[Scape]

Drones would be cheaper.

[Gunnair]

DanSC DanSC:

Sounds good to me. I trust Canada and Europe will step in to replace the carriers and maintain NATO's capabilities?

No. Continental defence can be done without Carrier Strike Groups.

[Gunnair]

DanSC DanSC:

PublicAnimalNo9 PublicAnimalNo9:

DanSC DanSC:

The USA doesn't just defend itself, if you haven't already noticed.

True, but some may see it more as hegemony than altruism.

Perhaps, but just watch the freak-out if the US decided to contribute as much to NATO as say, Italy.

Lets. Your tone suggests that the US presence in NATO is not self serving but because an amazingly generous disposition.

Keep thinking that.

[DanSC]

Gunnair Gunnair:

DanSC DanSC:

Sounds good to me. I trust Canada and Europe will step in to replace the carriers and maintain NATO's capabilities?

What about the rest of the North Atlantic? It is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization after all.

Gunnair Gunnair:

Your tone suggests that the US presence in NATO is not self serving but because an amazingly generous disposition.

Keep thinking that.

I do know that, very recently, senior Defense Department officials have questioned the USA's disposition towards NATO.

[Gunnair]

DanSC DanSC:

Gunnair Gunnair:

DanSC DanSC:

Sounds good to me. I trust Canada and Europe will step in to replace the carriers and maintain NATO's capabilities?

What about the rest of the North Atlantic? It is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization after all.

Gunnair Gunnair:

Your tone suggests that the US presence in NATO is not self serving but because an amazingly generous disposition.

Keep thinking that.

I do know that, very recently, senior Defense Department officials have questioned the USA's disposition towards NATO.

So question it.

I for one think Canada should be doing the same. But try not to come across overly smug and arrogant here - you're cutting down because you have shit the economic bed and can no longer afford it, not because you're suddenly tired of shouldering the burden.