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No matter what side of this issue you stand on what has really happened is the erosion of Canada as a trusted friend in our allies eyes. The Americans and possibly others watching this theater are saying, "CANADA CAN NOT BE TRUSTED OR DEPENDED ON"! :-[ That is the true sadness of this...

Lets take a shot at this scenario... ;D 1. Canada would dither on what to do internationally until majority of UN agreed to intercede, and then we would be last to voice our support. 2. Initially we would send only a small team (as little as 2 personnel) to observe, until the political heat in...

Oyaguy, the chasam between RCMP on rabies and nuclear weapons is larger then the Grand Canyon. It is just that sort of rationalisation that has left Canada standing in a position that if another Korean conflict arose or a massive natural disaster (more than just shoveling snow in Toronto)...

Harris, I like your thoughts on the subject. ;D There may be two area's to strengthen to greater degree, Engineering and Medical support. The West coast is geologically overdue for a large earthquake that would probably compare to the SE Tsunami in destruction, and I am not convinced Canada is...

From my vantagepoint outside the CF looking in, it seems that the forces have been served by less than what was needed from the commissioned ranks ( Somalia, NDHQ...) in the past. Let us hope that there is a new era about to encompass the CF or else we are only bidding our time for a disaster to...

Thanks Ammo. It is at least refreshing, to hear some senior officers that are still in the forces ( LtGen Hillier & Col Strogran ), putting up a fight for what is needed for the troops and the country. :cdn:

I am firmly of the opinion that the root of many of our trade issues (softwood lumber, beef...) is due to our over reliance on the Americans. Of course they are going to want something in return for their so called protection, and the fact that we struggle to setup even a small expedition in our...

I do not have a prescription and have not been able to read to whole article, even though I can guess what it is going to say.   :-[ My question is has anyone read this and can elaborate, I will not ask to have it posted due to obvious copyright issues. Blue Max

MHO is that this is only more Liberal BS with no substance. :rage: Martin also talked of a "rejuvenated NATO, one that is not simply a military alliance, one that has a political role to play." So that Canada does not need to meet it NATO commitments? On balance, Martin appeared to be keeping...

Did you mean to say it will be interesting to see if the Marines get their 101s before the CF gets their 92s? SAM69, yes you are correct. Where as I was unclear by not extrapolating my comment enough, our government is unclear on purpose to try and pull the wool over our eyes.    :threat: MHO

Does this not sound familiar in Canada. Why Austria Selected Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon? By Georg Mader http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_476.shtml â Å“For almost 40 years, Austria, meanwhile the 7th or 8th richest nation in the World, had always been told by the former...

It will be interesting to see who gets their aircraft order filled first, US Marines or Canadian Navy? :-\

disqx, I believe you are partially correct. As the most recent examples show, US M1's have fared very well when they have been breached by a ATM of some kind. It is usually a small entry hole to maximize kinetic energy and then the round will bounce around inside, maybe tearing the crew to...

Active armour is said to work very well even for projectiles that are fired from as close as 100ft away, I believe I read, but.  The problem is that the area around the vehicle becomes dangerous without necessarily any warning to dismounts and civilians. :(

These are clippings from the overall article that can be found at: http://www.iraq.net/displayarticle5830.html How Technology Failed in Iraq In theory, the size of the Iraqi attack should have been clear well in advance. U.S. troops were supported by unprecedented technology deployment...

I would think by now that that the second Iraq war has proved without a doubt that tanks have a place on the modern battlefield to; kill other tanks, support mixed weapons teams in MOUT environments... What isn't clear is why the DND is considering letting go of Canada's only armoured assets to...

Even though I am partial to the Leopard with its run on everything diesel, our neighbour that we support most of the time is the US. For an MBT the smart choice for Canada would be the M1A2, or one of its family. As for the much needed Airborne, they should be equiped with the Wiesel, a very...