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ninty · 10-25-2002, 12:19 PM

Well, he is the minister of national defence.

But what he wants to do is increase spending on JTF-2 and more of the counter terrorist stuff and strategic lift and all the things we will need in the future, but he wants to get rid of the Tanks, cause we aren't going to use them, and cut down on our destroyers.

"Defence analysts speculate that Mr. McCallum is looking at getting rid of tanks, self-propelled howitzers, destroyers and supply ships. Department officials say that no decisions have been made."

I don't know if thats a good thing or not. I can't really see Canada rolling out tanks in some foreign country, we'd have a pretty tough time getting them there. But I don't know if we should get rid of them.

I disagree with getting rid of destroyers and supply ships. I mean look how many times they were dispatched this year. After sept 11 we had about 6 ships in the gulf. There are probably 2 or 3 there right now.

He said he wants to replace the sea kings, but if he gets rid of our ships, there will be no place for them to land! They stay on the frigates.

I guess we'll have to wait and see.

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ninty is Offline Major General Posts: 12,683 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Calgary	10-25-2002, 12:19 PM Well, he is the minister of national defence. But what he wants to do is increase spending on JTF-2 and more of the counter terrorist stuff and strategic lift and all the things we will need in the future, but he wants to get rid of the Tanks, cause we aren't going to use them, and cut down on our destroyers. "Defence analysts speculate that Mr. McCallum is looking at getting rid of tanks, self-propelled howitzers, destroyers and supply ships. Department officials say that no decisions have been made." I don't know if thats a good thing or not. I can't really see Canada rolling out tanks in some foreign country, we'd have a pretty tough time getting them there. But I don't know if we should get rid of them. I disagree with getting rid of destroyers and supply ships. I mean look how many times they were dispatched this year. After sept 11 we had about 6 ships in the gulf. There are probably 2 or 3 there right now. He said he wants to replace the sea kings, but if he gets rid of our ships, there will be no place for them to land! They stay on the frigates. I guess we'll have to wait and see.