Will Hans Island Dispute Turn Into Canada's Falklands War?
What would happen if this on-the-surface innocent little Hans Island spat disintegrates into an all-out war between Canada and Denmark? Do you think our Navy has any hope of winning? It sort of reminds me of the Falkland Islands War (1982 or so) between Great Britan and Argentina that started after years of useless negotiations on who the islands should belong to and was sparked by an incident where Argentina landed on South Georgia, an island nearby (at least I think that's what happend, I'm not an expert). Once they landed, they hoisted their flag too. Sound familiar?
Except we don't stand a chance in hell of winning. Unless the conflict is settled on a hockey rink that is. Yeah, let's send Tie Domi to beat the shit of of 'em!!! They might have huge dogs, but they don't have a Tie Domi.
Anyway, does anyone seriously think our lacklustre Navy would have any chance of wiping the Dane's asses in an all out Arctic sea conflict? You know, the Danish military -- that mighty powerhouse, the lone superpower of Scandinavia. Let's see, since Denmark's population could probably fit easily three times into the GTA, they must have about 30 sailors and one ship. Oh, wait, that's our Navy. Ha ha ha.
But seriously, with Canada's Navy consisting of approximately one trawler, a few tin can subs with cracked hulls we got suckered into buying from the Brits, and a bunch of under-paid, overworked sailers (who probably wish they'd signed up for the air force instead--"They have those cool new planes called the CF-18! They're only like 25 years old!!!") could we even offer the Danish Navy a challenge? It's hard to believe that during WWII, Canada had the fourth largest military in the world. And we were at the forefront of aviation with the Avro Arrow. And we even used to have our own aircraft carriers I think. Not that I'm really pro-military or anything. Probably more the opposite. I just think it's highly ironic that we've gone from fourth place to fourth last place. Kind of reminds me of what's happened to the Jays in the last decade actually. At least the Navy has a couple cool boats still though...
Correct that, not the Falkland Islands conflict. The Hans Island War would be more like Reagan's invasion of Grenada. And guess which side would be Grenada? I'll give you a hint. NOT DENMARK.
I just hope and pray that when we lose this bitter conflict, Denmark doesn't annex most of our proud nation and enslave us in pastry sweatshops where we will be forced to toil long hours in terrible inhumane conditions baking Danishes while our new overlords yell at us in their mysterious Scandinavian tongue (hopefully that only happens to Quebec and Alberta*). Oh, please, Paul Martin. I'm begging you (as someone who voted for you for some reason), JUST GIVE EM HANS ISLAND. The other alternative is just to terrible to contemplate.
*Disclaimer: I only mock our two most beleaguered provinces out of love
Except we don't stand a chance in hell of winning. Unless the conflict is settled on a hockey rink that is. Yeah, let's send Tie Domi to beat the shit of of 'em!!! They might have huge dogs, but they don't have a Tie Domi.
Anyway, does anyone seriously think our lacklustre Navy would have any chance of wiping the Dane's asses in an all out Arctic sea conflict? You know, the Danish military -- that mighty powerhouse, the lone superpower of Scandinavia. Let's see, since Denmark's population could probably fit easily three times into the GTA, they must have about 30 sailors and one ship. Oh, wait, that's our Navy. Ha ha ha.
But seriously, with Canada's Navy consisting of approximately one trawler, a few tin can subs with cracked hulls we got suckered into buying from the Brits, and a bunch of under-paid, overworked sailers (who probably wish they'd signed up for the air force instead--"They have those cool new planes called the CF-18! They're only like 25 years old!!!") could we even offer the Danish Navy a challenge? It's hard to believe that during WWII, Canada had the fourth largest military in the world. And we were at the forefront of aviation with the Avro Arrow. And we even used to have our own aircraft carriers I think. Not that I'm really pro-military or anything. Probably more the opposite. I just think it's highly ironic that we've gone from fourth place to fourth last place. Kind of reminds me of what's happened to the Jays in the last decade actually. At least the Navy has a couple cool boats still though...
Correct that, not the Falkland Islands conflict. The Hans Island War would be more like Reagan's invasion of Grenada. And guess which side would be Grenada? I'll give you a hint. NOT DENMARK.
I just hope and pray that when we lose this bitter conflict, Denmark doesn't annex most of our proud nation and enslave us in pastry sweatshops where we will be forced to toil long hours in terrible inhumane conditions baking Danishes while our new overlords yell at us in their mysterious Scandinavian tongue (hopefully that only happens to Quebec and Alberta*). Oh, please, Paul Martin. I'm begging you (as someone who voted for you for some reason), JUST GIVE EM HANS ISLAND. The other alternative is just to terrible to contemplate.
*Disclaimer: I only mock our two most beleaguered provinces out of love
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