Does Canada need 60 F-35's?

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pla101prc

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Finn McCool said:
I don't know about that. Canada has a long and proud history of standing up and pulling more than its weight when the West goes to war. WWI, WWII, Korea, Afghanistan. The Canadians performed excellently in all these conflicts and earned the influence you talked about. But from these examples we can see that Canada's contributions have usually been on land. I can't think of a scenario where Canada would be fighting as part of a coalition and would be called upon to dispatch a bunch of F-35s. To contribute to collective defense, Canada should focus on having top-notch light infantry and the fixed/rotor wing assets to support them, and intelligence. America can handle the big expensive stuff better, but you can never have enough good light infantry.
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canada already has one of the best if not THE best light infantry:nana:
 
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xywdx

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solarz said:
I would rather have 2000$ in my own pocket than spending it to "remain relevant", especially at a time of economic uncertainty.
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And I choose to disagree...
Military spending is an important part of any nation, and $100 tax money a year to keep our air force up to date is well worth it.
To be honest, I am not so confident that those clowns can make better use of the money anyways, might as well spend it on something we can see.
 
Finn McCool

Finn McCool

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pla101prc said:
canada already has one of the best if not THE best light infantry:nana:
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Well I don't know about THE best, that's just a very tough call to make, especially amongst Western militaries that have all have similar equipment and standards of training. But in any case Canada's infantry units have always been very, very good and that's why I think they should focus on it.
 
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