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[–] 73 points 4 months ago (13 children)

They're just butt-hurt that Canada isn't spending the extra money on US weapons. This whole "military spending" thing is nothing but a shakedown to get allies to increase weapons purchases from US manufacturers.

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  • [–] 14 points 4 months ago (8 children)

    And Canada is buying gripens not f35s so the US can go pound sand.

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  • [–] 15 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    Buying f35s now is insane why would you buy war planes from a rabid dog who probably built a backdoor in

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago

    Everyone is united in that view. Giving Carney the benefit of the doubt, I think he is ragging the puck before making it formal that we are withdrawing our pre-existing order for 16 F35s with the Americans

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    Canada did not cancel any f-35 contracts yet

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago

    Unfortunately, I think most of the new military spending that brings our total to the 2% of GDP target is going to American manufacturers. I get the feeling that Carney doesn't want to upset the status quo too much, despite the talk. I think he still counts on a path back to the way things were, just maybe on a longer timeline.

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