http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/global-needs-trump-domestic-concerns-on-f-35-dnd-says/article2422158/
(Day Late and a Dollar Short - no, not
the F-35's - that one's in terms of years and billions - this post is a day late and I'm always a dollar short with these gas prices.)
When assessing what Canada's military
has to say on the need to purchase the F-35's,
Read these two very recent articles:
canada.com/
By Jeff Davis, Postmedia News May 3, 2012
"OTTAWA — The general responsible for NATO's military hardware says it's not important that countries buy the same fighter jets, punching a hole in the government's argument that it must buy the F-35 for the sake of 'interoperability.' . . . "
Well, that doesn't sound like what we've been told for the last number of years.
And
hilltimes.com
By TIM NAUMETZ |
Thursday, 05/03/2012 9:13 am EDT
" PARLIAMENT HILL—The department of National Defence last month retroactively amended a key phrase in a report it submitted for tabling in Parliament last year on the government’s planned F-35 fighter jet acquisition after Auditor General Michael Ferguson issued a scathing report on the controversial project's costs. . . ."
hummmm.
Seems like there's something rotten in the state of Denmark, Horatio. (and, no, I have nothing against Denmark, and am not suggesting that they have anything to do with our purchasing the F-35's - it;'s just a Shakespeare quote that seems appropriate).
Here's a suggestion.
How about letting Canadians know just what it is that our military has planned in the future that we need these first strike fighter jets so badly that we would pay $30 billion and counting for them, where pretty much all the money would fly out of Canada faster than the F-35's.
As opposed to say, child care, education, health care, you know things that reflect true Canadian values and not the hawkish foreign one, and where the money would not only stay in Canada but benefit Canadians.
On the other hand, if we're all going to be given a ride in one of these eye watering technological marvels - hay, perhaps we will need 65 of them, but I'd like to have it within my lifetime.
The Canadian military is here to serve Canadians and not the other way around. It is also not here to service the US or other foreign countries military objectives and world domination.
And, hey did anyone ask the Russians or Chinese about purchasing their planes - hey everything else we buy is made in China, why not our jets,
Read these two very recent articles:
canada.com/
By Jeff Davis, Postmedia News May 3, 2012
"OTTAWA — The general responsible for NATO's military hardware says it's not important that countries buy the same fighter jets, punching a hole in the government's argument that it must buy the F-35 for the sake of 'interoperability.' . . . "
Well, that doesn't sound like what we've been told for the last number of years.
And
hilltimes.com
By TIM NAUMETZ |
Thursday, 05/03/2012 9:13 am EDT
" PARLIAMENT HILL—The department of National Defence last month retroactively amended a key phrase in a report it submitted for tabling in Parliament last year on the government’s planned F-35 fighter jet acquisition after Auditor General Michael Ferguson issued a scathing report on the controversial project's costs. . . ."
hummmm.
Seems like there's something rotten in the state of Denmark, Horatio. (and, no, I have nothing against Denmark, and am not suggesting that they have anything to do with our purchasing the F-35's - it;'s just a Shakespeare quote that seems appropriate).
Here's a suggestion.
How about letting Canadians know just what it is that our military has planned in the future that we need these first strike fighter jets so badly that we would pay $30 billion and counting for them, where pretty much all the money would fly out of Canada faster than the F-35's.
As opposed to say, child care, education, health care, you know things that reflect true Canadian values and not the hawkish foreign one, and where the money would not only stay in Canada but benefit Canadians.
On the other hand, if we're all going to be given a ride in one of these eye watering technological marvels - hay, perhaps we will need 65 of them, but I'd like to have it within my lifetime.
The Canadian military is here to serve Canadians and not the other way around. It is also not here to service the US or other foreign countries military objectives and world domination.
And, hey did anyone ask the Russians or Chinese about purchasing their planes - hey everything else we buy is made in China, why not our jets,
It seems to me that that is the kind of "interoperability" that is important - at least we could be sure we're keeping up with the "enemy" and not throw billions away on something that doesn't perform to spec's, the price is grossly overinflated - I'll betcha, the Chinese don't have that problem - and may likely be outclassed and obsolete by the time it is employed.
Lloyd MacILquham cicblog.com/comments.html
