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Originally Posted by opendoor
I mean, they could throw money away. But if you want to spend it intelligently, it takes time. Look at the F35s. The process to buy them started 15 years ago, and it's going to be over a decade from signing the purchase agreement to having the fleet be fully operational.
Military spending-to-GDP has increased by 40% in the last decade after it was gutted in the 2000s and early 2010s. That represents the biggest increase in military spending post WWII.
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There's a good argument to be made for effective procurement and to not piss away money for the sake of reaching a target. That said it's not reasonable in the current environment we live in to accept that things take that long. The F35s took that long because Military spending in Canada has continued to be deprioritized relative to other budgetary goals. Why not when living adjacent to the largest world power who happens to be your #1 ally . . . . . . . . .
