Wilshire@lemmy.world to Ukraine@sopuli.xyz · 11 months 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-square116fedilinkarrow-up1749arrow-down114
arrow-up1735arrow-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 · 11 months agomessage-square116fedilink
minus-squaresomeguy3@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up52arrow-down1·11 months 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-squarejasondj@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up34·11 months agoDon’t forget that the old gear has to be replaced. That’s good American jobs right there.
minus-squaresomeguy3@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·edit-211 months agoIt was going to be replaced regardless of Ukraine, that’s the point. It was to be junked anyway.
minus-squaremushroom@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up8·11 months 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-up2·11 months agoI forgot about that name. It suits that frozen mummy.
minus-squarePennomi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·11 months agoHopefully Ukraine keeps “disposing” all of our ammunition in the general direction of the invaders.
minus-squareFleetingTit@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up11·11 months agoThat stuff has a limited shel(l)f life anyways.
minus-squareclutchmatic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·11 months 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.
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.
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.
Work smart, not hard. That’s still a winning argument for me
Cluster shells