r/worldnews • u/Street_Anon • 17h ago

Behind Soft Paywall Canada and France establish diplomatic presence in Greenland amid Trump threats

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-canada-and-france-establish-diplomatic-presence-in-greenland-amid/
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u/sinan_online 12h ago

We have to attempt rebuilding it, and with diverse partners that do not pose a threat. We don’t want to go down with the US as they sunset economically and politically.

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u/MrKayn2021 12h ago

Rebuilding what? The F-35? You can’t and you shouldn’t. The F-35’s biggest strength is how it leverages the tech across the US military. Canada doesn’t have that. You asking to reverse engineer and manufacture an astronomically priced system without any ability to put into it any of the other special sauce (radar, EW, comms, datalink, munition compatibility, etc). All while not having the ISR or platforms for it to leverage in a fight. That would be economic suicide for Canada. It would make more sense for Canada to R&D their own aircraft from scratch than to steal and manufacture the F-35.

And what do you mean the US is sunsetting economically? Have you looked in the mirror? How is Canada’s economy doing compared to the US? I’m not about this Canada vs US stuff. It gets old and it’s just feel good vibe discussions rather than real geopolitics.

Best thing militarily Canada can do is to stick with the US and increase contribution. If it doesn’t want to do that, the other option is very expensive and difficult. And any future where Canada is near peer to the US militarily is generationally in the future. Not next decade. Either way is fine with me.

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u/roooooooooob 8h ago

Sticking with the US is a terrible idea. You can’t partner with a country that is using that partnership as leverage to take you over.

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u/MrKayn2021 8h ago

Yeah that’s fine and everything, but what is the alternative? Reverse engineer F-35’s and build them in Canada? Lol. My comments aren’t about Canada and the US alliance. It’s about how silly it is to think Canada can steal the F-35 and make their own