Comments by "Sedna063" (@Sedna063) on "Could Brazil take French Guiana from France if it wanted to? (2020)" video.

  1. I just want to point out that if Brasil were to attack French-Guyana; they would attack French citizens and therefore EU citizens. That would mean that the entire EU would be obliged by treaty to come to the aid of France. So the entire European continent.
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  2. "The most powerful country of South America" is pretty irrelevant anyway....
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  3.  @antimatter4733  Obviously not..... Never said that anyway. But dozens of cruise missiles hitting logistic centers, electric power stations, computing centers et cetera will be extremely damaging. They will not "just take the loss". They will need to prove to the world that they are willing to defend French citizens no questions asked. The costs would be high but not prohibitive.
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  4. So you want to piss off Britain too?
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  5.  @antimatter4733  Wouldn't really agree. Imagine 15 cruise missiles destroying airports and ports. Sinking Brazilian naval assets. Cutting communications. Brazil would hemorrhage money. Nowadays you won't have to burn Favelas to the ground. France could absolutely cause staggering losses to the Brazilian trade routes.
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  6.  @HoriTheRed  It isn't an oversee territory, it is France and EU territory. They send representatives into the French government, they pay taxes to the French government. The EU treats Guyana as a EU Territory too. NATO might not be involved if the case would be like the Falklands and the fact that Guyana isn't in the north atlantic.
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  7.  @jawarakf  And how would they get to Brasil?
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  8.  @jawarakf  -Inflight refueling: Brazil does not have the capability to refuel a jet for a journey from the other side of the world. -Escorts: Akin to a declaration of sides and therefore huge diplomatic blowback and potentially war. -Ferry range - you need several overlays.
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  9.  @jawarakf  They will not do so unless they are seriously invested in the conflict as well. It would be seen as an unfriendly act and France would go to great length to down those jets before they arrive.
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  10.  @antimatter4733  OK, you just propose war crimes? If that kind of reporting would come out of Guyana be assured that Rio would have a radiant day.
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  11.  @homerobueno3295  They absolutely have. They can nuke Brazil.
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  12.  @antimatter4733  They will protect their people and they will take revenge on Brazil if your scenario plays out.
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  13.  @antimatter4733  So France would loose 300,000 citizens. Brazil could loose millions
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  14.  @antimatter4733  France would absolutely not be ok with that - it was you who came up with the idea to take French citizens hostage and threaten to kill them. France will fight for their citizens in either cas.e
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  15.  @tupinamba6323  Do you think all Brazilian conscripts get expert guerilla jungle warfare training? Brazil is the attacker and occupying force - they will not hide in the jungle, they have to come openly.
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  16.  @bentoperrone839  Well aware but do you seriously think the French will let such a thing go unanswered?
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