1 Minute ago: Trump Pushed Canada to Buy US Jets — What Happened Next Changed Everything George Will

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What is happening between Washington and Ottawa no longer looks like normal diplomacy. It looks like a relationship breaking apart in real time. For nearly 70 years, there was an unspoken rule in North American defense: the United States built the weapons, and Canada bought them. The terms came from Washington, the payments came from Ottawa, and no one seriously questioned the arrangement. That system was never written into law, but it shaped one of the closest military relationships in the world. Then, in less than two days, everything changed. When Donald Trump demanded that Canada immediately buy a massive new batch of American-made fighter jets — with a price, a deadline, and clear consequences — he expected history to repeat itself. He expected quiet compliance. Instead, Canada did something no one in Washington anticipated. Rather than argue publicly or negotiate behind closed doors, Prime Minister Mark Carney made a single, technical move that shattered decades of assumption

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