A good comparison might be "what if Maine really wanted to be independent, or maybe even join Canada?"
Would it make sense to:
Give American neo-Nazi paramilitaries free reign to attack Maine
Seek an alliance with a group of nations expressly designed to fight a war with Canada
Get into a bloody stalemate of a war with Canada if they invade on behalf of the people of Maine, who don't want to be here anyway
Keep fighting that war long after the point it becomes apparent that we will not be retaking Maine
A better solution would have been to negotiate with Maine separatists, perhaps addressing the reason they want to leave, and at bare minimum act like a sovereign state with a monopoly on legitimate violence and destroy the neo-Nazi paramilitaries in your own house. Might also help to avoid the "fuck Canada" military alliance, too.
A good comparison might be "what if Maine really wanted to be independent, or maybe even join Canada?"
Would it make sense to:
A better solution would have been to negotiate with Maine separatists, perhaps addressing the reason they want to leave, and at bare minimum act like a sovereign state with a monopoly on legitimate violence and destroy the neo-Nazi paramilitaries in your own house. Might also help to avoid the "fuck Canada" military alliance, too.