policyenthusiast
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Most military bases are already shared assets in some capacity.
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Gronk!
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The United Calgary Party will want this NORAD base near Calgary, which will come as no surprise at all.
policyenthusiast
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I didn't know Calgary was in the Arctic. Still, military bases are huge drivers of local economies (and crime in bars). See Cold Lake's growth compared to Bonnyville or St. Paul.
Whattagame
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If you're implying that there isn't a significant distinction, that would be like saying the IT contractor who has a desk in your office basement is basically a co-owner of the company.
policyenthusiast
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I'm saying there's no need for joint bases in a military capacity. The US is already able to access facilities here.
bodsbods9090
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Man, she's got her lips FIRMLY planted on Trump's ass.
archited
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As an Air Force brat who lived at Cold Lake AFB and went to school there for a year, the NORAD wing (more recently disbanded) had a significant component of U.S. airmen. The alliance didn't seem to have any negatives that I could see at the time.
policyenthusiast
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Complaints from locals about American conduct in bars, and 4-Wing folks complaining that the Americans act like bigshots instead of guests. Economically and from a government perspective, I also only heard good things.
archited
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^ You had some first hand experience? I also spent 4 years overseas -- Zweibrucken - 3 Wing -- and I have to agree it was better to let locals know that you were Canadian than American -- but I think that had more to do with young GIs stealing away Fräuleins and deflowering them and then getting transferred away (like Vietnam at the time). Back to Cold Lake -- I played on the Jr. High Basketball team and we used to regularly thump the teams from St. Paul and Bonnyville.
dkazzed
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You know when sleazy car dealers manage to sell something their customer did not want to buy? This happened yesterday. It's easy to say the city could've walked away from LRT, but this was a clear lose-lose situation.
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