• HerrBeter@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      Ukraine had the lesser army from the start. Only Russian incompetence, and their own good minds, kept them from losing. Investing in the defense of Ukraine is vital for a free Europe. It is a marathon, not a sprint

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        11 months ago

        The world’s largest, most well funded military in the world can’t take down a military more than half its size? The US goal isn’t to win, it’s to extend it to make as much money as possible for the MIC

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          11 months ago

          Three days to Kyiv. Book a room!

          The military industrial complex does not need a reason to get more money. The politicians could simply say that they want to sell old stuff and get new stuff. The most cost effective is to send all old stuff and replace it

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      11 months ago

      I can imagine back in 1942 you’d been like “Shut down Hitler…any day now, for going on 3 years”