Is Exxon-Mobil setting the stage for us to invade Canada?

[hedgehog]

I keep seeing this ad talking about how with all the Canadian tar sands, North America's energy future is assured. Later, there is a reference to how Exxon-Mobil is working to ensure our country's energy future.

I'm not serious about Exxon-Mobil setting us up to go to war, but it's a rather casual dismissal of Canadian sovereignty.

[greymattermom]

1. Canada has lots of hydro power

They probably plan to sell the oil to the US.

[meegbear]

4. And smoked meat ...

Look out Ottawa!!

[HereSince1628]

2. I think they are getting ready to invade US with a pipeline

Weren't there arrests over protesting that at the White House last week?

[david_vincent]

3. It's completely unnecessary to take over militarily

since the US has already taken over Canada commercially. Canada is completely under the thumb / at the mercy of the United States. What the US wants, it will take. The Canadians will get a more-or-less fair price and then they'll have a drink together or go golfing, and be all buddy-buddy.

A Canadian friend of mine said this very thing to me, i.e. "you call the tune and we have to dance" due to total economic domination of Canada by the US.

Many people are not aware that there are US military installations in Canada in which no Canadians are allowed (on their own territory) and that the Alaska highway was built by the US without asking the Canadian government for permission.

[mmonk]

5. Bullies are like that.

[banned from Kos]

6. Pure idiocy - the US is the #3 producer of crude oil today

Canada is our feeder source.

[Bozita]

7. They're running pro-fracking ads here non-stop.

Remember the Exxon Valdez.

[dtexdem]

8. It's not so much a dismissal of Canadian sovereignty as it is ...

a total unconcern with Canadian or U.S. sovereignty. Exxon-Mobil has no commitment to the U.S., any more than it does to Canada -- nor to the world at large. It is concerned only for itself.

[hedgehog]

9. BINGO! I couldn't quite put my finger on what really bothered

me about this ad!

[jwirr]

10. If so I am going to hope my state has enough sense to surrender to

them and become Canadian. I know we are the attackers but if they capture us we can surrender.

[Bozita]

11. Here's a plan. Be sure to take notes...

It's foolproof, I tell you!

http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi2118518553/

[jwirr]

12. LOL

[Sisaruus]

13. Wait a few years and we will want their water

As the global water supply is shrinking, multinationals are busy privatizing - and commodifying - fresh water supplies. Fortunately, or unfortunately, for Canada, they've got one of the best remaining supplies.

[hedgehog]

14. I'm counting on Canada to protect the Great Lakes from

Republican governors!

[applegrove]

15. I don't think we'll be invaded by the USA. But I do worry that oil rich portions

of the country will become as skewed and screwed as Saudi Arabia is for all its oil wealth. Alberta already is quite rich and conservative. Certainly politicians from Alberta have been promoting the christian form of wahabism in the rest of canada to go along with neocon plans for the country. That is what worries me the most. That we will be a much diminished liberal democracy for all our oil wealth. Creepy personalities and money tends to follow oil. I mean the Koch brothers are allready here. Need I say more?

[SidDithers]

16. Canada supplying energy to the US is guaranteed in NAFTA...nt

Sid

[Marrah_G]

17. I would prefer Canada to invade us.

Shit, I will welcome them flowers and chocolates if it means we get single payer too