While the US is busy taking Toronto, I expect the North Korean army will be busy trashing the Whitehouse from the backs of garbage trucks. DPRK armed forces is 1.3 million, with recent experience of ground operations against a peer military. The last time the US fought a peer military was 1945. If it was about numbers, then Red Dawn comes true. https://youtu.be/szlq_IZzsVA?si=7rC4tAnDpQ8G7pLd https://youtu.be/jooIG9BuEUk?si=2sE9QxGhsugk_zg9 Of course the US invading Canada because of the price of milk is utterly ridiculous., It serves as evidence of that some members are displaying signs of dementia. The Russophiles/crypto-communists pushing this line, that because of numbers, the US military will swamp the Canadian military, conveniently, and predictably predict, that there heroes in Russia also possess a numerically superior, and better equipped military than neighbouring Ukraine, and in 4 years have utterly failed to vanquish Ukraine. Or indeed, contemplate how their fellow communist travellers, China, got on against Vietnam. In reality, on paper the US has about 1.1 million active service personnel on CONUS. 100-150,000 of those could be deployed on combat operations over a few weeks, a time scale over the forum dementia loon's plans for world domination. Upto 400,000 could de deployed after a few months. The US military will still need to defend the US border against Mexico. Options for tactical nukes against assembled Mexican militaries would be limited due to the proximity of major US centers of population. Unless you are writing off places like San Diego. For the Canadians, its a different matter, they have 60-65,000 regulars in Canada, limited worldwide deployments. They can add to that another 30,000 in a mobilised reserve. A US attack could not occur out of the blue. The US would need to assemble land forces, and where this would be would be fairly predictable, due to the natural obstacles, such as the Great Lakes. Conventionally, an attacking force would need a 3-4:1 superiority. To get to that, the US would be signalling, months before, unusual troop redeployments, and readiness training, because 150,000, or 10-15 divisions, is not enough. The US military cannot afford an extended campaign, and would need to seize, and pacify, major Canadian centres of population, while at the same time defending its wider interests, not least Texas or California for opportune Mexican seizures, or China finally capturing Taiwan. After an initial of an obviously crazed US leader, the US cannot count on the Commonwealth, and NATO member standing idly by, while watching kith and kin being murdered because of the price of milk. It would have been an utterly bonkers decision by the US to attack Canada, because of milk, so one cannot assume other leaders will action rationally. I have no doubts there will be splits in the US military, which has been through this before 160 years ago. Provided the US occupies Canada, then the size of the Army of Occupation would depend on whether Canadians are passive or hostile. Assuming hostile, the US will then need to deploy a force of about 800,000 to 1 million (based on a modest 20 goose stepping occupiers to 1000 restless natives). Iraq needed 10-15 per 1000, Northern Ireland 30 per 1000, Bosnia 25 per 1000, It it really went tits up for the occupier, then you look to Algeria and Chechnya for guidance. Algeria needed 60 per 1000, and the French lost. Russia needed 150 per 1000 and had to level the place (then pay to rebuild it, then they had to pay an enormous annual tribute to a Quisling army (TikTok Warriors) who would constantly threaten to attack Moscow). That doesn't include necessary troop rotations. In order to maintain the occupation of the annexed territory of Canada, the US will likely need full mobilisation of its entire reserves, plus possible conscription. The cost will be enormous, all because of the price of milk. Canada will be the graveyard for many a Floridian, Arkansas, New Mexican boy. At the same time, the US will find it increasingly difficult to defend its global interests without resorting to nuclear warfare.
