there.... Nope, too many sea mammals involved.
 
To all of you saying this is ASB, remember the Turbot War? Canada and Spain very nearly had a military engagement over fishing rights.

The easiest thing to do is have a similar dispute with the USA, have the US Navy send a surface task group to protect US fishermen like the Spanish originally intended on doing but decided not to, and find a way to make them clash with Canadian frigates and maritime patrol aircraft in the area. Of course, any war beyond that single engagement is ASB.
 
I debated with myself whether to put this in the ASB section, but I think with a species as warlike as Homo sapiens, it is just highly unlikely, not totally impossible.
Have a war between Canada and the USA. War must have begun before 2012. The PoD must be after 1945.
Yes, I would think that Canada/USA is the pair of bordering nations least likely to have a war. Heck, they may be the least likely of any pair of nations to have a war. But wars have occurred for unlikely reasons before, so let's see if anyone can make the challenge.

There was a guy named Skelentov on DevArt who made a map revolving around a U.S./Canadian cold war of sorts.....don't know if he's on this site, though.
 

Kaptin Kurk

Banned
It'd probably mostly rely on U.S. politics going Fubar, to the point of becoming Argentinenian, after 1945. Maybe have the Civil Rights movement crushed by force, after McArthrur nukes China in the Korean war....., islotating the U.S. politically, with an invasion of Canada occuring in the late 50's early 60's, under a psuedo-fascistic American regieme.
 
After 1945: Churchill attempts to keep Britain and her possessions tied together. Even with a change of regime, this idea gains steam. The Commonwealth becomes a defense pact as well as cultural organization.
Meanwhile, with the US using the Monroe Doctrine for the first time in concert with other nations, the US begins developing closer ties with the rest of the Americas. The "Good Neighbor Policy" continues under Truman and is one of the few foreign policy views uniting Dewey, Truman and Wallace. (Taft is mixed- not favoring entangling alliances, but favoring US hegemony over the Americas. The only other mild voices of disagreement are segregationists.)
Fast forward to 1982. Argentina invades the Falklands. The UK is upset and vows to retake them. Jeanne Kirkpatrick wins the day in the US and begins steering the US towards backing its Argentine allies. Canada shifts into the British camp...and when shots are fired in the South Atlantic, the Canadians go into Defense Scheme no. 1 (1979 edition).
 
After 1945: Churchill attempts to keep Britain and her possessions tied together. Even with a change of regime, this idea gains steam. The Commonwealth becomes a defense pact as well as cultural organization.
Meanwhile, with the US using the Monroe Doctrine for the first time in concert with other nations, the US begins developing closer ties with the rest of the Americas. The "Good Neighbor Policy" continues under Truman and is one of the few foreign policy views uniting Dewey, Truman and Wallace. (Taft is mixed- not favoring entangling alliances, but favoring US hegemony over the Americas. The only other mild voices of disagreement are segregationists.)
Fast forward to 1982. Argentina invades the Falklands. The UK is upset and vows to retake them. Jeanne Kirkpatrick wins the day in the US and begins steering the US towards backing its Argentine allies. Canada shifts into the British camp...and when shots are fired in the South Atlantic, the Canadians go into Defense Scheme no. 1 (1979 edition).

Technically, it's not a US-Canada war, it's the US fighting the UK and Canada at the same time.

I'm infinitely curious as to how such a war would go.
 
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