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My response to your notion of US bailing out Canada in the First World War didn't mention Canada's prowess in the air.

In 1918, one third of the Royal Air Force fliers in action were Canadians. The top four Canadian aces accounted for 230 enemy planes. No other four fliers in the Allied Forces made records equal to that. The best four German fliers, with vastly better machines, had a record of 246.

For the record, the top Allied fighter pilot of the Second World War, Group Captain Johnny Johnson, DSO and two bars, DFC and bar, ran up his score commanding Canadian Spitfire wings.

Will Canada take steps to boost their defense spending to at least 2% of GDP?


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It's 2017, King, not 1949.

We're below that now, lonesome. I believe it'll be close with the new shipbuilding program and a couple squadrons of new fighters.

I'm sure President Trump will be watching to make sure you do. If not, when we renegotiate NAFTA, I would suggest a tariff on Canadian goods coming to the US to make up any shortfall in Canadian defense spending. Then of course Canadian goods coming to the US would be tariff free. Canada and the US are great friends and countries and I believe the people of Canada want to pay their fair share for the defense of our shared values of freedom and inclusiveness.


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I don't like your politics but I am glad you are here. LR

Yeah, apologize for the 1949. Get a bit testy when someone writes inaccurately of Canada's military history. My family goes back to serving under Nelson, transporting Napoleon to exile in Northumberland, the burning of Washington, No. 2 Commando, RCAF overseas.

Thirty seven states' main exports are to Canada, $2 billion dollars across the border every day. Trump has as much or more to lose as we do. China pounding on our doors every day, wanting to buy everything. Our trade gal signed a big trade deal with Europe. We aren't in hock to China, have trade surplus. Got through the Great Recession better shape than any other G20 country.

Should be no problem finding that 20 billion! Good show, old boy!


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Chop chop, Sunny Boy.

Again, it's not the money Trump needs. He can't do what he wants alone, without partners, cooperators, militarily or economically. Those rust belt jobs aren't coming back, with galloping automation, lagging education and serious skills gaps. Take a look at your recovering economy, low employment---what, 4.7 per cent? America is great. Telling the country it's broke, on the ash heap, is not a solution.

Who's not going to cooperate? Europe? Canada? China? When it comes down to it, really down to it, the world needs the US more than we need the world. Wanna play chicken, MF'ers? Let's play chicken.


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Now who's bad enough ta do all a dat?

Mexico is a great power, in the mexican food culinary world. I was thinking super power.

I believe if someone's striving for something, they aren't quite there yet. Isn't your historical example a 'red line'? Didn't it involve some unwavering conviction and tangible reasons why the soviets feared disruption?

Do today's soviets fear disrupting anyone, anywhere, at any time?