[Clive]

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[Candor7]

Canada needs another 100 C-17s.The sooner the better.

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

The C-17 is a long overdue acquisition — and I’m glad our armed forces have it.

However, it wasn’t needed in this instance. It’s not as if ordinary items; such as tarps, jerry cans, and buckets needed to be air freighted all the way from Canada to Jamaica. There’s no war zone involved, nor was specialized disaster relief equipment (such as the DART) being shipped (according to the article). It would have been far more efficient to load planes in Miami, with goods acquired from local commercial outlets, for the short hop to Jamaica.

Using the C-17 was for show. It’s good PR (which is good for the military & therefore a good thing), and it shows the red maple leaf — but, it didn’t make a lot of logistical sense.

[NorthOf45]

Let’s see if the opposition has the balls to say ANYTHING negative about the purchase now.

Great move to send it on an aid flight for its first mission.

[fanfan]