The problem for Canada is while we don't want to admit it we are utterly dependant on the US to protect us as our 3 potential 'enemies' are the US, Russia and China, none of which we can protect ourselves from at all.
Therefore what ever we are buying is not for self defense, we are buying a few jets to send off with the americans to gain political credit in what ever half arsed war they want to start next, to be frank it would make the most sense to do this as cheaply as possible as the real mission (getting political credit) can be achieved with anything that flies and has a maple leaf on that NBC can film, it doesn't have to be able to do anything after that.
Last edited by afc wimbledon; 11-02-2011 at 10:32 AM.
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