Canadian military spending slammed

[Canadian_moderate]

http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20040426.wclar0426a/BNStory/National/

From the article---
Ottawa — Canada gets low marks among senior Washington security and defence officials because it has allowed its military to wither away, a former presidential adviser said Monday.

"For the last many years, Canada has not been making much of a contribution at all on the military side," said Richard Clarke, a former terrorism adviser to U.S. President George W. Bush and his predecessor, Bill Clinton.
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I happen to agree with Clarke. I'm not a hawk, far from it. Yes, there are other priorities, but Canada needs to pull it weight a little more. Just opposing GWB's policies is not enough. I'd like to see a bigger contribution in the real war on terror.

Canada has become a bit of a joke internationally because it cannot take any assertive action. We can barely deal we illegal foreign fishing vessels.