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HEGSETH FIRES US ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF AMID FULL-BLOWN CONFLICT WITH IRAN
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Direct impact on Canada-US interoperability and NORAD command
Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media
Ottawa notes the phrasing that stings: Hegseth told George to take retirement "effective immediately." Canada, a NORAD partner and direct neighbor, measures each Pentagon shift with the anxiety of a nation whose defense depends on Washington. The dismissal in the midst of war against Iran echoes what Canada knows all too well: American domestic politics taking priority over military strategy.
Structural dependence on the US that amplifies anxiety over Pentagon disorder
Identity-based anti-Americanism: Canada defines itself by its caution toward Washington
NORAD as permanent security obsession
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