Derek 2.0

What 30 year reference? You mean 30 days? Reference a report? Do I need a cite when I reference established fact..........I'm plagiarizing when I state the aircraft is stealth and fly's in the air.......clearly any reference made by Waldo citing costs sans reference is the Waldo plagiarizing!! You've become unhinged I'm afraid.....

I never heard her account in person, do you remember what program you were watching? In her case, as you've suggested, it could very much so be the case, as such thugs (akin to Pirates form centuries ago) do dominate certain parts (namely some of the hundreds of Southern Islands) of the Philippines.....of course such thugs would represent just one portion of Filipino discontent......

I won't dive into the logic vacuum with you betsy, the Filipinos have been fighting an internal insurgency among themselves since the start of Spanish rule nearly 500 years ago, furthered heightened with the rise of Filipino nationalism near the end of Spanish rule.....radical Islam is but a part of said nationalism........and nowhere did I state its not realistic to work with foreign governments.......you suggested Canada follow Israel's lead........Israel is not a nation that involves itself in multinational conflict, and only came close to wading into such waters once (Suez) in its short history.

Never heard of it......

Plagiarizing........how is it plagiarizing when I cite and quote said report?

I did quite clearly, in both the context of the program as a whole and its implications on Canada.

How many Gripen E aircraft are in service...........when did Saab first start developing the Gripen? Contexts a bitch.....

If its obvious, whats at issue? That I provide the actual report (including the page) and quote the portion that confirms my point.....unlike the Waldo that distorts and slants with snippets and shakes into his standard word salad?

Ces Drilon?

That's not realistic to expect Canada to quell a Filipino insurgency alone.......something yet to be achieved by the Filipinos themselves, nor historically the Japanese, Americans or Spanish........ That's not to say Canada shouldn't continue to fight radical Islam, and that there wouldn't be a role for Canadian special forces and the RCMP in aiding the Filipino Government fighting radical Islam.......One could argue, with our weak kneed Government, pivoting away from the fight against radical Islam in the Middle East to one in the Philippines would be an easy sell politically.........and Filipino's are one of the largest migrants groups settling in Canada, all the while, for many, keeping strong ties with friends and family in the Philippines. And lets not forget, there still is one Canadian hostage being held.

Its not, and is the basis for the Australian defense posture........they have been nearly burnt by both the British and Americans, have had their territory bombed and invaded by the Japanese, and have had their own Cold War for decades with one largest Muslim nations on the planet....which is a mere few hours flight time away from Northern Australia........ The Australian views on national defense are shaped by their own history.........in relation to Canada, and potential Tory leaders, ours is based on our own history and the reality that we live next to the World's largest Superpower......... National Defense, though a red meat issue with the Tories, will play little in selecting the next leader of the CPC, and though you dump on him, Peter Mackay was by far the most popular MND (among the troops) since Allan McKinnon's brief stint.

I spoke to it several days ago.

Of course we don't, because Saab and the Gripen fanboys play at a flim-flam of citing costs of legacy Gripens, from production costs from the last major Saab production run (late 90s?), and suggest this would reflect the cost of the more advanced Gripen E in the near future...........when in reality, those countries that have rejected the Gripen E, and there have been many, have cited high costs (in Rafale range) found in the alternatives, but for a less capable aircraft.......Saab's few success, like the French with Dassault, are a result of their willingness to sell anything to anyone, and hand over production to the locals........ The Gripen E, like a block 60 F-16, only 10s of millions more, less capable and you build it yourself......

The DOD's responses (pg 45-47) are in the report. Again, you're making hay of something out of context, in a debate we had several years ago........First, the envisioned "redundancy" was to be in the form of an additional autonomic logistic operating unit......which, as of yet, hasn't been funded, which is not the program's fault, but has resulted in the interim of relevant data being physically backed-up........like what is done with every other system with a logistic footprint, the difference, the F-35 unlike legacy platforms has one logistical platform, not separate footprints for each major subsystem (Engines, radar, avionics, structure etc etc) The first point on page 16: In addition: Ergo, if the Marines are able to deploy their squadron level ALIS servers to a desert in the back of a (air conditioned) truck, the USAF and USN basing such servers at a permanent land base or an aircraft carrier isn't an issue.

Exactly, this Government punted funds for programs (like the Sea King replacement, Halifax SLEP and new body armor/load carrying vests for the army) already ongoing (in several cases started by the previous Liberal Government).......there won't be new fighters, when we can't afford to send Canadian troops on deployment (to Iraq or even Peacekeeping) with proper plate carriers

Low-Cost Gripen E/NG.........Does the Waldo have the latest flyaway cost for an operational Gripen E? Odd that the Norwegians considered the F-35 to be cheaper.......or the Swiss, who rejected their planned Gripen E purchase due to increasing costs?

Not at all, they never should have ceased production until the legacy F-15Cs were all replaced...........The irony though, is a new production F/A-22 Raptor is predicated on Lockheed being able to rewrite all of the existing F-22 avionics with avionics/code tailored off the more advanced F-35 systems.......

No, but bloggers would put so much stock in a GAO report released several weeks ago, comprised of findings from the last year+......... Likewise, bloggers would trump up the GAO concerns, namely suggesting to the uninformed that the F-35 fleet would be grounded if the ALIS were to be compromised from an attack......but are devoid in mentioning the aircraft can still operate 30+ days minus the ALIS.....and that if an aggressor attacked the United States in such a manner, the Third World War would be fought and over......... Or the bloggers suggestion that F-35 deployments would be curtailed by the ALIS squadron level servers......the problem of course with such claim, if one to actually read the dated GAO report, is that there were zero concerns with said servers based on air force bases (F-35A) or on USN carriers (F-35C), but a set to be used by the USMC (F-35B) when it forwards its aircraft to advanced airfields. Of course, there aren't concerns with it when the Marines base aircraft from USN assault vessels or land bases, so its safe to assume the Marines would be able to rotate aircraft from advanced airfields to an LHD or land base within a month for maintenance.......but (yet again) only for periods when the mobile server farm they are developing couldn't be used

No they didn't, Waldo (like you) base your opinions on bloggers opinions that make use of incorrect or dated material.

Isn't that special........does Saab have any "videography" of an operational flyable Gripen E (NG) yet? But impressive "Gripen Porn", highlighting an aircraft not as capable as our current Hornet fleet.......

Do try and keep up with the news

I haven't given it that much consideration to be honest.........as to bodies and sexuality, outside the courses taught early in grade school, do you attempt to teach your children such life lessons in public washrooms or change rooms?

Do you feel comfortable with "them" showing their dicks to "our sons"? How would one differentiate the "member" of a hetero, gay or a pervert?

How many similar "douchebags", minus the X/Y cross-wires with surplus parts, are there already? Is this becoming a trend? I wouldn't have liked the thought of a pervert leering at my daughter anymore than my son.......article aside, has there been an increase in the number of perverts cross dressing to enter the other sex's washroom/change room? How is this law intended to protect the public?

Exactly, there are already hundreds of differing Federal and State laws in place to protect the population from perverts....