It's one thing to use Apache Helicopters and uavs with Hell fire missiles on people that ride mules, but when Russia walked into Georgia, your ALLIES in the NEW Europe (as Rumsfeld said), not a peep.
Maybe. The CG here is only tasked to do research, and search and rescue. All the other stuff is the navy.
Plus I think most of this stuff is procured with an idea of what USA can provide if any situation does arise.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close-in_weapon_system
That and supercarriers rarely travel alone.
And yeah I'll admit it's a sizable force, and I guess no other navy can really hope to compare against the combined USN (just stating a fact). But still, most of it is going to be a glorified Canadian coast guard. Maybe you'll hunt down some pirates, but the only real action the Canadian Navy is likely to see is eventual confrontation with Russia, and that will likely be defensive in nature.
Yes, because potential war with Russia is such a good idea.
Either way, Russia has the enthusiasm and balls, but lacks the economy to sustain a large war effort. Even returning to old Stalinist ways, they'd crumble under their own weight if they attempted to sustain a conflict that was anything other than a brief protracted and surgical strike.
Aren't you worried the same could be said of the USA's military presence in the world. Largely subsidized with borrowed money from the Chinese. HUGE HUGE depts being piled on.. some of those stories about how many highways and bridges and schools you could build with just a fraction of the military budget being cut drives even me crazy and I'm not even and American.
Yea, it's bullshit. The military should be used for conquest, and defense, not the bullshit police work we do.
No. We could in theory wage war against Denmark. They are trying to steal Hans Island from us, those wooden shoed cheese eating dope smokers.
Don't laugh. A few years ago Denmark invaded that Island and left a bottle whiskey and a Danish flag for the Canadians right in the middle there somewhere. So our Prime Minister sent 200 troops to go retrieve it...yeah, it's not our best moment.Oh the horror. Will you be deploying the tank? Looks like it could hold the island all by itself.
Don't laugh. A few years ago Denmark invaded that Island and left a bottle whiskey and a Danish flag for the Canadians right in the middle there somewhere. So our Prime Minister sent 200 troops to go retrieve it...yeah, it's not our best moment.
OH God, now it's Escalated to a GOOGLE FIGHT!
"Google fight" or "Google war" is the name given to a number of advertisements on the Internet search engine Google which promoted either Danish or Canadian sovereignty over Hans Island."
You guys better hurry up with those F35s we bought.
Which country lost to third world countries, such as Vietnam, Somalia, and Afghanistan?They aren't going to fend off the Russians. Canadians have no backbone or independent streaks.
Canada: Hey guys . . . guys, that stuff is ours.
Russian: Back off, we got big guns.
Canada: <OK Guy meme>
No. We could in theory wage war against Denmark. They are trying to steal Hans Island from us, those wooden shoed cheese eating dope smokers.
come at me bro, you half french, maple syrup eating, moose-loving, apologizers.
what are you gonna do, ride into battle on zambonis?
Meet me half way, winner gets Greenland and a bunch of Eskimos.
Make sure to insulate those wooden shoes of yours, Greenland in actually very cold... as is Revenge
you talk big for someone that can't even land jet planes on their own arctic airstrips:hmm:
In all fairness, that is a pretty cool kayak.
Cool looking, maybe, at first.
But, as a kayak, that thing sucks:
First, it would be very awkward to paddle with things that high in front of your chest (and his posture looks like this is true.) But more importantly... no cup holder for beer.