"Jim Carter" wrote in message
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" *JimH*" wrote in message
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I am not doubting your commitment to your military, but it is certainly
relying on the US military.

What I am asking is............let's turn the table and ask that Canada
commit major capital to it's military to protect the world and that the
US
take a second seat to the action.

As a percentage of overall revenue, how much does Canada spend on it's
military now? Could it afford to spend (as a percentage) what the US is
currently budgeting?

Canada does not rely on the US Military for anything!

What would you ask Canada to protect the world from? The USA in it's
country grab for more oil?
Canada does not have the enemies that the USA has throughout the world.

Canada has no need to spend huge amounts of it's money on the military, as
does our neighbor to the south.

It's because of its neighbor to the south that Canada doesn't have to spend
a lot of money on its military.

Instead of buying all of those natural resources from you guys, what's to
stop China from marching onto Canadian soil and just taking it?

"NOYB" wrote in message
nk.net...
It's because of its neighbor to the south that Canada doesn't have to
spend
a lot of money on its military.

Instead of buying all of those natural resources from you guys, what's to
stop China from marching onto Canadian soil and just taking it?

Canada does not rely on the US Military. We do not have the "enemies" that
you have. We are a nation that uses diplomacy.

China does not have the bad manners that other countries have. They do not
march in and take over countries. ;-)
Jim

Jim C.
You are wearing blinders if you don't think Canada benefits from a strong US
Military.


"Jim Carter" wrote in message
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"NOYB" wrote in message
nk.net...
It's because of its neighbor to the south that Canada doesn't have to
spend
a lot of money on its military.

Instead of buying all of those natural resources from you guys, what's to
stop China from marching onto Canadian soil and just taking it?

Canada does not rely on the US Military. We do not have the "enemies"
that
you have. We are a nation that uses diplomacy.

China does not have the bad manners that other countries have. They do
not
march in and take over countries. ;-)
Jim

"Smith Smithers" wrote in message
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Jim C.
You are wearing blinders if you don't think Canada benefits from a strong
US
Military.

The only benefit that is possible is that Canada sells some excellent
military equipment to the USA.
Jim

"Jim Carter" wrote in message
news

"Smith Smithers" wrote in message
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Jim C.
You are wearing blinders if you don't think Canada benefits from a strong
US
Military.

The only benefit that is possible is that Canada sells some excellent
military equipment to the USA.

Those are US companies doing a nice thing for our norther friends by keeping
you employed.

Bert Robbins wrote:
"Jim Carter" wrote in message
news
"Smith Smithers" wrote in message
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Jim C.
You are wearing blinders if you don't think Canada benefits from a strong

US

Military.

The only benefit that is possible is that Canada sells some excellent
military equipment to the USA.


Those are US companies doing a nice thing for our norther friends by keeping
you employed.



Well...aren't you the 'Sugar Daddy'!

Bert Robbins wrote:
Those are US companies doing a nice thing for our norther friends by
keeping
you employed.
No Bert. They are Canadian Companies that sell to the USA. Look it up.
Heroux-Devtek.

On Mon, 31 Oct 2005 08:04:31 -0500, Smith Smithers wrote:

Jim C.
You are wearing blinders if you don't think Canada benefits from a strong
US Military.

Sometimes, just sometimes, I wonder if we benefit from a strong military.
;-) Bullets or butter? World's policeman doesn't come without a cost.

"thunder" wrote in message
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On Mon, 31 Oct 2005 08:04:31 -0500, Smith Smithers wrote:

Jim C.
You are wearing blinders if you don't think Canada benefits from a strong
US Military.

Sometimes, just sometimes, I wonder if we benefit from a strong military.
;-) Bullets or butter? World's policeman doesn't come without a cost.

It keeps your from harm.

On Mon, 31 Oct 2005 18:53:35 -0500, Bert Robbins wrote:


Sometimes, just sometimes, I wonder if we benefit from a strong
military. ;-) Bullets or butter? World's policeman doesn't come
without a cost.

It keeps your from harm.

Does it? And at what cost? It seems to me, since WWII, this country has
been at peace . . . Well, at least a couple of years. Perhaps, if our
military wasn't so strong, we wouldn't be using them as much.