Solution to looming US oil shortage

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Currently, massive oil reserves in the form of hard-to-extract oil sands and shale exist in Canada, and at current oil prices the cost effectiveness of recovering these resources is becoming more and more attractive.

If the US were to annex Canada, we would be able to effectively meet our future energy needs, disengage from 'trouble spots' around the world, and eliminate our dependence on foreign sources of energy. Many Canadians would jump at the chance to receive the benefits of American citizenship, and in any case the Canadians have no real military capacity to speak of.

I'm not saying we should necessarily do this - but let's put it on the table and have the debate.