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Navy looks into buying fuel tankers


Military | 1781 hits | Aug 28 9:26 am | Posted by: Hyack

The Canadian Forces is considering buying two fuel tankers and a transport ship after its plans to purchase a fleet of new multi-role resupply vessels ran aground.

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  1. Thu Aug 28, 2008 5:00 pm
    Why? Harper won't pay for those either...

  2. Thu Aug 28, 2008 6:01 pm
    Hopefully he'll pay for something, eventually. CASR had some interesting ideas about this - buying surplus 'merkun stuff at a reasonable price.

  3. Thu Aug 28, 2008 7:25 pm
    "Streaker" said
    Hopefully he'll pay for something, eventually. CASR had some interesting ideas about this - buying surplus 'merkun stuff at a reasonable price.


    Do you want Canada to be a dumping ground for unwanted or obsolete American military hardware?

  4. Thu Aug 28, 2008 7:35 pm
    "saturn_656" said
    Hopefully he'll pay for something, eventually. CASR had some interesting ideas about this - buying surplus 'merkun stuff at a reasonable price.


    Do you want Canada to be a dumping ground for unwanted or obsolete American military hardware?

    The proposals put forth by CASR weren't for obsolete stuff, just surplus, thus possibly available to Canada at a good price.

  5. Thu Aug 28, 2008 7:37 pm
    "Streaker" said
    Hopefully he'll pay for something, eventually. CASR had some interesting ideas about this - buying surplus 'merkun stuff at a reasonable price.


    Do you want Canada to be a dumping ground for unwanted or obsolete American military hardware?

    The proposals put forth by CASR weren't for obsolete stuff, just surplus, thus possibly available to Canada at a good price.

    It's probably better than their ideas for Russian hardware... but would you really want Canada to finance the American Military-Industrial war machine? :lol:

  6. Thu Aug 28, 2008 7:42 pm
    "saturn_656" said


    Do you want Canada to be a dumping ground for unwanted or obsolete American military hardware?


    The proposals put forth by CASR weren't for obsolete stuff, just surplus, thus possibly available to Canada at a good price.

    It's probably better than their ideas for Russian hardware... but would you really want Canada to finance the American Military-Industrial war machine? :lol:

    :lol:

    No such danger if we can get the stuff at below cost. :idea:

  7. Thu Aug 28, 2008 7:48 pm
    "Streaker" said
    No such danger if we can get the stuff at below cost. :idea:


    Canada isn't the kind of country the USA typically supplies military hardware at below cost too.

    So we don't get a repeat of the Upholder mess, we should look at any used military hardware with a very critical eye.

  8. Thu Aug 28, 2008 8:01 pm
    "Streaker" said
    Hopefully he'll pay for something, eventually. CASR had some interesting ideas about this - buying surplus 'merkun stuff at a reasonable price.


    No, he's cutting back on defence spending because he's learned that it doesn't get votes.

  9. Thu Aug 28, 2008 9:25 pm
    "Streaker" said
    Hopefully he'll pay for something, eventually. CASR had some interesting ideas about this - buying surplus 'merkun stuff at a reasonable price.



    HYPOCRITE

    What happened to your Anti USA stance at every venture?

  10. Thu Aug 28, 2008 9:28 pm
    I hear the Exxon Valdez is on sale for a pretty good price.

    What about nuclear powered ships? Possibility or pie in the sky?

  11. Thu Aug 28, 2008 9:39 pm
    "Zipperfish" said
    What about nuclear powered ships? Possibility or pie in the sky?


    Not really practical unless you're thinking aircraft carriers or SSN/SSBN's.

    The Russians do use nuclear powered icebreakers but I doubt such beasts would be cost effective for us, having none of the required infrastructure to support nuke ships.

    I vote pie in the sky...

  12. Thu Aug 28, 2008 9:44 pm
    "PENATRATOR" said
    Hopefully he'll pay for something, eventually. CASR had some interesting ideas about this - buying surplus 'merkun stuff at a reasonable price.



    HYPOCRITE

    What happened to your Anti USA stance at every venture?

    Wouldn't buying from them below cost be consistent with my anti-Americanism?


    We should screw 'em whenever we can.

  13. by avatar Wada
    Thu Aug 28, 2008 9:45 pm
    We could build Conservative Party ships and have inmates row them asea. :lol:

  14. Thu Aug 28, 2008 10:11 pm
    "Streaker" said
    Hopefully he'll pay for something, eventually. CASR had some interesting ideas about this - buying surplus 'merkun stuff at a reasonable price.



    HYPOCRITE

    What happened to your Anti USA stance at every venture?

    Wouldn't buying from them below cost be consistent with my anti-Americanism?


    We should screw 'em whenever we can.

    well you twist your hate to suite your adgenda man, whatever floats your boat. As soon as a sale like this was announced, you would be the first one on here complaining and you Know it.



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