Top Military Commander Cornered on Trump’s Crackpot Plans for Canada

Jonathan Alcorn / REUTERS A top U.S. admiral gave a puzzling response when pressed on whether he would attack Canada if President Donald Trump ordered him to. Samuel J. Paparo, who leads the U.S. Pacific Command, was asked at a joint military conference in Canada on Wednesday under what circumstances he would obey an order to launch military action against America’s northern neighbor, according to the Ottawa Citizen. The admiral, visibly caught off guard, called the question “needlessly…