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You are trying to argue without evidence that the military wouldn’t have planted any trees for its housing projects without this tree program and there is no evidence of that. You are then further suggesting that somehow that means something bad happened But there’s no actual evidence to support either claim. DND was only one of several departments that signed a MOU to plant trees and the number they committed to is very small, and insignificant particularly since they are one of largest landowners in Canada Half the money came from the tree program half came from defence. What’s spent by defence budget on defence property is defence spending, period. Military housing is defence spending regardless of whether it has no trees or a million trees or no swimming pool or a dozen swimming pools. I mean what are you asserting? That if everything was done properly with no “funny business” then the housing would have been built with zero trees planted? Or that the trees would have been planted but NATO should somehow have calculated and carved out of the cost of trees? You guys are throwing spaghetti at the wall as usual and since your beliefs ate politically motivated they are not going to be changed by facts or reason

OP is total bullshit as usual. There is nobody more insecure about their sexuality and masculinity than Trump supporters and all their fake macho toxic masculinity theatre trying to compensate for their small dicks, small paycheques, big bellies, bald heads, lack of education, lack of sex life and/or lack of social skills. MAGA is the party of incels and also men who peaked in high school or shortly afterwards. Well said! The way the MAGA supporters love their homoerotic fan art of an oiled up shirtless muscularTrump and the way they gush about him as if he has superpowers like smitten schoolgirls is a dead giveaway.

Wow, apparently when you hire incompetent unqualified screwball hacks simply because they are white and kiss your ass public, they’re not capable of performing their jobs! Who knew??? For all their ranting about supposed “unqualified DEI hires,” the Trump admin sure has a lot of unqualified and incompetent people! First Noem now Bondi. Who will be next?

Helmets and rifles and aircraft and military satellites and upgrades to military bases and building military housing isn’t military spending? And what do you mean it’s bit new spending? If it was spent this year but not last year it’s new spending, period, even for anything Trudeau may have announced in a previous year but never actively followed through with the spending. Or do you want to give Trudeau the credit and claim HE hit the 2% years ago? Either way the money is spent Liberals right? You have nowhere to run on this one And as I pointed out previously, you realize you’re trying to have t both ways right? When they announce new spending you claim it doesn’t count until the money is actually spent. When they actually spend the money you say it doesn’t count because it was previously announced. Trying to have your cake and eat it too.

No it’s not true. You have an established track record of not understanding the things you read, if you even read them at all. You don’t know what you are talking about, plain and simple. You pick and choose what want to believe and make up the rest to fill in the gaps. My biggest complaint with just about every MAGA on this site is that you have no pre-existing knowledge or understanding of the subject you’re speaking to so you’re completely unaware of how wrong you are. I mean your claims aren’t just factually wrong, they are illogical and don’t make sense But since you hold these beliefs in an information vacuum, they “feel” reasonable to you and you people mostly operate in feelings rather than facts and logic.

So? All legit defence expenditures that are deliberately included by NATO and other countries but haven’t been included by Canada. . But there’s also net new spending being awarded constantly.

You need to go back and read because that is completely false Also false. He did not say material would be contracted, designed manufactured and delivered within 1 year and if you knew anything you would understand hoe ridiculously unrealistic that would be. Contracts are being awarded amd projects are being expedited at an unprecedented pace amd scale LMAO you are the most notorious BULLSHITTER on this site!! There are other right wing nutjobs who are dumber than you and repeat fake news and conspiracies that is far crazier than yours but you’re unique is that you completely make up your own shit when you’re completely out of your depth. I am sure you think you’re right when you say it though.

