Sending Canadian troops to Ukraine ‘on the table’ under possible peace deal: Trudeau
Sending Canadian troops to Ukraine ‘on the table’ under possible peace deal: Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did not rule out sending Canadian troops to Ukraine as part of a possible ceasefire deal, when asked about the prospect during a peace and security summit Monday in Kyiv.
Now we have to deal with the Russian threat on our doorstop too. Just send one troop down there. It only takes one.
This is actually a bigger deal than you think. This is Canada solidifying its position as a reliable defence partner in the newly-forming European power structure left by America's exit. We need to do more, and we need to bolster our own forces and start producing our own arms and arms for Europe, but this is a start. Helping Europe secure peace will keep Canada on the table as a serious ally.
For those that think this is leaving us vulnerable to the US: We already are. If the US wanted to invade then they could do it easily even with our full fighting force present. It would be ruinous for the US economy and cause extreme civil unrest (potentially open revolt) so they're not likely to do it, though. Economic pressure is the name of their game right now.
Exactly, we need to be relevant to Europe and giving a very visible hand to one of their most important priority is an investment in Canada. That doesn’t need to be frontline boots on the ground but it’s time for visible Canadian logistic support inside Ukraine and at home manufacturing modern gear.
This is great that we’re showing support, but we have a massive orange Nazi south of us looking to invade because we’re a threat to him, or Outin wants him to invade, or whatever reason of the day suits him.
I certainly hope all these countries help us out the same way we’ve always helped others.
The more we can learn about keeping a large neighbouring power at bay the better.
A few thousand soldiers isn't going to be spit in the wind against the US military. Might as well get some good training for them with Ukrainian drone operators against a larger foe.
If it's part of a peace deal they wouldn't be seeing actual combat, but I guess you never know with Russia. Still good experience though.
A few thousand soldiers isn't going to be spit in the wind against the US military.
A rough estimate puts national gun ownership at around 26%. Ownership is inconsistent, with higher per capita in towns with less than 1 million people. A 1997 estimate puts collective ownership at that time around 7 million firearms, with 1.2 million being of the restricted category.
If less than 50% of gun owners decide to join an insurgency, and say 10-20% of non-owner run support.... it's gonna be a bad fucking time for the US. They also historically have a hard time dealing with insurgents, asymmetric warfare has always been very hard for them to deal with.
In 1984, the Irish Republican Army tried to kill British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher with a bomb. They did not succeed, but they did send a message. “You have to be lucky all the time. We only have to be lucky once."
The trouble with insurgents is that they're the town doctor, the kid who pumps your gas, and the soccer mom you see every day on your way to put boots to necks.
To be honest I don't think he will for a simple reason.
Trump wants power, getting in a war with a powerful opponent won't make him powerful. Ruining relationships, buddying up to Putin and telling people he will beat them up will give him power.
He's a bully.
Yeah I understand people's fears and, especially being on the island and significantly closer and more isolated to the US is a bit scary, but I feel like if he's gonna attack anywhere, he'll go south first before he comes north. Which, as a Mexican Canadian, just as bad imo, but at least it's not where I am physically?
But I don't really think he's ready to start actual wars that close to home soil.
Now that Ukraine is losing harder, we need to intensify war on Russia with sacrifice of Canadians? The response to US war on Canada is that we desperately need to fight our CIA handlers main foe? Do you not see any rational basis to reassess the world, and preserve yourselves/fellow Canadians?
The title literally says "under possible peace deal".
That's almost fair. Peace has no need for NATO forces to help Ukraine terrorists break the peace. Peace is only under Russia's reasonable terms they have offered all along.
ok, maybe then there is nothing to worry about, and its just a distraction of BS. But then all of you people are starting festivus early.