Posted by Boyd from Surrey BC Canada on April 30, 2021 at 00:01:55:
In Reply to: Re: Gunner's comments posted by Gunner on April 29, 2021 at 12:40:16:
b)Since Gunner has made it clear that Canada has no threats to it's national security, we won't ever need to fight a war again, so why do we need a reg force artillery? This is sort of a continuation of the last point
c)Moving on, yes, I was being humorous about the "media war". But don't kid yourself on some of those points. EVERY war is fought in this day age with all sides of a conflict keeping a close eye on how CNN portrays them. Look at the Brits. They fought the Falklands in 1982 and are still getting mileage at budget time for it(As evidenced by the shiny new Ocean class helo assault carrier. This is a purpose built vessel to invade small islands far away from friendly bases. Sound familiar?). Despite my sympathy for all those killed and injured(I think we've all had friends and relatives injured and killed on UN missions.), war (or peacekeeping) is simply a political exercise. While sometimes the political goals are laudable(World War 2), often they are not(Gulf War, Vietnam). But war is always simply a political tool.