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Originally Posted by Charlatan
Lebell if there was no US what would be there instead? That's the real question... Who would be on our border.
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Would Canada still have the same anti-war policies if their souther neighbor was not a military superpower. If the US had the military policy seen around the turn of the century, would Canada's military policy be different?
Or to put it in more aggressive terms, is Canada the benefactor of a free rider problem, where they gain benefit from US military might without any contribution.
I think this feeling has contributed to the difficult relations between the US and it's cold-war allies. The cold war was won mainly because the USSR's economy collapsed in an arms race against the US. It could also be thought that the US suffered economic damage in keeping up their end of the arms race. Many in America might think they are owed something because it's western allies gained benefit from the US's military buildup.