Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 10 days agoIt may provoke Trump, but Canada should cancel the purchase of F-35 fighter jets from the U.S.www.theglobeandmail.comexternal-linkmessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up1372arrow-down14cross-posted to: onguardforthee@lemmit.online
arrow-up1368arrow-down1external-linkIt may provoke Trump, but Canada should cancel the purchase of F-35 fighter jets from the U.S.www.theglobeandmail.comSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square22fedilinkcross-posted to: onguardforthee@lemmit.online
minus-squareRaskolnikovsAxe@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up30·9 days agoGoddamn right we should. Take the French up on the offer to build the Rafale here. Or the Swedes. And get a few demo units for short term. Fuck 'em on any cancellation fees too. Consider it partial compensation for the ridiculous trade war.
minus-squarexzot746@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 days agoThere was an article last week discussing how that plane calls home every day and that it can be blocked by the Americans. They can shut all of them down within 24 hours. Time to nope right out of that contract.
Goddamn right we should. Take the French up on the offer to build the Rafale here. Or the Swedes. And get a few demo units for short term.
Fuck 'em on any cancellation fees too. Consider it partial compensation for the ridiculous trade war.
There was an article last week discussing how that plane calls home every day and that it can be blocked by the Americans. They can shut all of them down within 24 hours.
Time to nope right out of that contract.