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  - ARMCHAIRMAYOR.CA - A La Une - 26/Jun 16:54

CHARBONNEAU – After the peace dividend, the defence dividend

CANADA HAS LONG benefited from the peace dividend but those times are over. With the Orange Man threatening NATO countries which don’t arm themselves to the extent that America does; with the nations of the world preparing for war; we need prepare for an era of defence spending. The peace dividend was a seductive idea. Remarkably, the idea came from right-wingers Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and U.S. president George H. W. Bush. After the Berlin Wall had crumbled and the Soviet Union had disintegrated, many wondered what the point was of spending billions on war machines. After all, NATO had triumphed after 40 years of Cold War. The idea of the peace dividend was simple. With peace upon the land, defence budgets could be slashed; swords could be beat into ploughshares and resources spent on social programs and tax cuts. If only it were that simple. America was never ready for peace. Their industry is based on preparing for war. President Dwight D. Eisenhower understood this when he warned of the “military-industrial complex.” He said that the close relationship between the government, the military, and the defence industry could pose a threat to democracy and national objectives. Eisenhower understood the [...]

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