"we have a situation in which a much stronger #NATO faces a much weaker #Russia than it did 40-50 years ago, but somehow we are to believe that the situation requires a higher level of defence spending." https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/the-empty-case-for-canadas-five-percent-defence-pledge
canadiandimension.comThe empty case for Canada’s 5% defence pledgeThe priorities of our political leaders can be very hard to understand. Western countries are suffering years of economic stagnation, deteriorating public services, and a host of other problems. Yet our governments have decided that what we need to do is spend more money on defence—and not just more money, but a lot more money than what we are spending at present.
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