is there another example of an autocrat coming up with the bullshit casus belli *after* he publicly announced a desire for a war of conquest? - ThreadSky

ryanlcooper.com • 2 days ago

is there another example of an autocrat coming up with the bullshit casus belli *after* he publicly announced a desire for a war of conquest?

Reposted from Chris Hayes

“Those nasty Canadians are ripping us off and are controlled by Mexican cartels. They’re poisoning us with fentanyl and need to become the 51st state or they will pay a high price” is a belief that literally ZERO Americans had six weeks ago. It’s entirely invented from scratch.

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chokoreetob.bsky.social•2 days ago

WMDs

valkyriesong.bsky.social•2 days ago

Feels like the playbook from Russia about vilifying Ukraine.

boomies-n-zoomies.bsky.social•1 day ago

Not a perfect parallel, but the bungled diplomatic process leading up to the Russo Japanese war comes to mind.

clevernickname23.bsky.social•2 days ago

Remember The Maine

The Tonkin Gulf

WMDs

clevernickname23.bsky.social•2 days ago

I forgot, Remember the Alamo.

paulpeters.bsky.social•2 days ago

Unlike Ukraine, Canada was already a NATO member, so they had to invent a novel premise.

samusishere.bsky.social•2 days ago

Russia *kind of* pivoted their casus belli after it was clear that the invasion of Ukraine was going to fail and after Azov was wiped out.

They pivoted to "we need to invade Ukraine because of BIOLABS that were making like... chemical weapons or COVID or... something."

excog.bsky.social•2 days ago

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samusishere.bsky.social•2 days ago

This was also completely fabricated and had not been part of Russian propaganda at all even leading up to the invasion.

hongpong.bsky.social•2 days ago

had a disconcerting chat here (in the NE) random guys very convinced that Ukraine's business model was the "biolabs." the PR push seemed so half assed to me at the time but it went really far in the states :/

jackpondit.bsky.social•2 days ago

“We know where the fentanyl labs are. They’re in the area around Moosejaw and Yellowknife and east, west, south and north somewhat.”

vee40below0.bsky.social•2 days ago

Let's see...

Canada is control by Mexican drug cartel.
Canada is flooding the US with fentanyl.

So, let's make Canada a state, erase the border, and give them free run thru the other 50 states?

Yup, that President is pretty much insane.

berserkercoach.bsky.social•2 days ago

George W Bush & Iraq: "Weapons of mass destruction", yellowcake

ryanlcooper.com•2 days ago

that was before

berserkercoach.bsky.social•2 days ago

mmmm, YMMV

effelmo.bsky.social•2 days ago

Hey Ryan seriously WTF ppl on here now comparing US/Canada to how bonkers invading Iraq was. Like what the actual shit man. Do you see the comp? I’m not old enough/didn’t pay enough attn at the time.

ryanlcooper.com•2 days ago

Iraq was a totally insane war but this is like an order of magnitude more crazy. from a strategic standpoint, at least Iraq couldn't even fight back, Canada could fuck the US up 11 ways to Sunday

mcgilvraym.bsky.social•2 days ago

Hitler invades Poland 1939, Hitler invades USSR 1941

iyamgregalton.bsky.social•2 days ago

Not to mention USSR invades Poland, 1939. They're still workshopping the reasons TBH

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