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Canada’s Military Isn’t Ready to Fight Anyone
National Security Journal ^ | 8/29/2025 | Andrew Latham

Posted on 08/29/2025 11:33:38 AM PDT by whyilovetexas111

With less than half of its vehicles operational, only one submarine seaworthy, and major equipment modernization programs years away, the CAF remains a “hollow force.” While its presence in places like Latvia is politically valuable, it serves as a “tripwire,” not a sustained, combat-capable contribution to a high-intensity coalition fight.

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TOPICS: Government; History; Military/Veterans; Politics
KEYWORDS: canada; history; military; nato
Hit them with more tariffs? Sorry, had to say that.
1 posted on 08/29/2025 11:33:38 AM PDT by whyilovetexas111
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To: whyilovetexas111

Looks like Alberta has one less thing to worry about.


2 posted on 08/29/2025 11:42:47 AM PDT by Waverunner (Torah! Torah! Torah! my favorite IDF radio code.)
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To: whyilovetexas111

They couldn’t fight a cold.

CC


3 posted on 08/29/2025 11:45:10 AM PDT by Celtic Conservative (*This is a test of the emergency tagline system. This is only a test*)
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To: whyilovetexas111
A far cry from the 1968 The Devil's Brigade, where the Canadians had to train the Yanks to prepare for WWII.
4 posted on 08/29/2025 11:47:59 AM PDT by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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To: whyilovetexas111

Hit them with more tariffs? Sorry, had to say that.
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They continue to commit suicide by sending millions to Ukraine, the “ drowning man” pulls down everyone close to try and save himself.


5 posted on 08/29/2025 12:00:20 PM PDT by delta7
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To: whyilovetexas111; Celtic Conservative; chajin

And to think the Canadians had Juno beach all to themselves on D-Day.


6 posted on 08/29/2025 12:02:39 PM PDT by Retain Mike ( Sat Cong)
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To: Retain Mike
And to think the Canadians had Juno beach all to themselves on D-Day.

They were fighting for the British Empire.

7 posted on 08/29/2025 12:04:33 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: Retain Mike

And to think, they were all voluntary enlistments. Conscripts did not serve overseas until Dec 44.


8 posted on 08/29/2025 12:08:02 PM PDT by xkaydet65
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To: Waverunner

“With less than half of its vehicles operational, only one submarine seaworthy”

They are lucky we are not Russia. Talk about ripe for takeover.


9 posted on 08/29/2025 12:28:36 PM PDT by iamgalt
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To: Waverunner

“With less than half of its vehicles operational, only one submarine seaworthy”

They are lucky we are not Russia. Talk about ripe for takeover.


10 posted on 08/29/2025 12:30:14 PM PDT by iamgalt
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To: chajin

......”Approximately 42,000 Canadians were killed and around 55,000 were wounded during World War II, with over 1.1 million Canadians serving in the military throughout the conflict. The war significantly impacted Canada, involving combat in various theaters, including Italy and Northwestern Europe.”

no one can ignore the bravery of the Canadian forces who fought and died in WWII.... it is sad that today’s Canadian Armed Forces appear to be but a mere shadow of what it used to be....I’m thinking especially of the brave Canadians who flew and died in the service of the British Royal Air Force....


11 posted on 08/29/2025 12:46:19 PM PDT by TokarevM57
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To: whyilovetexas111; All
Canadian Navy "Special" Forces.

Muzzle sweep of team members heads is their new "Elite" tactic.


12 posted on 08/29/2025 1:04:57 PM PDT by Reverend Wright (Anschluss now !)
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To: chajin

They don’t even have Hap Shaughnessy who as a Canadian soldier got the US congressional Medal of Honor from Bernard Montgomery on some Christmas Day during the Second World War.

I knew a guy who actually said similar stuff and probably believed himself.

He was 5 foot 6, morbidly obese, mostly bald, and had a red beard.

In his mind he led Israeli commandos and met Golda Meir among other things.

Harmless but sad.


13 posted on 08/29/2025 1:14:13 PM PDT by wally_bert (I cannot be sure for certain, but in my personal opinion I am certain that I am not sure..)
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To: whyilovetexas111
Canada’s Military Isn’t Ready to Fight Anyone

And ours is?


14 posted on 08/29/2025 1:23:58 PM PDT by Drew68 (I haven’t seen the Democrats this mad since yesterday. Save some tears for tomorrow.)
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To: chajin

Bring back the Vandoos!


15 posted on 08/29/2025 1:24:38 PM PDT by llevrok (Keep buggering on!)
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To: Drew68

Fun photo, but the American military can fight.


16 posted on 08/29/2025 3:20:38 PM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: ansel12
Fun photo, but the American military can fight.

The American military hasn't won a war since 1945.

17 posted on 08/29/2025 3:26:34 PM PDT by Drew68 (I haven’t seen the Democrats this mad since yesterday. Save some tears for tomorrow.)
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To: Drew68

You were talking about our military, not our politicians.

Your fantasy is that the American military is lousy, can’t win a war against anyone, anywhere, just loses on the battlefield and air no matter where they are or who they are fighting, and has been like that for 80 years?


18 posted on 08/29/2025 3:32:29 PM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: Drew68

The American military hasn’t won a war since 1945.

Nothing to do with their political masters. Of course, nothing to do with them, it’s all of those evil soldiers.

How long have you been a sycophant of these intellectual superiors?


19 posted on 08/29/2025 4:27:41 PM PDT by centurion316
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To: iamgalt

Trudeau was handing Canada over to the CCP, now Carney is installed to hand them over to the WEF who wants to use the CCP model.


20 posted on 08/29/2025 7:20:52 PM PDT by captmar-vell
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