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Originally Posted by underscore
My concern would be where do we get parts for maintenance if the relationship with the US sours even further? If the US or Russia decide to make a grab for some of our territory, the US isn't going to keep selling us parts for the equipment we're using to defend it.
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That is entirely true, and that's part of the reason why this is such a difficult decision to make.
For the time being, I continue to -- perhaps naively -- refuse to believe that Americans in general have taken an antagonistic attitude towards us. Trump and his yes man cronies definitely do, so the next 4 years are going to be difficult. But when Trump eventually leaves the picture in 4 years, I would expect US-Canada relationships to return to a far more "normal" state. This is not to say that Canadian trust towards the US would completely recover, but at least we shouldn't be antagonistic.
I feel like that iuf we can find some sort of pause button on the F35 purchase, or only make a nominal purchase until the coast becomes more clear, that would be the ideal solution.