1) What you e citing is AN OUTDATED ESTIMATE 2) For the hundredth time NATO DETERMINES WHETHER A COUNTRY HIT THE TARGET OR NOT. Not Carney. Not the PBO. NATO has confirmed that we hit the target. PERIOD. GAME OVER. There’s nothing more to argue. Here's how Canada hit its NATO defence spending target By The Canadian Press Opens in new window Updated: March 26, 2026 at 5:51PM EDT Published: March 26, 2026 at 5:49PM EDT OTTAWA — Canada spent $63.4 billion on national defence in 2025, meeting its NATO commitment to spend two per cent of GDP on defence for the first time, the alliance’s annual report said Thursday. Speaking at an event in Halifax, N.S., on Thursday, Prime Minister Mark Carney called it the “single largest year-on-year increase in defence investment in generations.” Some details of the Carney government’s defence spending spree won’t be public until it publishes its full accounts for the year in the fall. Here’s a closer look at where some of that money is going: — The government added $9 billion to the fiscal framework in summer 2025 to help meet the NATO spending target. That included $2.6 billion for recruitment and retention and nearly $1 billion for maintaining infrastructure and equipment. — Ottawa ordered a major salary hike for members of the Canadian Armed Forces, with some members receiving pay bumps as high as 20 per cent. That was part of that $9 billion sum, although the government did not provide a detailed cost breakdown for the pay raise. — As part of a flurry of announcements in March, Ottawa announced $200 million for a space launch pad in Nova Scotia to send satellites into orbit. — The government recently set aside $1.4 billion for producing munitions in Canada, such as 155mm artillery shells. Of that sum, $356 million is going toward setting up a factory in Quebec to make nitrocellulose, an ingredient used as a propellant in artillery shells. — $307 million is going to Colt Canada for new modular assault rifles to replace army rifles and carbines that are more than 35 years old. — $753 million went to Bombardier for a fleet of Global 6500 VIP jets. — The Treasury Board said in February, close to the deadline for the fiscal year, that National Defence needed “$1 billion to cover urgent and unforeseen defence requirements.” It did not explain why the funds were urgently needed. In a recent interview, Defence Minister David McGuinty said to speed up the process, a lot of the spending was broken down into small projects — such as one to expand Wi-Fi access at military bases and another to overhaul the bases’ water and wastewater systems. He did not say exactly much each project would cost. https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/heres-how-canada-hit-its-nato-defence-spending-target/

I didn’t ignore that part I have repeatedly said that is a false claim of yours and explained why. Go take your meds.

I have said both things this whole time. It is trivial money and a trivial number of trees and it is money spent by the department of national defence hemce a legitimate part of the defence budget. . And the tree program simply includes tree planted by other departments as part of their total. Not my fault you’re such a rabid brainwashed internet nutjob you can’t parse information.

I have not lied about anything and have explained it to you repeatedly including the fact that the tree planting was planned years ago before Carney and before any pledge to spend more money. You are such a brainwashed idealogue desperate to win arguments on the internet you can’t accept your flimsy claims have been completely destroyed. Also not only do you have ZERO evidence that these trees are inappropriate expenses you have ZERO evidence that any other inappropriate expenses are being “scraped up”. In your mind the existence of the first proves the existence of the second, which proves the existence of the first.: The only way to prove the Liberals deliberately mischaracterized the tree planting is you believe they also mischaracterized other inappropriate expenses. The only way to believe they deliberately mischaracterized other inappropriate expenses is to believe if they did it for tree planting they must have done it for other expenses for which there is no evidence. You can’t even see the pathetic circular logic you have employed here Also you completely overlooked that it is NATO not Carney who determined what has been spent. You are desperate you are irrational you are not able to form or change your beliefs based on fact or logic and so you just repost repost repost the same defeated claims and false accusations over and over pretending they haven’t been absolutely dismantled. Because you live on the internet and have no life in the real world this is all you have. Absolutely False. You know nothing about Canada or the military or this topic and you simply ignore facts that dismantle your silly claims and you resort to falsely accusing people of being liars when you have nothing else to say

LMAO you don’t know WTF you are talking about. There a no “records” that show differently.

Once again you show you don’t know WTF you are talking about and are back to your own bullshitting. It is NATO not Carney who confirmed we reached 2%. “Our own audit” didn’t confirm anything. There was no “audit” and nobody “confirmed” anything.

As has already been explained many times it’s not a “play”. These trees were planned years ago, before Carney and before any pledge to spend 2% and its a trivial amount of money. You guys are just desperate to find any excuse

Those 3 locations were just for the first 8000 trees . The full 14,500 plan includes future planting, IIRC by 2027 My chat gpt tells me there are more than 500 housing units in Wainright and more than 400 in moose jaw. But regardless its not just trees on housing lots it’s also for common areas, parks, soil erosion and windbreaks on the property. Keep in mind that in the open prairies you are building tree canopies and tree lines from scratch not simply filling in thin patches or replacing deadfall it is NATO not Carney who determines whether a country is meeting the 2% target and if this egregious $200k out of a $63 billion budget is not acceptable defence spending it will be excluded Every military in the world spends defence budget money on housing and landscaping and land management and among other things and I sincerely doubt it is explicitly forbidden from the 2% total. Note that NATO has a separate spending target for major equipment and R&D., which is that 20% of the defence budget must be spent on those items, which in thais case would be $12.6 Bn. Did we spend that much on capital equipment and r&d in fy 2025? Hard to say as the announcements are for multiyear expenditures and didn’t make clear in what cash flows in what year but I am guessing no. EDIT: Nato report shows we spent 21.2% so we met this target as well.

