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Originally Posted by MarchHare
That's not the message I took from that article at all. Harper's spokesperson even said that they're open to increasing defense spending when and where it makes sense to do so. Arbitrarily fixing DND's budget at 2% of GDP (which would effectively double what we're currently spending on the military) is not the right solution.
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There has been a need for spending for as long as I can rememeber, yet it never happens, or cut rate equipment is purchased.
I am not saying that 2% is the magic number or bullet, but this really leaves the gov't free to neglect the military.