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The US is interested in a protracted war in Ukraine to both make money for weapons and other supplies manufacturers, and to drain the Russian economy. The Ukrai
by colordrops 4y ago
The US is interested in a protracted war in Ukraine to both make money for weapons and other supplies manufacturers, and to drain the Russian economy. The Ukraine war was precipitated by years of US machinations, despite media characterizations to the contrary.
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- sha256sum 4y agoIt's important to note the money drip from Afghanistan has been cut off, with manufacturers looking for more ways to drain tax money away from domestic projects and into the war machine, a status quo since at least Vietnam.
- LewisVerstappen 4y agoIt is literally the exact opposite. Escalating the war in Ukraine by going "all in on sending howitzers, MLRS and other heavy equipment" is exactly what the defense companies want. It's genuinely amazing to see the mental gymnastics here to come to the conclusion that buying fewer weapons is exactly what the defense contractors are lobbying for.
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- colordrops 4y agoThey have approved 40 billion. Is it really that hard to imagine that a protracted war would benefit defense contractors. Do you think these multi billion dollar war machine only thinks in simplistic first order effects. It requires no mental gymnastics whatsoever. Actually the counter argument is where you need to twist yourself to believe otherwise.
- sha256sum 4y agoEh, re-read the comment--I'm agreeing with you. I'm saying they want that status quo, without war they don't sell weapons. But interestingly enough someone did attempt those same gymnastics.
- Tade0 4y agoAnyone living close enough to Russia can attest to the fact that this invasion is just an external consequence of their internal politics.
- colordrops 4y agoThe situation is caused by a confluence of US policy and Russian policy. It's not an either-or situation. The complexity is immense.
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- Tade0 4y agoHardly. As someone local to this conflict I see it as a simple matter of Russia needing a war (or just something internally recognized as a "success") from time to time for whatever internal reason du jour. Wouldn't even be the first time it happened in history.
- rurp 4y agoI would believe that there are some defense contracting companies hoping for a protracted war, but "The US" in terms of political leadership is absolutely not. This war is hurting the US economy in a number of ways that will not be helpful during the next election.