tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post6181841748755889040..comments2024-03-18T21:55:56.412-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: Harper In a Hornet's NestThe Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-21591997554566533282010-11-05T10:55:55.215-07:002010-11-05T10:55:55.215-07:00For sure, this a/c seems intended to 'serve...For sure, this a/c seems intended to 'serve' Canada in service to other nations. America has been treating NATO as its own Foreign Legion ever since 9/11 and Washington's mounting fiscal woes seem to assure that will continue.<br /><br />The F-35 could well be an element of 'deep integration' with the U.S. That's the only way it seems to make any sense.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-43633673240640922242010-11-05T10:16:36.679-07:002010-11-05T10:16:36.679-07:00"unless we're [...] under the direction o..."unless we're [...] under the direction of the US Air Force"<br /><br /> I think this may be the key. I may be overly influenced by some of my current reading, but I think the idea of generally being a "branch plant" for the US is something that is high on the Harper (and possibly overall Conservative and, to a lesser extent, Liberal) agenda.<br /><br /> Military: fight in US, not internationally, approved actions<br /><br /> Health: move to a US style system<br /><br /> Finance: ape the tax cuts and deregulation of the US (though SH is happy to take credit for the results of banking regulation that he fought against).<br /><br /> Security & Environment: Follow in lock-step US policy on no-fly lists, border control, and carbon emissions (e.g. cap&trade)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com