I'll believe it when I see it.
Justin Trudeau hints at boosting Canada’s military spending
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Bitterness has whiny overexagerated a tone. There is a lot of that on these forums. Cynicism is just skepticism and is not necessarily negative.
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I will take "Chynical shit" for 12 billion Alex!!! (Sean Connery)
In my case it is cynicism. I have listened to government promises all the way back to a "life means life" statement made and have followed the empty rhetoric from there so forgive me if I hope that what I hear is true but will only believe it when the first delivery occurs.
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NATO Meeting.
2% by 2032. No real plan on how we get there, but the "commitment" to do so is something, I suppose.
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So...Canada firmly committed in 2014, and have backslid since then. How mnay times since then has this government committed to increasing, only to later prevaricate.
NATO sees Canada as a country, not a Trudeau Liberal government. The Trudeau government (he is the only real decider) has never understood that - in fact they refuse to consider it, so vainglorious, arrogant, and tone-deaf are they.
Canada made the commitment in 2014 and the country is being held to account.
NATO sees Canada as a country, not a Trudeau Liberal government. The Trudeau government (he is the only real decider) has never understood that - in fact they refuse to consider it, so vainglorious, arrogant, and tone-deaf are they.
Canada made the commitment in 2014 and the country is being held to account.
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I commit to becoming bilingual by the time I reach Major.
Still not adequately resourced or motivated to do so. But the commitment is there...
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Brad Sallows
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I suppose they're going to do the goodest job they can.
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I'm not sure the highlighted bit is 100% accurate. I think then Prime Minister Harper said, in Wales, that 2% was an "aspirational goal."
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Given the stakes, I hope there's an executive order or similar drafted to shift whatever US equipment stocks can be spared to Ukraine should Trump win.
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My guess is Trump will take a more firm stance on the Ukr issue than the current incumbent.
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That theory doesn't match his public attempts to get Europe off of Russian energy supplies, European leaders laughed. How did that go?
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Trump thinks he’s smarter than Putin, and that he can handle him. I’m not sure that is true…
I see a major conflict erupting when Putin doesn’t listen to Trump, and Trump won’t back down.
The question is when will that happen, not if…
I see a major conflict erupting when Putin doesn’t listen to Trump, and Trump won’t back down.
The question is when will that happen, not if…
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100% pure hyperbolic speculation
100% pure hyperbolic speculation
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It will be a matter of a redline and if anyone blinks. If I were to guess today, soon after Trump assumes office there is a cease to hostilities with both sides holding firm. After negotiations (promises, offerings, blustering and threats of a bigger red button) Russian agrees to pulls back somewhat but not all the way. A UN patrolled zone of separation is established. Trudeau jumps at the chance to commit Canadian troops to a UN "peace keeping" mission, but Canada's participation is refused due to it's material support to war effort of one side.
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