Well as a point of fact the carney government didn’t issue the contract for those particular rifles but point taken. In any country, military contracts and indeed many government contracts have cost and timeline overruns. That’s also common in the private sector business-to business procurement as well it’s the national of the beast but to a lesser extent.

Quick somebody call nato and tell them about the $400,000 worth of trees they somehow overlooked out of that $63 billion! The conservative “intelligence” network is clearly much more effective than the NATO’s intelligence Canada’s military spending officially hits 2% of GDP, NATO says NATO said Thursday that Canada’s military spending has finally hit the alliance’s target of 2 per cent of gross domestic product, a benchmark set by members years ago. It’s a long-overdue accomplishment for Canada, which has long lagged a NATO alliance spending goal set by members in 2006 and then reaffirmed in 2014. The federal government’s fiscal 2025-26 year spending represents the first time in roughly 35 years that Canada has devoted 2 per cent of its gross domestic product to defence. The last time Canada matched this rate of military spending was the end of the Cold War. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization Thursday issued a report on military spending among 32 member countries. It noted Canada is spending more than $63-billion now on defence. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-canada-nato-defence-military-spending/

Meanwhile back in reality conservative fake news FAILS AGAIN Canada officially hits NATO defence spending target of 2% GDP After more than a decade of plodding progress, Canada has officially hit the NATO spending target of 2 per cent GDP set in 2014. According to data in NATO’s annual report, Canada spent more than $60 billion on defence in 2025 – an amount that adds up to 2.01 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product. Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to mark the historic milestone in Halifax later this morning while touring a Royal Canadian Navy frigate. The end of the federal government’s fiscal year comes on March 31, but spending data was submitted to NATO earlier. This year’s annual report shows that all 32 alliance members have met the 2 per cent guideline set during the 2014 Wales Summit. In 2024, Canada was spending 1.47 per cent of GDP on defence. It was one of 11 member nations that did not meet its NATO obligations. https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/canada-officially-hits-nato-2-gdp-target/

Traders placed US$580 million in oil bets ahead of Donald Trump's social media post on Iran talks Thousands of Brent and WTI contracts changed hands 15 minutes before president's message on Truth Social Traders made bets worth half a billion dollars in the oil market about 15 minutes before Donald Trump‘s post touting “productive” talks with Iran sent the price of crude tumbling and ignited volatility in other assets. Roughly 6,200 Brent and West Texas Intermediate futures contracts changed hands between 6:49 a.m. and 6:50 a.m. New York time on Monday, just a quarter of an hour ahead of the U.S. president’s post on Truth Social that there had in recent days been “productive conversations” with Tehran to end the war in Iran. The notional value of those trades was US$580 million, according to FT calculations based on Bloomberg data. Trading volumes for Brent and WTI leapt at the same time, 27 seconds before 6:50 a.m. Futures tracking the S&P 500share index jumped in price moments after the oil trade, with volumes also rising significantly during that timeframe. It was not known whether one entity or several entities were behind Monday’s trades. Trump’s announcement at 7:04 a.m. triggered a sharp sell-off across global energy markets and jumps in S&P 500 stock index futures and European equities as investors dialled back bets of a prolonged conflict. The well-timed trades echoed the flurry of large highly profitable bets made on prediction market Polymarket on the timing of the U.S.’s attacks in recent months on Iran and Venezuela. “It’s hard to prove causality . . . but you have to wonder who would have been relatively aggressive at selling futures at that point, 15 minutes before Trump’s post,” said a market strategist at a U.S. broker, referring to Monday’s trades. … Several hedge funds noted that this was one of a number of examples in recent months of large trades being made ahead of official U.S. government announcements. One trader at a major hedge fund said energy consultants had recently noticed several large block trades that they found to be unusually timed. Another portfolio manager said a series of large and well-timed trades had created a “level of frustration” among investors. “My gut from watching markets for the last 25 years is this is really abnormal,” he added. “It’s Monday morning, there’s no important data today, there aren’t any Fed speakers you’d want to front run. It’s an unusually large trade for a day with no event risk . . . Somebody just got a lot richer.” … https://financialpost.com/financial-times/traders-oil-bets-donald-trumps-social-media-iran-talks Most. Corrupt. President. Ever.

