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Originally Posted by Beestie
You are, of course, entitled to your opinion. That's also about what Switzerland spends (1.1% of GDP/$310 per capita). But, the point is not only that Canada spends less than $10B/annually on its military but also that it is not enough simply to keep its troops and equipment in "ready to deploy" mode. France, by comparison, spends 2.6% of its GDP on its military ($663 per capita) and France isn't exactly posturing for war.
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France is also less than 500 miles from Bosnia and the Balkans and less than 2000 miles from Uzbekistan, Iraq, and any number of small Asian countries.
Canada, like the US, has thousands of miles of ocean between it and every other country except Russia and the US. Unlike the US it does not feel the need to police the entire world, although it is a member of NATO.
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