Wilshire@lemmy.world to Ukraine@sopuli.xyz · 1 year ago"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-square173fedilinkarrow-up1975arrow-down124
arrow-up1951arrow-down1external-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 · 1 year agomessage-square173fedilink
minus-squareBarqsHasBite@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up71arrow-down1·1 year agoDoes 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-up46·1 year agoHopefully Ukraine keeps “disposing” all of our ammunition in the general direction of the invaders.
minus-squareFleetingTit@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down1·1 year agoThat stuff has a limited shel(l)f life anyways.
minus-squarejasondjlinkfedilinkarrow-up40·1 year agoDon’t forget that the old gear has to be replaced. That’s good American jobs right there.
minus-squareBarqsHasBite@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31·edit-21 year agoIt was going to be replaced regardless of Ukraine, that’s the point. It was to be junked anyway.
minus-squaremushroom@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 year agoI’m pretty sure the Abrams is made in Kentucky. Another big reason Moscow Mitch is on board with sending aid.
minus-squareBonesince1997@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoI forgot about that name. It suits that frozen mummy.
minus-squareclutchmatic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 year agoWork 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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