Trump stirs up unnecessary conflict with Canada by pushing unwanted annexation

Editor:

Initially I was shocked when I saw the front page headline in the Sunday March 30 Buffalo News that … “Langworthy, Tenney don’t back plan to make Canada 51st State”! Of course they don’t, who in their right mind would? Then it dawned on me, who in their right mind indeed?

Mr. Langworthy was quoted as saying that “I take the Canadians at their word that they will not be joining the United States and are going to remain a strong patriotic and independent nation.”

Sir, the question was never about the intent of the Canadians; why turn this into their issue? They did not instigate this conversation; it appears that by passing the buck back to our Canadian friends you were attempting to transfer the culpability for this nonsense from its chief and only originator; The President of the United States.

And according to The News Ms. Tenney “essentially dodged the question”! This political strategy is best known as “escaping chaos with my credibility intact” by following The President’s oft used modus operandi. When asked about something he is not comfortable with or has no idea what to say, he throws it back into the political oblivion which is always highlighted by his constant reference to “they”; I often wonder, who are “they”?

Ms. Tenney took this escape strategy to an advanced political level by following the advice of the self-proclaimed “Greatest” – Muhammad Ali. You “dance and dodge” in order to avoid any contact which might endanger your success. Yes, at this point it appears that she has nothing to offer about The President’s suggested “annexation” of Canada; neither for, or against – just dodging and dancing up a storm of circumvention.

And now, can you imagine a more ridiculously absurd plot line which is similar to his other “annexation” quest as The President’s newfound interest in militarily seizing Iceland. Doesn’t he know that Iceland has been an Independent Parliamentary Republic since 1944 and Greenland is an Autonomous Territory with Self-rule since 2009, and is a member of the Kingdom of Denmark? The key question here is simply as always; doesn’t he know, anything?

Mr. President, Denmark says “nej tak!”

Doug Miller

Albion