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I‘m a Canadian, former reservist, now living in the States. Let me let you in on a little secret. 90% of Americans don‘t know the first thing about Canada and would only be only supportive of it to the extent that it‘s useful to the US.Originally posted by Beatty1:
[qb] Hello everyone, I would like to know why a country such as Canada needs an army. I'm certain that one of the most obvious point, is to protect ourselves. And yes I know this seams like a juvenile question, but I'm hoping to see some in depth, and interesting comments. [/qb]
Having something of an armed forces allows Canada to engage in things outside the control of the US - say UN peacekeeping in places taht are of no interest to the states like most of Africa. Being good at a few things also makes the Canadian military appealling to certain US missions, which gives Canada some bargaining leverage.
I don‘t think Canada needs a huge army but a small, good, professional one gives Canada a greater degree of autonomy. And for goodness sakes, try to get out of bed with the American military in so many situations if you can. Trust me, you don‘t want to know how simplistically some Americans view the ‘War on Terror‘ and how little they care about what happens to others.