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Slava · 07-23-2007, 12:24 PM

I don't think that anyone here is upset with the military upgrading, myself included.

My thought here though is that while this is important it is not the be all and end all. If Canada is the "little brother tagging along" then its not purely based on our military might, or lack thereof. If you want to be a world leader then you have to provide innovative and effective solutions to the worlds problems. That is not always found at the end of a gun.

I get tired of all of the comments about the pea-shooters and canoes and talk about the weak military. It's funny that it is even called "Defence Spending" to me. What are we defending ourselves against? Who is ready to attack? Seems to me that while our sovereignty is critically important we are being bamboozled into protecting ourselves against enemies who don't really exist.

07-23-2007, 12:24 PM	#14
Slava Franchise Player Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Calgary, Alberta Exp:	I don't think that anyone here is upset with the military upgrading, myself included. My thought here though is that while this is important it is not the be all and end all. If Canada is the "little brother tagging along" then its not purely based on our military might, or lack thereof. If you want to be a world leader then you have to provide innovative and effective solutions to the worlds problems. That is not always found at the end of a gun. I get tired of all of the comments about the pea-shooters and canoes and talk about the weak military. It's funny that it is even called "Defence Spending" to me. What are we defending ourselves against? Who is ready to attack? Seems to me that while our sovereignty is critically important we are being bamboozled into protecting ourselves against enemies who don't really exist.