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    Iran Super Thread- Merged

    didn't Trump hold back on those same weapon systems when they were desperately needed. Didn't he only allow them to strike just across the border and that was all. Didn't he also block the financial aid allocated by the Senate? for several very critical weeks and then only start providing aid...
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    Iran Super Thread- Merged

    you gotta bet that Taiwan is not happy although after watching Trump sell Ukraine down the river for the last 2 years or more and now Israel they must have been planning for the unthinkable. No one will ever trust anything that comes out of Washington. The world has become a much more...
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    Why does Canada suck at telling its own stories

    if APTN did it you could count on them to include it.
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    Why does Canada suck at telling its own stories

    pick a few stories from Farley Mowat's Grey Seas Under
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    Some of the bought & paid for media

    and there goes another 25% (just a number but it will be significant) of CBC's viewing audience. They will soon be able to put their entire viewing audience in a single mini-bus.:cry:
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    Why does Canada suck at telling its own stories

    that would be a go for APTN. They have had some good shows worth watching
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    The RCAF's Next Generation Fighter (CF-188 Replacement)

    would it be feasible to revamp the commonwealth training programme as part of a consolation prize for not buying German subs? Do we have sufficient facilities that could be upgraded such as Stephenville? Gander provides the airspace as well.
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    The Shadow Fleet

    Why do any of them get through between Copenhagen and Malmo if the EU is sincere about choking off Russia's supply of money? If Iran can block the Strait of Hormuz with drones and a few surface to surface surely Denmark and Sweden can close off Oresund. After all, isn't that what Helsingborg...
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    Canada's strategic airlift capability megathread (CC177, CC130J, A400M?)

    Can they do it and if so, where? There aren't a lot of empty airports around where you could establish an assembly line and it would require a lot of space. Hopefully they still have all the jigs and enough available knowledge to put it back together and finally, can they avoid too much...
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    New Canadian Shipbuilding Strategy

    silly question: Did they ask the guys on the ship and is it in their contract?
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    Liberal (Minority/Majority) Government 2025 - ???

    that problem would go away if the two major parties formed a joint group to review acquisitions and deliberately took that group out of the political stream by equal representation with a government minister with the deciding vote as odd man but with no whipped vote permitted.
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    New Canadian Shipbuilding Strategy

    what happens with the civilian side of the crew when the ship is taken into a combat zone as happened with Iraq?
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    Canada's strategic airlift capability megathread (CC177, CC130J, A400M?)

    What would a fatter herc do to the equation? Of a certainty, Lockheed is watching the market to see which changes to pursue.
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    Why does Canada suck at telling its own stories

    depends. MASH told a tale for years, still is.
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    Why does Canada suck at telling its own stories

    another tale: 435 and 436 squadrons in Burma, before all the Dakotas disappear.
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    Why does Canada suck at telling its own stories

    they are not in the curriculum. We rely upon the schools to teach especially since many of the parents aren't even from Canada so they have no way of knowing. And for us second or third generation types or at least my recollection is the Plains of Abraham and a brief touch on the War of 1812...
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    Why does Canada suck at telling its own stories

    you mean like McHale's Navy? Canadian history has been destroyed by left leaning high school teachers who deliberately set about to run down Canadian achievements. Our current problems with racism, colonialism stems from their united efforts IMHO. Who wants to watch a movie about two white...
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    Canada's strategic airlift capability megathread (CC177, CC130J, A400M?)

    One disadvantage is the cost. A single A400 goes for upwards of 200 million whilst the MC130J cost the Americans about 110 and I believe that is the fanciest version available. So 2 for one?
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    Canada's strategic airlift capability megathread (CC177, CC130J, A400M?)

    One other thought. If Boeing plans to re-open the C17 line they should make the decision sooner rather than later because their perspective customers are going to be looking at that 2029 closing date and making purchasing decisions. If they wait they may not have a market to build for.
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    Continental Defence Corvette

    Has anyone thought that one through yet? Strictly from watching the series put on TV for northern freight delivery there seems to be no clear dividing line. One day they are operating at the edges in the slob as you termed it but the next day the wind has come up and they are struggling to get...
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