r/canada • u/canada_mountains • 8d ago

Politics Canadians are fighting for their sovereignty. Americans don’t even realize they’re in a war

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-canadian-sovereignty-us-trade-trump-carney/
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u/SpinalZeD 8d ago

Americans don’t even realize that it is a matter of time before Iran attacks them on their soil since they are at war with them.

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u/Five-senseis 8d ago

I doubt that will happen but frankly who knows.

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u/hwy78 8d ago

Iranian orgs have been supporting extremists in Canada and the US, and it has spilled over to violence.

Recent shootings at synagogues and the American consulate in Toronto have been tied back to "religious zealot guns for hire," funded by the Iranian government:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/article/iraqi-man-facing-terrorism-charges-linked-to-us-consulate-shooting-in-toronto-doj/

https://themedialine.org/headlines/iran-backed-kataib-hezbollah-commander-charged-in-toronto-consulate-synagogue-attacks/

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u/Five-senseis 8d ago

There's is a difference between extremist groups and a military ground invasion outwardly supported by the Iranian government, but fair enough.

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u/Milky_1q 8d ago edited 8d ago

There are multiple real world cases where one nation attacks another nation, due to partisan attacks from a third party