Dougie93

Canada wants to have its cake and eat it too, Canada wants to be treated as a sovereign power when Canada is unwilling to fulfill the basic obligations of, Canadians expect to be prioritized as if they are Americans, while remaining at arms length in an American protected socialist hermit kingdom Canadian Exceptionalism incarnate

I just see Canadians getting a taste of their own chauvinist protectionist practices and not liking the taste of it, I don't think it is best practice, but it is the Canadian Way in the end

America is adopting Canada's methods right now; Trump is in fact becoming a Canadian style protectionist while raising taxes to fund his social programs

if Canada had to meet its continental & NATO military obligations, Canada could not afford the social programs which give Canadians an advantage over Americans, so when push comes to shove, Canada ain't gonna do it, this is what the Republicans know ; Canada is subsidized by Canada ignoring its national defence

I don't put any stock in elections, I take a longer view, seeing culture as the determining factor, I only vote out of a duty to HM The King, and only by Westminster Parliamentary Supremacy therein, it's not an American Presidential election wherein I am voting for or against Carney, I am only selecting an MP to represent my riding, based on the individual and how useful they would be to me, regardless of their ideology or party affiliation

I am not part of the Canadian conformist collective anymore, like Carney, Canada is only one of my bases of operation, I place my bets on my many years of preparation for this eventuality, saw it coming from a ways off ; I place my bets on my knowledge of how to prosper in any world ; crisis is opportunity, then I simply put my faith in the Nazarene ; no fears on earth

oh I've moved on from trying to save Canada from itself, thus I take no particular position in this conflict, merely observing Canadian culture in terms of likely outcomes, since culture is destiny in terms of Carney, I'm just going with the flow of Canadian Identity politics ; Carney is a three passport carrying British - Irish - Canadian Citoyen du Monde that's me too, Carney is the Prime Minister whom most represents my lifestyle, I'm not actually opposed to Globalism nor ever was, I'm a Thatcherite Neoconservative don't forget that the Carbon Tax was a Conservative policy first, and Stephen Harper was courting Carney to replace Flaherty as the CPC Minister of Finance, hence the idea that Carney is suddenly the Devil himself to Conservatives is quite rich indeed, moreover, I simply do not believe that the Conservatives are actually prepared, to fight against the Anglo Canadian Woke Progressive indentitarian quasi religion, I also do not believe that the Conservatives will be more fiscally responsible than the Liberals, I also do not believe that the Conservatives will deliver significant tax cuts across the board, I also do not believe that the Conservatives will ultimately spend more on the Canadian military

exactly, Trump has simply given Canadians licence to rail against America orgiastically meanwhile, just weeks ago, Canadians were burning the Canadian flag while condemning Canada as being "Genocidal White Supremacy" fear, loathing & resentment of America is what passes for "patriotism" in Canada,

enjoy your WEF Globalism on steroids in the Union of Woke Progressive People's Republics, although I suspect that Canadians won't actually be willing to give up their social welfare entitlements, in order to pay for their own defence therein,

the F-35 is optimized for interdiction, that is destroying ground forces prior to them making contact, secondary role is air support of friendly ground forces in contact in a non stealth configuration, but air to air, it is not an superiority fighter, yes, the F-35 can execute high angle of attack manoeuvre, to defend itself air to air, but that would bleed off all its energy, leaving it vulnerable to secondary attacks, by all reports the F-35 is fast, but as soon as you pull hard into a turning fight, it slows down to a crawl, F-35 is for penetrating Integrated Air & Missile Defence Systems to strike ground targets, but it's not actually worth the price if all you are doing is air defence / air policing

but if Canada is becoming an adversary of America ; strike is less of a requirement, since the whole purpose of F-35 is to join the Americans in bombing other countries, it's not like the F-35 is the right platform for the Defence of Canada, if all you are doing is defending Canadian airspace, the Eurofighter Typhoon is the better option; you don't need stealth in the defensive role

none the less, the F-35 is totally dependant upon America for logistics ; maintenance, parts & software, if that was cut off, the fleet wouldn't become unusable overnight, but it wouldn't be long before most of the fleet was severely degraded / non serviceable

nerdy kids don't attack simultaneously, nerdy kids are terrified to engage in any violence at all, hence how they are easily bullied, there is never any mass school rebellions against the bullies, that's not a realistic analogy in fact, what actually happens, is that the school rallies around the bully; bullying vicariously

this would only be a 30 day ceasefire, which is hardly binding

the Russians aren't agreeing to a ceasefire while the Ukrainians are holding territory in Kursk, if the Ukrainians are pulling out of Kursk as part of the deal ; maybe

that is how it works with chimpanzees, the alpha is always taken down by an alliance of two challengers, but I've never witnessed the nerdy kids at school gang up on a kid who can fight, that never happens

Rafale is closer to an F/A-18, optimized for multirole A2A the Rafale relies on high angle of attack, two circle pitch fight, Typhoon is closer to F-15, air superiority first, strike as an afterthought pulling 9g sustained in a one circle rate fight, Typhoon beats an F-16 Typhoon is also more NATO compatible; operated by Britain, Germany, Italy & Spain Typhoon can carry both Canada's existing inventory of AIM-120 AMRAAM as well as MBDA Meteor while Rafale can only carry the French MICA & MBDA Meteor early models of Typhoon have a Passive Electronically Scanned Radar on a mechanical repoistioner while the Rafale came with an RBE2 Active Electronically Scanned Radar, fully phased but the latest Typhoon's have the Euroradar CAPTOR AESA

yeah, that's what India does as well ; never source all your kit from one vendor, in case you get sanctioned but by that strategy, Canada wouldn't cancel the F-35, rather you would operate more than one platform, two Squadrons with F-35 ; 410 Cougar, 416 Lynx two Squadrons with Eurofighter Typhoon ; 409 Nighthawk, 425 Alouette with the added advantage that F-35 is way better for strike, while Typhoon is way better air to air otherwise known as a High-Low Mix, same as HM RAF

well what I learned in HM Royal Canadian Infantry Corps ; is to not worry about that which is beyond your control, don't anticipate contact, if it comes, just let the training take over then, in the meantime, keep calm and carry on, just another pilgrim on the road to Calvary Ducimus

if you say so, I honestly don't worry about that which is beyond my control

bad news for Canada then ; being no man's land in that war

I would suggest that the threat is not invasion, but rather blockade how long could Canada last if America sealed the border and blockaded the Canadian maritime approaches ?

I would suggest that the majority of Canadians are delirious in this way, yet the dynamic in play is called ; brinkmanship it's like a nuclear confrontation; you need to convince the adversary that you are fully prepared to go all the way ; mutually assured destruction it's a paradox ; burn the village to save the village, I would however suggest that the advantage that Canadians have in this fight ; is that Canadians are far more invested than Americans are, most Americans are not even aware that they have incited an existential conflict with Canada, tho that in of itself is an existential threat to Canada ; Americans have crossed a red line without even realizing, in the fog of war

all these fantasies about Canada presenting an existential threat to America ; they amount to national suicide in of itself ; burning the village to save the village