Because this is about the defense of an ally and Europe, not an expense meant to enrich our country. Don’t forget we have a massive Ukrainian diaspora, so this does help those Canadians pretty directly.
I know that’s rhetorical, but we’re still tight with Europe, basically, and hope they’d have our back if a neighbor invaded too. Under the Trump administration it’s not even America’s proxy war anymore.
Whom would Europe help defend Canada from realistically. You genuinely think that Europe would fight the US if they invaded? Meanwhile, it is still very much a US proxy war that’s being directed and supplied by Washington. The whole context of the discussion is that Canada is paying for US weapons here. What’s happening is not difficult to understand. The US is using its vassals to fund the proxy war while it pivots to Asia. This is precisely what Hegseth said would be happening. https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/article/4064571/hegseth-calls-on-nato-allies-to-lead-europes-security-rules-out-support-for-ukr/
The question is why Canada is buying US equipment for the US proxy war and how that helps Canadians in any way.
Because this is about the defense of an ally and Europe, not an expense meant to enrich our country. Don’t forget we have a massive Ukrainian diaspora, so this does help those Canadians pretty directly.
I just keep forgetting how we have so many shared values that we have to defend in Ukraine. https://nv.ua/ukr/lifestyle/spisok-pidarasiv-u-budanova-pomitili-nezvichniy-bloknot-50603357.html
I know that’s rhetorical, but we’re still tight with Europe, basically, and hope they’d have our back if a neighbor invaded too. Under the Trump administration it’s not even America’s proxy war anymore.
Whom would Europe help defend Canada from realistically. You genuinely think that Europe would fight the US if they invaded? Meanwhile, it is still very much a US proxy war that’s being directed and supplied by Washington. The whole context of the discussion is that Canada is paying for US weapons here. What’s happening is not difficult to understand. The US is using its vassals to fund the proxy war while it pivots to Asia. This is precisely what Hegseth said would be happening. https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/article/4064571/hegseth-calls-on-nato-allies-to-lead-europes-security-rules-out-support-for-ukr/
Ah yes, when the US does things it’s the US. When other countries do things, it’s also the US. /s
Ah yes, spending public money to fund a foreign proxy war by a country that’s threatening to invade you is totally a thing sovereign countries do.