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And "best" is a debatable concept for any military rations.
^^^^^^^ Understood completely, but surely, SURELY, the Russians thought this through, and planned for such matters. I would have, and I'm just a four-year infantryman, not a logistics goober. Surely they'd have planned this stuff better, or, it's all propaganda............................................. You literally cannot trust anything you hear or read about, from any sources, these days.
The Russians probably planned for a quick in and out;
I tell my wife that all the time…
Oh wait, wrong conversation. Sorry.
Meanwhile here in Canada our new Minister of Defence is focused on sexual misconduct and #metoo issues.
All good points. Anand was chosen for this role in order to focus on cleaning up sexual misconduct and harassment issues. That was her focus. With the collapse of the CPC, Trudeau is guaranteed a majority at the next election, but that doesn't stop him from virtue signaling in these appointments of inexperienced yet seemingly gender/ethnically/linguistically correct roles.It's really unfortunate that you make this claim without context. While I, along with many, lament the state of Canada's armed forces, mention of a little-known (internationally) long term mandate announced by Minister Anand 5 months ago when things were very different only serves to further erode any negative preconceptions about our military state. To say that our minister is "focused" on those issues suggests that the pressing issues in Ukraine are taking a back seat to a long-term initiative and that's unfair.
Canada has taken a strong, consistent and unified stance with our allies against this Russian aggression. We had forces personnel in the Ukraine as recently as last month and are now supplying military hardware and ammo. Yes, our contribution is small in the grand scheme of things but to suggest that we are an inward-looking outlier in all of this is plain wrong.
All good points. Anand was chosen for this role in order to focus on cleaning up sexual misconduct and harassment issues. That was her focus. With the collapse of the CPC, Trudeau is guaranteed a majority at the next election, but that doesn't stop him from virtue signaling in these appointments of inexperienced yet seemingly gender/ethnically/linguistically correct roles.
But yes Canada's stance with Ukraine has been solid. I just hope Anand remembers to replace asap those MANPATs she's just taken from CAF stores and donated to Ukraine. And maybe she can push her boss to meet our 2% defence spending commitment to NATO.
And maybe she can push her boss to meet our 2% defence spending commitment to NATO.
Canada and all other NATO members except the US (3.42%), Greece (2.24%), Estonia (2.13%), the UK (2.13%), Romania (2.04%), and Poland (2.01%).
I expect the Germans will exceed 2.5% by the end of 2022. They'll be pulling double shifts at KMW, Dynamit Nobel AG and Eurofighters, etc. The Luftwaffe has some capability gaps to fill, like an attack helicopter. Time to make some calls to Italy's Agusta for their A129 Mangusta.Canada and all other NATO members except the US (3.42%), Greece (2.24%), Estonia and UK (2.13%), Romania (2.04%), and Latvia and Poland (2.01%).
you mean like Vladivostok or Novosibirsk??Can't we buy more from Russia? They'll be needing hard currency.
Key words in that agreement: "by 2025" (something that some people don't mention).
Having said that, I think everyone can agree that meeting that requirement sooner is better in light of our current situation.
Some very interesting analysis on the background to the current conflict:
‘Yes, He Would’: Fiona Hill on Putin and Nukes
Putin is trying to take down the entire world order, the veteran Russia watcher said in an interview. But there are ways even ordinary Americans can fight back.www.politico.com