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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
We are sending troops but at this point, its going to be pretty limited. I shudder to think how Canada's Military is going to do in a actual shooting war against a major power. We're tough and able, but equipment wise, we're far behind the pack.
This is a whole different level then fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan, or even for example Saddams military in Iraq.
Because of our piss poor procurement, and allowing our forces to fall behind and rust out, we would not be much of a deterrence.
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Would the US give us better weapons if we were out there running around being out gunned? (Obviously not planes, but smaller arms)