Wilshire@lemmy.world to Ukraine@sopuli.xyz · 3 年前"We've used 5% of our defense budget to arm Ukraine. And with it, they've destroyed 50% of Putin's army." - Ad targeted to Republicans to support Ukrainestreamable.comexternal-linkmessage-square172fedilinkarrow-up1983
arrow-up1983external-link"We've used 5% of our defense budget to arm Ukraine. And with it, they've destroyed 50% of Putin's army." - Ad targeted to Republicans to support Ukrainestreamable.comWilshire@lemmy.world to Ukraine@sopuli.xyz · 3 年前message-square172fedilink
minus-squareBarqsHasBite@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up71·3 年前Does this include giving them old equipment which they’d have to dispose of anyway? Because that’s not exactly “spending”. Some even say that it saves money because they have no disposal cost.
minus-squarePennomi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up46·3 年前Hopefully Ukraine keeps “disposing” all of our ammunition in the general direction of the invaders.
minus-squareFleetingTit@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up18·3 年前That stuff has a limited shel(l)f life anyways.
minus-squarejasondj@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up38·3 年前Don’t forget that the old gear has to be replaced. That’s good American jobs right there.
minus-squareBarqsHasBite@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31·edit-23 年前It was going to be replaced regardless of Ukraine, that’s the point. It was to be junked anyway.
minus-squaremushroom@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up9·3 年前I’m pretty sure the Abrams is made in Kentucky. Another big reason Moscow Mitch is on board with sending aid.
minus-squareBonesince1997@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 年前I forgot about that name. It suits that frozen mummy.
minus-squareclutchmatic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·3 年前Work smart, not hard. That’s still a winning argument for me
Does this include giving them old equipment which they’d have to dispose of anyway? Because that’s not exactly “spending”. Some even say that it saves money because they have no disposal cost.
Hopefully Ukraine keeps “disposing” all of our ammunition in the general direction of the invaders.
That stuff has a limited shel(l)f life anyways.
Don’t forget that the old gear has to be replaced. That’s good American jobs right there.
It was going to be replaced regardless of Ukraine, that’s the point. It was to be junked anyway.
I’m pretty sure the Abrams is made in Kentucky. Another big reason Moscow Mitch is on board with sending aid.
I forgot about that name. It suits that frozen mummy.
Work smart, not hard. That’s still a winning argument for me
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