October 06, 2004
Sloppy Seconds
Canada getting it's armed forces from the Goodwill, now armed as heavily as the Salvation Army...
A fire on board a second-hand submarine has Canada up in arms over buying British Navy surplus.
Canada has been in the lucky position of having it's neighbor to the south as security guarantor since, well, the war of 1812 really, when the new nation of the United States tried to wrastle up some more states north of the border and failed miserably. Since the end of the Cold War, Canada has seen a steady deterioration in readiness, equipment, and combat capability. This latest disaster is unfortunate, but indicative of the Candadian situation - with no perceived threat, Canada is satisfied to let the United States do the heavy lifiting to keep the peace, and is trying to get by on the cheap buying castoffs and hand-me-downs.
Canada took a beach at Normandy - today, they couldn't take a beach at a Sandals resort. They must do better...
Posted by MEC2 at October 6, 2004 05:01 PM