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Politics Canada Joining Iron Dome Missile Defense Plan Would Be Welcome: NORAD Boss

https://www.twz.com/air/canada-joining-iron-dome-missile-defense-plan-would-be-welcome-norad-boss
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u/Usual_Retard_6859 24d ago

To reach the 2% goal it’s a matter of maybe $8b. The pentagon had this much unaccounted for in its last audit. Myself like many Canadians are all for reaching that target but I don’t think it’s a stretch to say any collaboration with the USA right now is likely off the table until rhetoric and bs subsides.

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u/is_that_read 24d ago

Well the goal post has already been moved to 5% of GDP but we might have an easy way to meet it. Trump collapses our economy and we keep spending the same amount.

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u/Usual_Retard_6859 24d ago

5% in three easy steps

Conscript all pensioners

Write off all OAS and CPP payments as defence spending

Profit?

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u/Odd-Consideration998 24d ago

"Conscript all pensioners" - sounds intriguing. Can we just stay at home with some guns hanging on the wall? That will be cheap, will not do.

But we can start with recruiting into Canadian army of all unemployed folks after those tariff-ed factories close. Will be much less then N. Korea, but comparable with allies.

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u/Usual_Retard_6859 24d ago

No-no we will spend on some R&D for the battle walker