Military spend not a priority

Dear Editor: What a head shaker I got after reading that a little extra cash — $62 billion promised to update a part to defence policy — is slightly more than a bag of peanuts

All that money to be spent, just in case defence of Canada is needed. In the meantime Canada can practise killing the havenots. Somebody please whisper in Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan's ear that the futuristic approach to fighting a war is one thing in my view that is predictable.

New fighter aircraft and war ships and increasing military personnel are not the answers and it borders on being ridiculous.

If ever there’s a time when the Sajjan dream should arrive I wonder if he has given thought that today's and future potential enemies are also updating their own arsenal

A short time ago it was reported the United States launched a rocket in to space and recovered it successfully as it landed upright on a pre determined raft at sea. No surprise to me if debris in space has become a cover for orbiting WMD, where the push of a button can spell doom to major cities and any of the future, outdated war machines before they are built.

Nowhere did I read anything Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan promised except spending big money on war machines with no mention of a goofy plan to build peace at home and abroad.

Harjit, just a friendly reminder, today's world is geared to orbiting satellites that provide instant communication via television, Internet, satellite radio and probably other things in orbit I have never heard about.

Canada is not ready to take on the outside world on its own but our gates are wide open for those who desire to change what has taken 150 years to build, be it good or bad. We still have a lot to learn. Tom Isherwood

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