U.S. Admiral Refuses To Say If He’d Obey Order To Invade Canada
U.S. Admiral Samuel J. Paparo dismissed a reporter's question regarding whether he would obey an order to invade Canada as 'preposterous' and 'needlessly emotional.' The exchange occurred amidst ongoing political tensions and rhetoric regarding U.S.-Canada sovereignty.
Why it matters
It highlights the friction between military leadership and political discourse in the context of strained international relations.
“I find that scenario to be absolutely and utterly preposterous.”
Screenshot taken from CPAC video via YouTube. U.S. Admiral Samuel J. Paparo declined to say under what circumstances he would follow an order to attack Canada, calling a question from a reporter about the issue “needlessly emotional.”
At the Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defence conference in Victoria Wednesday, a reporter asked Paparo: “Under what circumstances would you obey an order to launch military action against Canada?”
Paparo, who serves as U.S. commander for the Indo-Pacific region, visibly took issue with the question. He said: “I find that scenario to be absolutely and utterly preposterous.”
He added: “I follow the orders of the commander-in-chief, but that is a needlessly emotional question.”
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