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Weren't most of the weapons already bought by the US military? Think Ukraine got the older Javelins, for example.

The US military budget is huge. Real world battlefield testing of Javelins, for example, which seem to not be as effective as thought.

The Pentagon is likely spending a lot of time analyzing the war.

The Reagan Era Star Wars program cost a couple hundred billion for a system that didn’t work.

http://www.allgov.com/news/top-stories/reagans-star-wars-pro...

What is the cost of being able to not repeat ww2 by giving into a dictator?

What is the cost of defending democracy as an ideal form of government to ensure a better world for future generations?

Money and resources is a small cost versus what it could be.

The ROI on stopping Russian expansion and crippling their military has got to be insane.

So - were helping knock out China’s last regional threat and renewing an enemy that could have been turned into an ally two decades ago?

That seems like a terrible investment.

That's a problem but it's Russia's problem, not ours. For the US and Europe, every month of the campaign in Ukraine, every month of utilizing Russian equipment and personnel, buys at least a year of peace for the whole Europe. At the end of this war Russia will be at bay for another 50-100 years. That's awesome!

Especially considering the human cost of blood sweat and tears is "externalized"

Totally! The entire region is going to shuft as this is realized.

Ukraine gets more for government salaries than the US gets for infrastructure.

Source?

Why should I have to prepare you for a discussion that you've already jumped into unprepared? The data is out there.

Lol you throw out a bold claim, where is the data?

you guys are pathetic.

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/15/white-house-requests-37point...

'direct funding for government' - what do you think that covers? salaries for one.

That does not mean 100% and that could also mean military support. We want a source that clearly shows that snd you do not seem to have that.

Why use a throw away account? It looks very suspect here on HN.

of course it means military support, you are trying to stop a government from collapsing, part of that is paying the bills (which include salaries). I don't understand why you are taking issue with that? - doesn't the US government (federal) "shutdown" when debt extensions can't be agreed upon?

https://www.usaid.gov/news-information/press-releases/jun-30...

https://ua.usembassy.gov/the-united-states-contributes-4-5-b...

"continuing to pay the salaries of civil servants, healthcare workers and teachers"

You really need to step out of whatever echo chamber you live in.

Ya I am not refuting we are not giving them money, what I want is proof of your orig statement...

I'm out, stop using a throwaway account. It makes you look very suspect.

And, stop being a douche and using words like echo chamber. Makes you look like just another insane person online. Just be a human and be kind.

my original statement is 'its public knowledge that the US government is funding the Ukrainian government with its day to day expenses'. I think I've shown that. as for your douche comment, it's rather pathetic that when you get called out, you resort to calling me a douche and a 'crazy internet person'. The projection is strong I guess.

It doesn't matter, that's orthogonal to this spending, completely unrelated.

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