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[Ethan]

So, let me get this straight. Trump threatened a trade war with his closest allies and biggest trading partners and then he backed down like a little bitch at the first threat of retaliation. 



What's up with that pathetic "strong man" act?

Nah he won. The plan as of yesterday was for Mexico and Canada to jointly oppose Trump throwing his weight around with counter measures but Mexico folded first.
That left Canada in a precarious position, keep resisting or fold.
  

Despite planned immigration reforms Canada had no intention of sending 10k troops to the border and no intention of designating the cartels as terrorists. Let alone join a strike force to wage war against the cartels. Trump forced their hand.

Nintex, you're a smart guy. Why do you always have to act like a MAGA regard?
Canada is not "sending 10k troops". It's gonna have 10000 border agents working the American border, of which there are already 8000. So I guess thanks Trump for creating 2000 jobs (if those positions ever get filled, which I doubt).

Designating the cartels as terrorists: Not gonna do shit (in Canada anyway)
Join a strike force to wage war against the cartel: If the US had credible info about cartel operations in Canada, I'm sure the RCMP has always been happy to help without the need for a "strike force".