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"....A solution to the inability to make up their mind?"
Exactly that ....
So Buffnut what the BBC has reported is "... the start of discussions with the US Gov't and Boeing on the potential to buy those aircraft as an interim gap filler because" it, the Liberal gov't, can't make up its mind.
The BBC report is splitting hairs. The story is that in the recent Federal election the Liberals committed to canceling the F-35 for a cheaper solution. There not being a "cheaper solution" the Liberals are faced with a 180 degree turn on the F-35 -- it's proven its worth already with NATO allies. They can't pull this policy switcheroo off until after they win another mandate .... so they will spend billions now to avoid breaking an election promise that no one asked them to make in the first place.
That's politics at its crudest IMO, and the men and women who defend Canada have to live and die with this Sh*t 'leadership'
I have to agree but it happens every time, no matter what you are buying. In the first Gulf War by the time the UK troops had desert boots the war was nearly over.They will buy the Superhornet, and now that they've tipped their hand to say it will be sole sourced, without yet talking dollars, you can imagine how good a deal we're going to get on those.
My point is why the F!ck it takes 5 years, starting NEXT year, in addition to all the foot-dragging that has already occurred, to identify which of TWO aircraft we will the START to buy! It's ridiculous!!!!
They were elected with this promise, and you're complaining that they are keeping it? Regardless of whether you agree with it or not, they are doing what they said they'd do. Usually the complaint is that politicians don't do what they promise, I guess they can't win.
I During the Falklands the first Sea King AEW prototype was flown from a standing start in an almost stupid time if memory serves me right three or four months.