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Thursday, March 15, 2012

Fantino executes tactical retreat on F-35s

[Julian Fantino]Julian Fantino has just executed a classic tactical manoeuvre: the quarter-turn retreat.

According to the junior defence minister, the Harper government is committed to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, but not so much that it’s necessarily going to buy the things. Mr. Fantino’s definition of commitment would make a marriage counsellor blush.

The history of the F-35 program has been all about alliances, however. And Canada's allies in the F-35 program are parsing Mr. Fantino's words today. They'd be annoyed if Canada jumped ship.

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