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Title: Mulroney among guests at U.S. aircraft carrier launch
Category: Uncle Sam
Posted By: Hyack
Date: 2009-01-11 17:35:19
Canadian

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[mtbr]

Mr_Canada Mr_Canada:

Imagine if they were in power at the same time?

God, I don't think Canada or America would even exist anymore. We'd have sold out to Mexico.

[ridenrain]

Yawn..
That's even older than ADSCAM.

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[RUEZ]

Mr_Canada Mr_Canada:

Imagine if they were in power at the same time?

God, I don't think Canada or America would even exist anymore. We'd have sold out to Mexico.

You drunk?

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Mr_Canada Mr_Canada:

Having to listen to you pathetic right wingers constantly minimize every problem you people have caused this country does makes me want to drink.

But no, I'm not drunk.

having to listen to you left wing nut tards blame every problem of the world on the Conservatives and Americans makes me want to

[RUEZ]

Mr_Canada Mr_Canada:

Having to listen to you pathetic right wingers constantly minimize every problem you people have caused this country does makes me want to drink.

But no, I'm not drunk.

What problem are you talking about? All I read was an article about Mulroney being invited to a ship launch.

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[ridenrain]

Mr_Canada Mr_Canada:

Is Adscam still screwing us over? No.

Untill the Liberal Party of Canada gives back the money, it is.

It's a hell of a lot more relivent than someone who was PM 16 yeasr ago.

[llama66]

I wish we had an Aircraft Carrier.

[BartSimpson]

llama66 llama66:

I wish we had an Aircraft Carrier.

I think the realities of the 21st century will eventually require Canada to buck up and have at least one carrier in each ocean. The 21st century is not going to be about Canada playing Cold War brinksmanship, but about Canada protecting her increasingly valuable mineral and natural resources - especially her fisheries.

Really, it is only a matter of time before someone, somewhere, sends a fishing fleet into someone's waters with naval escorts and it's going to take a real navy to kick them out, not a frigate navy that can't operate too far from land based air cover.

And then Canada will either be ready for the new game or it'll have to play catch-up.

[Streaker]

Land-based air cover would be more than adequate to deal with an incursion into Canadian waters.

We don't need aircraft carriers for that kind of purpose or indeed for any purpose that would be in Canadian interests.

[bootlegga]

llama66 llama66:

I wish we had an Aircraft Carrier.

A full fledged aircraft carrier is a luxury we can't afford. China wants to build carriers too, but can't afford them.

Even a STOL carrier costs far too much to build, maintain and operate. There's a reason that only a few nations own real carriers. Once you add in aircraft, escort ships the cost jumps from the two billion for the carrier to five or six billion, with annual operating expenses of $500 million or more for a battle group.

The best idea I've heard here was an ice-breaking helicopter carrier for use in the Arctic as well as off our coasts. Another alternative would be a longer flight deck on our new DDHs, so they could operate armed UAVs to add reach and firepower.