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Originally Posted by fatty
Martin, don't get me wrong, I am simply arguing that Canada has no use for SSNs.
I do concur with your post 100%. I think the underfunding of Canada's military became incontrovertible last month when our ships pulled out of exercises due to budget concerns. Now they're talking about nixing some ships and aircraft to pay for new stuff?
I'm hoping there's a nice fat fiscal injection for the CF coming to make up for these embarrassments.
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I dont disagree with you either its just that we should assess our needs realisticly as you have when you say we currently dont need SSN's
however we should also never assume that what we decide today wont change tommorow. so as far as it goes I dont support the purchase outside of canada of any nuke boats but I dont think we should yank the slowpoke
reactor out of the RMC basement either. and if in the event we ever need to go that way the institutional knowledge should be indigineous not rented from a foriegn power with their own interests and a sense of we owe them
one. besides all that if we are going to make it into an egalitarian world of
equanimity the we as a nation need the type of credibility that brings influence (ie force capability and foriegn policy constistency and resolve)
It is interesting that we think of ourselves as leaders at the UN but I notice that Members of the permanent council have SSBN's
Life is what you make it , even if your a nation.
MM
(pontificating again.sorry)