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> Many people believe that the US annexing Canada is a higher probability than either China or Russia doing so. All three are very low probabilities.

I believe those people are being a bit silly, and their position probably comes from a strong dislike of Trump as a person, and not a genuine belief.

Russia annexed a warm-water port and then shortly after attempted to incorporate Ukraine as part of a plan to remake the USSR. The only thing keeping China from taking Taiwan is the United States.

The US has no desire to annex Canada, and it also has no need to. If Canada proposed statehood or even a territory agreement with the US, I genuinely don't think it would even pass a vote.

by bryanlarsen2 hours ago|

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Russia might have the desire to annex Canada, but they don't have the capability.

China might have the capability, but they don't have the desire.

Only US has both the capability and the desire.

by pantsforbirds1 hours ago|

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The US doesn't have a desire to annex Canada; that's very silly. And the reason Russia doesn't have the capability is because of Canada's alliance with the US.

by bryanlarsen1 hours ago|

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A sizable minority of the US population has the desire to annex Canada.

If Canada was not allied with the US, Russia would still not have the capability. And the reason for that is Ukraine.