Re: [OT] Biden really is delusional

On 2025-01-11 18:10:49 +0000, The Horny Goat said:

On Tue, 7 Jan 2025 12:37:50 -0500, Rhino
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In terms of shared defence, we are one of the worst offenders in terms
of failing to meet our NATO commitments. We've only announced a vague
intention to eventually meet the 2% floor and that announcement had no
teeth or real spending commitment with a target date almost a decade away.

 I believe I've previously posted here that I do NOT support spending
2% of GDP on NATO though I DO support at least 2% of GDP on the
military.
 Specifically that's because I believe the Canadian navy is critically
underfunded and that with global warming the Northwest Passage will in
the next 30 years become a major sea route that Canada will lose
control over if steps are not taken now.
 Russia and China have both already declared their intentions to use
the route for that purpose and it is not reasonable to expect the US
Navy to block that.

Since Alaska is the closest North American area to Russia and China, and is an American state, it *is* reasonable to expect the US Navy to control the area ... in conjunction with Canada and Greenland which have the bigger eastern part of that northern coastline.
Of course, that is also part of the reason moronic lunatic Trump the Chump wants to buy or invade Greenland (not that he'll ever succeed, thankfully).

I understand that NATO would like more boots on the ground in Europe
but I do think this is more important - and is a critical job no one
but Canada but effectively carry out. I also believe Trump would be
quite supportive if this were actually carried out (as opposed to
endless blah blah)