NORAD pact would change if Canada pulls back from F-35 order, warns U.S. ambassador (www.cbc.ca)

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U.S. President Donald Trump's ambassador to Canada is warning of consequences to the continental defence pact if Canada does not move forward with the purchase of 88 F-35 fighter jets.

"NORAD would have to be altered," U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra told CBC News in an exclusive interview at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona.

He says the United States would likely need to purchase more of the advanced fighter aircraft for its own air force, and would fly them more often into Canadian airspace to address threats approaching the U.S.

"If Canada is no longer going to provide that [capability], then we have to fill those gaps," said Hoekstra.

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[-] TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.ca 23 points 22 hours ago

This is called extortion.

[-] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 14 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

American diplomacy is like being welcomed into a room to negotiate. You are greeted with a smile, seated in an opulent office in a comfortable chair and offered coffee. Your gracious host asks if you would like cream or sugar and carefully places it in a fine bone china cup and saucer.

Then your host stirs your coffee with his dick as two large men appear out of nowhere and hold you down into the chair and eye fuck you while they make you drink it.