US and Israel attack Iran

[Lostinthewoods]

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I got it 13 days before I retired.
I sometimes say it was my retirement gift. Other times I tell people it was bribe money for me to leave.

 

[brymoore]

Do you think we all get tariff checks after this winds down so people forget about it?

I now see why we got the $1776 in December. They knew first quarter was going to be busy for us.

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/judge-orders-government-to-begin-refunding-more-than-130-billion-in-tariffs-fdc1e62c?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqdm9Vpn2lDw0y-zfEeE6kyvHG9nczOW4znvkF8nDU9Hiqp7IYWpgDgFROBA1wM%3D&gaa_ts=69a8cd60&gaa_sig=J8MwOdBoYXuSion2Vev6y4ni0PT7rp0US_a--Qk5mB0pi0dELjaztDwOI70L_cd_hfMFFjfBynD54qt8nPesvg%3D%3D

I’m researching the tariff paid on my wife’s new rig.

 

[F250]

Oh we would be fine. The States wouldn't know how to fight us. Over the last century they've shown that they can't even beat low end farmers wearing pajamas. I believe they're 0-4. It's also proven we've beat them in every wargame in the last 15 years and now the Finnish reservists have beaten the "All Mighty"

Ummmmm… and then there’s men’s and women’s Olympic hockey

 

[Rainer]

The difference between the US winning and Canadians winning is we shake hands and move on. We’re not sore winners. It’s really sad and kind of pathetic that it’s the only thing you can cheer about

 

[BigHornRam]

One thing we have learned, Chinese air defense systems are about as useful as the rest of the crap they make.

 

[BigHornRam]

Here is a is a screen grab from the last 24 hours. It's a NASA satellite that is used to show wildfires. Few things might be burning in the persian gulf https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:24hrs;@54.0,27.4,6.8z
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Is Iran lighting their oil wells on fire? That should really make China happy.

 

[Elkmagnet]

The difference between the US winning and Canadians winning is we shake hands and move on. We’re not sore winners. It’s really sad and kind of pathetic that it’s the only thing you can cheer about

Yeah, Seahawks fans are the worst!

 

[Bonasababy]

You want the real worst?

Pete Hegseth Treats Fallen American Soldiers as a PR Problem

His use of the Iran war dead to attack the media was disgraceful.

www.theatlantic.com

https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/04/politics/us-troop-deaths-iran-trump-hegseth

 

[Wild Bill]

Sheesh.

Thats all I gotta say.

Watch the video with the volume up.

GOP senator joins police in ejecting anti-war protester from Capitol Hill hearing

A Senate Republican assisted several police officers in ejecting a man who interrupted a Capitol Hill hearing on Wednesday to object to the U.S. and Israel's war with Iran.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[atlas]

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[Nuts]

Oh we would be fine. The States wouldn't know how to fight us. Over the last century they've shown that they can't even beat low end farmers wearing pajamas. I believe they're 0-4. It's also proven we've beat them in every wargame in the last 15 years and now the Finnish reservists have beaten the "All Mighty"

 

[rjthehunter]

Oh we would be fine. The States wouldn't know how to fight us. Over the last century they've shown that they can't even beat low end farmers wearing pajamas. I believe they're 0-4. It's also proven we've beat them in every wargame in the last 15 years and now the Finnish reservists have beaten the "All Mighty"

You just love to double down on looking like a fool.

Just for shits and giggles I asked ChatGPT what a war between US and Canada would look like. This is like a 5 year old shit talking an MMA fighter...


A conventional war between the United States and Canada would be extremely one-sided in favor of the United States. The difference in military scale, industrial capacity, and population is enormous. That said, geography and strategy would influence how the conflict plays out.
Below is a structured comparison.

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1. Military Size and Budget​

Category	United States	Canada
Active military	~1.3 million	~68,000
Defense budget	~$880 billion	~$30–35 billion
Reserve forces	~800,000	~27,000

The U.S. defense budget alone is roughly 25–30× larger than Canada’s entire military spending. That translates into far more equipment, personnel, and sustainment capacity.

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2. Air Power​

4
United States

• ~13,000+ military aircraft across all branches
• Large fleets of F-22, F-35, F-15, bombers, and AWACS
• Massive aerial refueling capability

Canada

• ~80 aging CF-18 Hornets (being replaced slowly by F-35)
• Very limited tanker and strategic support aircraft

Result: The U.S. would gain near-total air superiority quickly, which is decisive in modern warfare.

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3. Naval Power​

4
United States Navy

• 11 nuclear aircraft carriers
• ~90 destroyers/cruisers
• ~70 submarines

Royal Canadian Navy

• 12 frigates
• 4 diesel submarines
• No aircraft carriers

The U.S. Navy is the largest and most capable in the world, so maritime dominance would occur almost immediately.

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4. Ground Forces​

4
United States

• Thousands of M1A2 Abrams tanks
• Large mechanized divisions
• Massive artillery, logistics, and air support

Canada

• Much smaller army (~23k regular soldiers)
• Few tanks (~80 Leopard 2)
• Highly professional but limited in scale

Canada’s army is designed for NATO expeditionary support, not large-scale homeland defense against a superpower.

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5. Geography: Canada’s Only Advantage​

Canada’s biggest defensive asset would be terrain and scale:

• Vast wilderness
• Harsh winters
• Long supply lines
• Difficult northern terrain

Even so, 90% of Canadians live within ~100 miles of the U.S. border, which is the area most vulnerable to invasion.

