Now the ugly truth is all in the open:
In a ceremony that received virtually no attention in the American media, the United States and Canada signed a military agreement Feb. 14 allowing the armed forces from one nation to support the armed forces of the other nation during a domestic civil emergency, even one that does not involve a cross-border crisis.
The military Civil Assistance Plan can be seen as a further incremental step being taken toward creating a North American armed forces available to be deployed in domestic North American emergency situations.
As the headline states, a new North American Army has been created, right?
Get a grip. This is a mutual assistance pact that clears the legal path to help each other in an emergency. Are you going to argue that if an earthquake struck in Canada, 10th Mountain Division in Fort Drum couldn't be sent to help if Canada asks for assistance?
We're neighbors. And having the legal basis for operating in each other's territory settled before an emergency will save lives. It's called planning.
Sometimes things don't get attention in the media because they are not newsworthy. Go look for conspiracies elsewhere. Canadian troops won't be rounding up Americans for the gulag under some secret plan.
But if they are, I'd like to say welcome to our new Canadian overlords. Can't be too careful, right?
