tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899412892057690390.post1086605328421782002..comments2024-01-03T19:31:59.663-05:00Comments on Blast Furnace Canada Blog: F-35, boondoggle? Think "Sea King"BlastFurnacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02561725837264524099noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899412892057690390.post-25174146224730151072011-02-28T22:06:49.676-05:002011-02-28T22:06:49.676-05:00I'm no fan of the Liberals (really can't s...I'm no fan of the Liberals (really can't see much difference between them and the Cons, policy-wise), but at least they know how to select a decent jet-fighter. After all, it was under the Liberals that our current workhorse, the CF-18 was chosen, after a detailed comprehensive OPEN COMPETITION (gasp!). <br /><br />Serious concerns have been raised about the performance and cost of the Arrow RL206https://www.blogger.com/profile/08824612182898185732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899412892057690390.post-12148086350000263852011-01-23T20:37:37.514-05:002011-01-23T20:37:37.514-05:00Is being Liberal truly a recipe for blindness? Lo...Is being Liberal truly a recipe for blindness? Look at each example you gave and examine who is responsible. The Sea King, as pointed out above,was to be replaced but instead the contract to replace it was canceled for political reasons by the Chretien Liberals. Cadillacs, you see. The submarines were bought (actually taken in trade for value), again by the Chretien Liberals, because they The Rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00762317244980526077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899412892057690390.post-67170156857364544572011-01-23T15:54:03.925-05:002011-01-23T15:54:03.925-05:00Questioning the purchase of military equipment is ...Questioning the purchase of military equipment is not "unpatriotic".<br /><br />Playing political games labeling decisions to replace aging equipment "cadillacs" by Chretien and now Ignatieff make for a repeat a decade of darkness under the Liberals.<br /><br />Read the AG report on the underfunding of the military by the Liberals.<br /><br />Where is the alternative proposal CanadianSensehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01010880162544507668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899412892057690390.post-31629083123799893412011-01-23T15:17:22.825-05:002011-01-23T15:17:22.825-05:00You my friend have no idea what you are talking ab...You my friend have no idea what you are talking about. The only thing that is correct in you post is the headline!Canceling the F35 will likely end up in the same result as canceling the Sea King replacement. More money paid out to replace an aircraft 20 yrs past the date it should have been replaced. <br />You sight the US Presidents Sea King as in outstanding shape compared to CF Sea Kings Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760983201017909010noreply@blogger.com