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6. Nuclear Weapons​

The United States possesses thousands of nuclear warheads.
Canada has none.
In reality, nuclear weapons would make a full-scale war between the countries extremely unlikely and catastrophic.

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7. Strategic Reality​

A war between these two countries is essentially impossible because:

• Both are NATO allies
• They are deeply integrated economically
• Their militaries already cooperate through NORAD

North American Aerospace Defense Command
In fact, the two countries’ air defense systems are literally run together.

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Bottom line:
In a conventional war, the United States would win decisively due to overwhelming military superiority in every domain (air, sea, land, and logistics).
Canada’s only real leverage would be:

• Defensive geography
• Guerrilla-style resistance
• International political pressure

But militarily, the imbalance is simply too large.

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[cwitherow]

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I don’t know if this linked correctly, but this was a write up I scrolled on and thought it was relevant to the topic at hand.

 

[atlas]

Oil tanker getting hit by an unmanned surface vessel on March 5th

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[TheDudeAbides]

The funniest meme from this situation.

 

[Bonasababy]

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I don’t know if this linked correctly, but this was a write up I scrolled on and thought it was relevant to the topic at hand.

And we were worried about nukes!

Reporting this morning that if not for literal last minute action by Qatari--NOT U.S.--defenses to shoot down a drone...a US base would have been hit...again.

Does not inspire confidence.

 

[Rainer]

You just love to double down on looking like a fool.

Just for shits and giggles I asked ChatGPT what a war between US and Canada would look like. This is like a 5 year old shit talking an MMA fighter...


A conventional war between the United States and Canada would be extremely one-sided in favor of the United States. The difference in military scale, industrial capacity, and population is enormous. That said, geography and strategy would influence how the conflict plays out.
Below is a structured comparison.

---

1. Military Size and Budget​

Category	United States	Canada
Active military	~1.3 million	~68,000
Defense budget	~$880 billion	~$30–35 billion
Reserve forces	~800,000	~27,000

The U.S. defense budget alone is roughly 25–30× larger than Canada’s entire military spending. That translates into far more equipment, personnel, and sustainment capacity.

---

2. Air Power​

4
United States

• ~13,000+ military aircraft across all branches
• Large fleets of F-22, F-35, F-15, bombers, and AWACS
• Massive aerial refueling capability

Canada

• ~80 aging CF-18 Hornets (being replaced slowly by F-35)
• Very limited tanker and strategic support aircraft

Result: The U.S. would gain near-total air superiority quickly, which is decisive in modern warfare.

---

3. Naval Power​

4
United States Navy

• 11 nuclear aircraft carriers
• ~90 destroyers/cruisers
• ~70 submarines

Royal Canadian Navy

• 12 frigates
• 4 diesel submarines
• No aircraft carriers

The U.S. Navy is the largest and most capable in the world, so maritime dominance would occur almost immediately.

---

4. Ground Forces​

4
United States

• Thousands of M1A2 Abrams tanks
• Large mechanized divisions
• Massive artillery, logistics, and air support

Canada

• Much smaller army (~23k regular soldiers)
• Few tanks (~80 Leopard 2)
• Highly professional but limited in scale

Canada’s army is designed for NATO expeditionary support, not large-scale homeland defense against a superpower.

---

5. Geography: Canada’s Only Advantage​

Canada’s biggest defensive asset would be terrain and scale:

• Vast wilderness
• Harsh winters
• Long supply lines
• Difficult northern terrain

Even so, 90% of Canadians live within ~100 miles of the U.S. border, which is the area most vulnerable to invasion.

---

6. Nuclear Weapons​

The United States possesses thousands of nuclear warheads.
Canada has none.
In reality, nuclear weapons would make a full-scale war between the countries extremely unlikely and catastrophic.

---

7. Strategic Reality​

A war between these two countries is essentially impossible because:

• Both are NATO allies
• They are deeply integrated economically
• Their militaries already cooperate through NORAD

North American Aerospace Defense Command
In fact, the two countries’ air defense systems are literally run together.

---

Bottom line:
In a conventional war, the United States would win decisively due to overwhelming military superiority in every domain (air, sea, land, and logistics).
Canada’s only real leverage would be:

• Defensive geography
• Guerrilla-style resistance
• International political pressure

But militarily, the imbalance is simply too large.

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And you still lost twice to goat farmers with no education

 

[Rainer]

And we were worried about nukes!

Reporting this morning that if not for literal last minute action by Qatari--NOT U.S.--defenses to shoot down a drone...a US base would have been hit...again.

Does not inspire confidence.

Ever notice no one is really talking about how much this is costing? Iran is sending a $50,000 drone that they can make hundreds of per day. While the US and Arab nations are using multiple missiles that cost 1 million + to shoot down one drone. Those interceptors are also in short supply

 

[Redmt]

And you still lost twice to goat farmers with no education

Maybe it's because they were overwhelmed? Isn't the majority of the country occupied by uneducated goat farmers? Eh?

 

[NR_Hunter]

And you still lost twice to goat farmers with no education

Look, I would hope this would never come to this with my brothers to the north, but in conventional war Canada gets ran thru. The desolation of most of the country would be very hard to conduct an insurgency out of as well.

Don’t downplay with what the goat farmers are capable of, cause there isn’t a generation of Canadians that were raised by guys fighting the Russians who were raised guys fighting the British. Don’t believe me? Ask Marcus Luttrel what really happened on the mountain.

Hell, I wouldn’t sleep on the rice farmers either. The Vietnamese kicked us out and then kicked out the Chinese right after.

And also, we bombed the Serbs out of a genocide and ISIS into irrelevancy, so we still dangerous out in these streets.