# Canada gives up on their military. I wonder who they're depending on now?

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**Created:** [February 25, 2004, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-gives-up-on-their-military-i-wonder-who-theyre-depending-on-now/231134 "2004-02-25T17:14:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![twelvericepaddies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@twelvericepaddies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twelvericepaddies)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2004, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-gives-up-on-their-military-i-wonder-who-theyre-depending-on-now/231134/261 "2004-03-06T00:24:38Z")

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If you see high ranking officers here, they appear to be United Church ministers - quiet, soft-spoken, Beta especially cf. U.S. generals. One of our top generals went to Rwanda, saw the carnage and lost his marbles, and never recovered. They say they do not want to fight anymore - they want to be “peacekeepers.” They are now sort of a social organization providing employment and careers for nice ladies and gays, and guys & gals who just need a humble paycheck. I think the u.s. militaries will head down the same road eventually - sad, but true.

> [@Airman Doors](#):
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> [“‘Bankrupt’ Forces may shut 5 bases… Internal reports say $500M shortfall may cause closures from Winnipeg to Labrador”](http://www.canada.com/ottawa/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=97f7dbbe-981a-4085-9686-e87fab611fbb) says the headline.
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> Now, before we begin, let’s get the usual stuff out of the way.
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> [ul][li]Canada is not threatened with invasion. [/li]  
> OK, right now Canada is in a good solid position, right on the border of the country with the most powerful military in the world. Glad we can provide that security for you.  
> [li]The US is not threatened with invasion. [/li]  
> Fine with me. But gee, doesn’t that almost completely defenseless country to the north make a nice inviting target? Sure does. Good thing we’re here to defend you.  
> [li]Quit busting on Canada. They have a great military tradition, they were at Dieppe and Normandy and everywhere in between.[/li]  
> True that. But I think I can now safely say that you had a great miltary tradition. Considering that you don’t have anything left to speak of after the gutting begins. According to this article,
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> [/ul]
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> As usual, I’m just spitting in the wind here, but it’s amazing how the US gets hammered by Canada on a fairly regular basis and yet now we’re effectively expected to defend them should something happen in order to protect our own country? That’s what it looks like to me, anyway. Canada is just quitting, knowing full well that we’ll be there for them.
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> Isn’t that the very pinnacle of arrogance? Just a thought.

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**Author:** ![Balduran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cc9497/32.png) [@Balduran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balduran)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-gives-up-on-their-military-i-wonder-who-theyre-depending-on-now/231134/262 "2004-04-13T14:08:32Z")

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Hey **Airman** , our new PM is going to announce an additional 4 billion in funding for the military. More than covering the shortfall that sparked this thread. We’re all cool now, right?

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