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Originally Posted by omeko3
I agree that they matter, just as much as any one person in any military matters, I was just pressing a point of the alligance between the US and Canada.
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True, it is nice to be close allies with the largest and most capable military force in the world. Meaning that we have instant back-up in almost every situation where we need it, but that does not mean we should not have a capable fighter force of our own. Also, shouldn't the US want us to have our own fighter force, they shouldn't feel the need to babysit us.
We will never have a large military like the US, but we should at least maintain a capable force to perform the few most basic mission assigned to the Canadian Forces, and I belive the defense of Canadian airspace is one of these missions.