tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044826704035279962.post4586211299383946439..comments2024-03-09T08:51:31.789-05:00Comments on Mad Padre: Whither Canada's Military, and Who Will Pay For It?Mad Padrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044826704035279962.post-24612442995452685492015-09-29T04:57:14.296-04:002015-09-29T04:57:14.296-04:00Time is key. Roosevelt said "talk softly but ...Time is key. Roosevelt said "talk softly but carry a big stick". The aggressor already has a force and a potential army is no army at all. The trick is to have 'enough' to keep you in the field until you can build up your national response. In the days of the cold war this was obvious enough. BAOR in the UK's ORBAT was to hold on 24-48hrs until reinforcement/stalemate negotiation or ENDEX. The nature of the current threats are variables on the virtually unknown therefore you need enough of 'what' to keep you in the field until reinforcement? And so the time gap widens between identifying the threat and reponding. Whatever the decision on the 'what' the 'who pays' is a non question. Everyone has to pay or else everyone will pay. Service Ration Distribution (Hobby)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03608959257303511437noreply@blogger.com