the fact that it is official US policy to annex Canada against the wishes of its population informs the world (including Americans who are paying attention) of what the US is really about these days. No illusions any more, no pesky lingering ambiguity.

I've been reluctant to enter into this heated exchange, but I must admit to being quite disappointed to see how quickly some respected persons on this board are thoroughly condemning the US.

Annexing Canada would not only violate the wishes of the Canadian population but most of the US population as well. Referring to such annexation as "official US policy" because Trump has disgustingly spoken out in favor of it is, to my mind, over the top, and, quite frankly, demoralizing. We, the internal resistance to a megalomaniacal oligarch elected to a four-year Presidential term by a *minority* vote, are now in need of worldwide support and encouragement rather than dismissal out of hand. I share your disgust with the status quo, but we in the US can't allow ourselves to simply roll over and play dead. I would hope the same is true for those in other countries.

The United States of America is *not* Donald J. Trump, and he most certainly does not speak for all of us.

Tom