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>Sending billions of our tax dollars to Ukraine. in hardware, manufactured on US soil by US workers https://thehill.com/policy/defense/unprepared-for-long-war-

by rasz 4y ago

>Sending billions of our tax dollars to Ukraine. in hardware, manufactured on US soil by US workers https://thehill.com/policy/defense/unprepared-for-long-war-us-army-under-gun-to-make-more-ammo/ https://thehill.com/policy/defense/unprepared-for-long-war-u..., often build over 30 years ago for specific purpose of killing russians (stingers)

nerdchum 4y ago
Nice. They're still making things to give to other countries either way. Would much rather my tax money pay American workers to work on the countless issues were facing in America.
- _kbh_ 4y ago
  They are mostly sending stuff that was stock piled to fight a war with Russia in eastern Europe too, fight a war with Russia in Eastern Europe. Its all upsides for the USA, they get to decimate one their biggest military foes, show off how weak and bad Russian military equipment is, and get to actually be involved on the right side for a war for the first time in forever and they don't even have to fight.
  - nerdchum 4y ago
    there is zero upside to spending my tax money for war in other countries.
    - _kbh_ 4y ago
      > there is zero upside to spending my tax money for war in other countries. So you don't think helping protect the democracy of another country is a upside worthy of 'your' tax dollars?. Or destroying your enemy militarily without even having to be in a war?.
      - nerdchum 4y ago
        > protect the democracy of other countries "Protecting democracy"...the military industrial complex has been saying this as a justification for doing nasty things....for decades. You should scope out modern American history for the past 100 years.
        _kbh_ 4y ago
        > "Protecting democracy"...the military industrial complex has been saying this as a justification for taking tax dollars and doing nasty things....for decades. What do you call arming a country against an imperialistic invader that literally says on TV they have no reason to exist and they will kill as many of them as they need to?. I call that protecting democracy.
        nerdchum 4y ago
        > says on TV Do you still think wearing a covid mask out in public is a good idea for the safety of others?
        _kbh_ 4y ago
        > Do you still think wearing a covid mask out in public is a good idea for the safety of others? You’re really avoiding the question here, what do you call protecting a democracy if not what America is doing with Ukraine against imperialist Russians?. Or do you think Russia bombing civilians and torturing/executing children in Ukraine is a good thing?.
        nerdchum 4y ago
        just pointing out that anyone who believes the TV is the purveyor of truth is not really going to be a productive discussion. We could have a virtue signaling battle. I wish that Ukraine money would instead go to help starving children with malaria in Africa. The TV says it only takes the price of a cup of coffee to help them. Imagine how much 20 billion could help. Don't you want to help the children?

by rasz 4y ago

nerdchum 4y ago

Nice. They're still making things to give to other countries either way. Would much rather my tax money pay American workers to work on the countless issues were facing in America.

_kbh_ 4y ago
They are mostly sending stuff that was stock piled to fight a war with Russia in eastern Europe too, fight a war with Russia in Eastern Europe. Its all upsides for the USA, they get to decimate one their biggest military foes, show off how weak and bad Russian military equipment is, and get to actually be involved on the right side for a war for the first time in forever and they don't even have to fight.
- nerdchum 4y ago
  there is zero upside to spending my tax money for war in other countries.
  - _kbh_ 4y ago
    > there is zero upside to spending my tax money for war in other countries. So you don't think helping protect the democracy of another country is a upside worthy of 'your' tax dollars?. Or destroying your enemy militarily without even having to be in a war?.
    - nerdchum 4y ago
      > protect the democracy of other countries "Protecting democracy"...the military industrial complex has been saying this as a justification for doing nasty things....for decades. You should scope out modern American history for the past 100 years.
      - _kbh_ 4y ago
        > "Protecting democracy"...the military industrial complex has been saying this as a justification for taking tax dollars and doing nasty things....for decades. What do you call arming a country against an imperialistic invader that literally says on TV they have no reason to exist and they will kill as many of them as they need to?. I call that protecting democracy.
        nerdchum 4y ago
        > says on TV Do you still think wearing a covid mask out in public is a good idea for the safety of others?
        _kbh_ 4y ago
        > Do you still think wearing a covid mask out in public is a good idea for the safety of others? You’re really avoiding the question here, what do you call protecting a democracy if not what America is doing with Ukraine against imperialist Russians?. Or do you think Russia bombing civilians and torturing/executing children in Ukraine is a good thing?.
        nerdchum 4y ago
        just pointing out that anyone who believes the TV is the purveyor of truth is not really going to be a productive discussion. We could have a virtue signaling battle. I wish that Ukraine money would instead go to help starving children with malaria in Africa. The TV says it only takes the price of a cup of coffee to help them. Imagine how much 20 billion could help. Don't you want to help the children?