Justin Trudeau hints at boosting Canada’s military spending

I'll believe it when I see it.

 

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No we won’t. This country will quit before the mass dying starts and everybody knows it.

A long time ago, I mentioned that 158 Canadians died in Afghanistan to some Aussies (they lost about 45).

Their answer: We would have left Afghanistan far earlier than you did.

 

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Canada of 2024 is but a limp wristed shadow of Canada in 2004.

 

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Canada of 2024 is but a limp wristed shadow of Canada in 2004.

Meh. When Afghanistan kicked off, there were doubts about how the coddled Millennials would do in hard situations, because we were seen as “soft”.

Turns out that as a whole, we weren’t that different than generations past.

 

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Meh. When Afghanistan kicked off, there were doubts about how the coddled Millennials would do in hard situations, because we were seen as “soft”.

Turns out that as a whole, we weren’t that different than generations past.

Previous generations didn't have to hump 70-100 lbs of gear in 40*C + temperatures. I give today's folks a lot of credit.