Ministers Fraser and Thompson announce $16M in major federal defence investment in Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency From: Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency News release Regional Defence Investment Initiative supports businesses to grow, innovate and scale up for global defence opportunities March 19, 2026 · St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador · Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) The world is changing rapidly. The international rules-based order is fading, and technological change is expanding the fields of conflict. The Government of Canada is responding by rebuilding and reinvesting in the Canadian Armed Forces and strengthening the defence industrial base. Through Canada’s first Defence Industrial Strategy, the government is aligning long-term defence investments with industrial capability to support Canadian businesses, strengthen supply chains, and reinforce Canada’s role as a trusted ally. In Newfoundland and Labrador, the Government of Canada is making targeted investments to help local aerospace and defence companies grow, creating jobs, and building long-term industrial capacity. Today, the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Minister Responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), and the Honourable Joanne Thompson, Minister of Fisheries and Member of Parliament for St. John’s East, announced a $16 million federal investment to support five local companies in Newfoundland and Labrador. The investment will help develop and manufacture critical equipment and technologies here in Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as support more than 115 highly skilled jobs and strengthen the following local companies within Canada’s defence and security supply chains: PAL Aerospace Ltd. Virtual Marine Technology Inc. Solace Power Inc. CoLab AI Inc. Rutter Inc. As a pillar of Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy, the Regional Defence Investment Initiative (RDII) is building a strong, resilient defence industrial base by helping small and medium-sized businesses scale up and adopt advanced technologies. These investments are strengthening Atlantic Canada’s industrial capacity, growing Newfoundland and Labrador’s role in Canada’s defence industry, and ensuring Canada has the capabilities it needs to respond to evolving global security challenges while supporting long-term economic growth https://www.canada.ca/en/atlantic-canada-opportunities/news/2026/03/ministers-fraser-and-thompson-announce-16m-in-major-federal-defence-investment-in-newfoundland-and-labrador.html More info: PAL Aerospace receives $7.5M in federal funding as Canada aims to strengthen defence industry Summarize PAL Aerospace is set to receive $7.5 million in federal funding to develop made-in-Canada solutions for surveillance, disaster response, and other defence-related missions. The funding is part of the Carney government’s Defence Industrial Strategy, which aims to strengthen the military through domestic investment an industrial capabilities. “This support from the Government of Canada through the Regional Defence Investment Initiative is a strong vote of confidence in PAL Aerospace’s proven capabilities and an acknowledgement of the role we are poised and ready to play in Canada’s defence ecosystem,” said Calvin Ash, CEO of the PAL Group of Companies. “This project will allow us to build on decades of experience in aircraft modification and global special missions operations to deliver advanced, made-in-Canada solutions designed to enhance surveillance, enforcement, disaster response, and sovereignty, particularly across Canada’s Northern and Arctic regions.” PAL is one of five companies in Newfoundland and Labrador to benefit from $16 million in federal repayable loans, announced Thursday. Ottawa said the aim of the funding is to help local aerospace and defence companies grow. Virtual Marine Technology Inc., Solace Power Inc., CoLab AI Inc. and Rutter Inc. are also set to receive funding. It’s expected the investment will create 115 highly skilled jobs, according to a news release. “Good jobs here at home and in Newfoundland and Labrador [are] helping build the future of Canada’s Armed Forces,” said Steven McKinnon, Liberal transportation minister and government house leader. “That is the real impact of this investment. We could not be prouder of the role Newfoundland and Labrador is playing in strengthening Canada’s defence capabilities. Through Canada’s new Defence Industrial Strategy, local companies are growing, innovating, and building more of what Canada needs at home to stay secure, sovereign, and economically strong.” PAL did not specify which projects will benefit from the funding, but highlighted its P-4 multi-role aircraft—developed in partnership with De Havilland Canada—and its Canadian-developed C41SR intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance software among past achievements. Atlantic Canada is home to nearly 10,000 direct aerospace and defence, representing 20 percent of national defence industry employment, per the release. “We have the talent, the expertise, and the businesses to lead,” said Joanne Thompson, fisheries minister and MP for St. John’s East. “Newfoundland and Labrador is strategically positioned for Arctic and maritime defence, and companies here are already developing the next generation of defence technologies.” https://skiesmag.com/news/pal-aerospace-receives-7-5m-as-canada-aims-to-strengthen-domestic-defence-industry/?amp

