MindzEye
Wayward Ditch Pig
Doing what the article suggests does seem like the perfect approach—if your end goal is to either become a Belarus-style puppet state or to be formally annexed as a US territory.
The entire article was full of loser bitch energy and incredible levels of misunderstanding regarding what the power imbalance between the two countries would be in any "negotiation" on deeper integration. We're already about as integrated as we can be while maintaining our sovereignty, and this little crisis is proving that.