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Re:U.S. Army fudged its accounts by trillions of dollars, au... by sandworm101 on Friday August 19, 2016 @02:53PM (#12322517)
>> Japan and EU are spending less only because they are under NATO (US) defense umbrella.

You forget the amount allies spend because of US forces. Canada in particular spends much on accommodating US demands and on systems to better integrate with US forces. Does anyone here think Canada would even consider spending money on the f-35 if the US wasn't first so committed?

(Fyi, as an example of the integration, about 1/3 of the people watching things inside Cheyenne mountain are Canadian.)

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Re:U.S. Army fudged its accounts by trillions of dollars, au... by serge2k on Friday August 19, 2016 @03:51PM (#12322971)
No, we would have just bought new F-18s from the US.

Canada and the US are about the 2 closest allies you can find. Integrating with the larger US military makes sense, especially with Russia around.

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