More “tree planting” as I previously foreshadowed Defence Investment Agency awards contract to replace current Canadian Armed Forces assault rifles Defence Investment Agency March 19, 2026 - Kitchener, Ontario The Government of Canada is committed to rebuilding, rearming and reinvesting in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) to ensure they receive the equipment they need to achieve mission success and protect Canadians. Today, the Honourable Stephen Fuhr, Secretary of State (Defence Procurement), and the Minister of National Defence, the Honourable David J. McGuinty, announced that the Defence Investment Agency has awarded a contract to Colt Canada of Kitchener, Ontario, to acquire up to 65,402 assault rifle systems under the Canadian Modular Assault Rifle (CMAR) initiative. By awarding this contract to Colt Canada, the Government of Canada is reinforcing the recently announced Defence Industrial Strategy and its commitment to invest in Canadian innovation. The CMAR project will be delivered through 2 phases: Phase 1 includes procuring 30,000 General Service (GS) rifles over a three-year period. The estimated value of this initial phase is approximately $307 million, including applicable taxes. Phase 2, which is expected to begin in year four under an optional provision, will include procuring the remaining 19,207 GS rifles, 16,195 Full Spectrum (FS) rifles, as well as associated ancillaries. This contract will provide a modern replacement for the current C7/C8 assault rifle fleet, which has been in service for more than 35 years. The new rifles will enhance the awareness, protection, and reliability of deployed CAF members. The project also includes system integration and engineering support. The investment will bolster Canada’s defence industrial base for years to come, creating good‑paying jobs and contributing roughly $10 million annually to Canada’s GDP over the next five years. Colt Canada’s commitment to include at least 80% Canadian content will also generate opportunities for suppliers across the country. Further economic benefits are expected under the Industrial and Technological Benefits (ITB) Policy, which ensures that defence procurements generate long‑term, high‑value investments in Canada. This contract is part of the first wave of high-priority defence procurements to be implemented by the Defence Investment Agency. The Agency play a central role in implementing Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy by engaging industry earlier in the procurement process, supporting innovation and aligning procurement strategies with long-term military and industrial priorities. Together, the Defence Investment Agency and the Defence Industrial Strategy are making generational investments in Canada’s defence ecosystem—transforming how Canada equips its military, strengthening domestic supply chains, and ensuring the Canadian Armed Forces have the equipment they need to keep Canada safe and sovereign. To replace the current service rifle, the DIA made a deliberate decision to advance CMAR through a direct acquisition for asset replacement, and advanced the procurement using a Risk‑Based Approach (RBA). These actions reflect Canada’s commitment to streamlining processes and accelerating the delivery of equipment to the CAF. This investment supports Canada’s efforts to meet its NATO defence spending targets, while ensuring the CAF has the modern equipment needed to respond to evolving operational demands. Quick facts On February 17, 2026, the Prime Minister launched Canada’s first Defence Industrial Strategy to transform our defence industries by prioritising Canadian suppliers and materials, investing in Canadian innovation and commercialisation, and streamlining procurement to give businesses consistent and predictable demand. On October 2, 2025, the Prime Minister announced the creation of the Defence Investment Agency. This new special operating agency was established to strengthen Canada’s defence procurement system. It marks a major advancement in modernizing the process, aimed at rebuilding, rearming, and reinvesting in the Canadian Armed Forces to address evolving global threats and meet operational requirements. The newly established Defence Investment Agency is modernizing defence procurement for the Government of Canada. The Agency is accelerating mission-critical equipment delivery to the CAF by centralizing expertise and streamlining decisions. Under this contract, up to 65,402 modern assault rifles will be delivered: 16,195 will be the FS variant, while the remaining 49,207 will be the GS variant. The FS variant is designed for front-line combat roles. It is optimized for offensive operations in urban and open terrain, and it has advanced features for soldiers in Regular Infantry units. The GS variant is intended for broader use across the CAF. It provides reliable personal protection and deterrence for personnel who are not in primary combat roles. The ammunition to be produced as part of the CMAR initiative will also be made in Canada. The CMAR contract was advanced under a Risk‑Based Approach (RBA), through which a procurement is managed according to its level of complexity and risk . This approach ensures that procurements receive Treasury Board (TB) approvals and oversight appropriate to their complexity, enabling timely delivery for the CAF by streamlining processes. The Munitions Supply Program, established in 1974, ensures that the CAF have reliable sources of supply in Canada for ammunition, small arms and related equipment. Equipment is purchased from designated domestic facilities that serve as strategic sources of supply and centres of excellence. The MSP supports the development of a competitive Canadian defence industry, creating long-term economic benefits and thousands of jobs across the country. https://www.canada.ca/en/defence-investment-agency/news/2026/03/defence-investment-agency-awards-contract-to-replace-current-canadian-armed-forces-assault-rifles.html

