Originally Posted By: jack maloney
...some Canadian politicians have tried to stiffen their country's flaccid defenses in recent years.

In case anyone thinks this is just an American concern, the following comment from the Canadian Institute for Strategic Studies, on that nation's response to the US Ballistic Missile Defense program, illustrates what I mean by 'flaccid':

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Canada's position on BMD is analogous to the conscription crises of the two world wars. Back then, the issue of compulsory military service was so contentious that the government feared an internal revolt. Thus the mantra, "Conscription if necessary, but not necessarily conscription." Fast forward to the BMD muddle of 2005 and you have "Participation if necessary, but not necessarily participation."

Only a Canadian could have forged (fudged?) such a compromise.

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