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An unspoken part of NATO is that the US is the primary military supplier of its allies. The comment that this purchase is partly political/diplomatic is spot on
by epups 4y ago
An unspoken part of NATO is that the US is the primary military supplier of its allies. The comment that this purchase is partly political/diplomatic is spot on. In fact, why does Canada even need a state-of-the-art Air Force in the first place, if not to appease the US and NATO?
- legutierr 4y agoAre you suggesting that Canada should renege on its defense spending obligations as a member of NATO, and simply benefit from NATO’s security umbrella as a freeloader? Or are you suggesting that Canada should drop out of NATO? I can’t really tell from your comment.
- epups 4y agoNo, I am observing that what Canada is doing here is fulfilling its obligations to NATO and, more specifically, the US. The comment I was replying to, and others here, seemed to assume that they bought these jets because they actually needed them for defense, or because they are just great airplanes.