Your twisted brain can’t process the facts which I have repeatedly laid out, explained and re-explained. Failure to comprehend on your part doesn’t constitute lying on anyone else’s part.

No I have no problem with it at all because once again I know what I am talking about and Once again you show how little you know. Guzmans job isn’t to personally pick the contract winners. His job is to manage the agency that manages procurement projects. He has substantial relevant experience managing Canada’s largest financial institutions at the highest levels, that includes the necessary level of knowledge for procurement and. financial management that a CEO needs. As a senior executive in investment he would have been involved in reviewing and approving countless procurement projects whenever a major purchase was made. That’s all he needs. Miilitary experience is not required for this role at all and not relevant. The CEO is managing the organization not doing the grunt work in the trenches. And it is called the Defence Investment Agency and he has a extensive investment experience . Executive management is a skill and experience unto itself, that involves a wide range of knowledge of all a company’s functions but not requiring deep expertise in each of them. You strike me as someone who has never had a professional white collar career so this is probably all news to you Here’s another way to explain it: Donald Trump probably doesn’t know how to weld steel beams to run his construction company. His job is to manage the people who manage the people who manage the people that need to know those things. But Trump probably knows enough about steel beams to do his job, right? Its also hilarious toe that you would even choose this point to argue given Conservative and republican habits of appointing unqualified hacks with ZERO relevant experience, and no respectable private sector career or management like Guzman. Poilievre has never had a real job in his life and you think he’s the most qualified leader on earth. Trump’s administration is full of the most unqualified people imaginable and you said you defended that saying that didn’t matter. Nope you are the liar Nope The worst thing about you compared to the other right wing nuts is your propensity to just make up complete. BS. The others usually stick to repeating propaganda and fake news they get off the internet but you’re pretty unique in the bullshit category. You think a company that has never done business in Japan reads that there’s a nee trade deal with Japan so just ships off a bunch of products with not saying “whoever finds this shipping container please send me x dollars to me at the following address”. It ridiculous. Companies wanting to expand to new markets have to research that market, understand what the demand there is, who their competitors will be, how much to charge, how much to invest, what the taxes and laws are and then they have to find customers and sign contracts with them. That takes months, even years Hell in my own career just contracting with suppliers here in Canada can take months amd that’s just for routine in-budget department expenses not borrowing billions of dollars to pivot the entire enterprise And like I already explained to you non-US trade has INCREASED and US trade has decreased, all because of Trump’s tariffs I will say this, it’s a recurring theme here with you and the other conservatives like @I am Groot that you massively underestimate the analysis and planning and due diligence that is involved in major investments. You all talk like you think the way to buy tanks is you flip through a few tank brochures, and the options can all easily and objectively and indisputably be ranked from “best” to “worst”, and that once you make your pick you can just pop by the local tank dealership where they’re all sitting on the lot waiting for you to take home same day. Or for a business that if you get the urge to sell products to a foreign country you just call someone up in that country have a quick chat and then sell them something same day. Nothing can be further from the truth. The contract for these missiles was actually signed back in something like 2017 or 2018. Munitions are refillable orders so the contract you sign for these isn’t to buy x number of missiles or x number bullets. You go through procurement the first time and contract for them to be the supplier, after that you can just order refills of whatever quantity whenever you deem fit without any new procurement or process or public tender and it’s not public record.

AIM-9x block 2: USAF has had since about 2011 AIM-120D3 is pretty new even to USAF, only in service since early 2024 although earlier AIM120Ds have been around since about 2015 Nope not even close and they weren’t even pretending to, back then they only promised to reach 2% sometime in the 2030s. Hence no reason for a conspiracy to claim tree unrelated planting as defence spending.