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Originally Posted by Seaver
I hope Canada stays, but we shouldn't degrade them if they don't.
Canada is on a shoestring budget. When I lived there, 2% of the budget was for the military. They saved up for 15 years just to buy 2 squadrons of F-18 Hornets (my father was an exchange officer during this, flew with their Squad based in Ottowa).
If they leave it's more symbolic than anything else. Their troops are fighting well, but won't cripple us if they leave. I just appreciate them being there with us so long.
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Martian it's in reaction to this....how do you challenge such a flawed response, unless you challenge it? The point is, by every comparable measure, wealth, energy independence, currency strength, state of military readiness, i.e., as in not worn down and exhausted, Canada is much better positioned to contine it's presence, militarily, in Afghnanistan, than the US is to continue it's present levels there, much less to supplant the Canadians if they decide to withdraw.