Canada Foils Trump's Hitlerian Plan for a North American Anschluss

The term "Anschluss" applied to Nazi Germany's annexation of Austria on March 12, 1938 and it applies as well to Trump's insolent, Hitlerian, and as it turns out, stupid attempt to make Canada, a country somewhat larger than the USA itself, America's 51st state. 

Happily for Canadians, Trump's scheme was adroitly defeated by Canada's abrupt realignment with Europe by way of the Canada-Europe Trade Agreement (CETA). This agreement joins Canada with a large, technologically advanced, and highly diverse trade association that provides access to advanced weapons technology. That means access to the Swedish-designed fighter aircraft, the Saab Viggen, which Canada will build for itself in place of the US-built F-35 of which Canada had intended to purchase 88 copies, at a cost of almost C$20 billion -- or two thousand dollars for every Canadian family of four. 

So much for Trump's dumb decision to impose a tariff wall obstructing trade with America's Northern neighbor and largest trade partner.