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Redliner · 06-06-2016, 09:14 AM

^^^ This. Captain nailed it.

If this truly is a stop-gap measure then fine, but Liberal governments, when it comes to the military, tend to take a bare bones approach and I wouldn't be at all surprised to see this become their "solution" to the problem.

I really don't see a good way out of the F-35 mess - and unfortunately, it has become a real mess. Open competition or not, there is zero chance Canada buys anything other than an American (or "joint") constructed plane. We are so integrated with the US strategically that it would cost us much, much more in the long run to build an air force with European planes.

06-06-2016, 09:14 AM	#213
Redliner Franchise Player Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Conquering the world one 7-11 at a time Exp:	^^^ This. Captain nailed it. If this truly is a stop-gap measure then fine, but Liberal governments, when it comes to the military, tend to take a bare bones approach and I wouldn't be at all surprised to see this become their "solution" to the problem. I really don't see a good way out of the F-35 mess - and unfortunately, it has become a real mess. Open competition or not, there is zero chance Canada buys anything other than an American (or "joint") constructed plane. We are so integrated with the US strategically that it would cost us much, much more in the long run to build an air force with European planes. __________________ "There will be a short outage tonight sometime between 11:00PM and 1:00AM as network upgrades are performed. Please do not panic and overthrow society. Thank you."