• Archer@lemmy.world
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      Fucking idiot. The replacement weapons will be made here and paid to companies here

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      You think they are venmoing Ukraine?

      The aid is for weapons delivery via 2 paths:

      1. Write off appropriation and backfill of mothballed stock we already needed to rotate out or destroy, due to shelf life

      2. Net new construction of weapons for immediate delivery to Ukraine. That construction happens in the US and us partner nations, and provides the US valuable use Intel as a cherry on top.

      It’s valuable spending either way.

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        There are also direct money transfers and guarantees for loans and other financial instruments.

        As for mothballed weapons, it’s often cheaper to deliver them to Ukraine than to dispose of them.

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          That, along with Russia not congratulating Trump are the only things giving me some hope Trump might pivot with the right push. “We made an amazing deal, Ukraine will cheaply dispose of our old weapons and punish those filthy ungrateful Russians” would be very much on brand for Trump if you insert a bunch of rambling in the middle.

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          Bro they do. Just today I got a message from Zelensky asking me to send him $500 for a tank ticket to Donetsk. Being a patriot I am, I obviously did my part.

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      Jesus fucking Christ, do you think we are shipping crates of Benjamins to Ukraine?

      Are you really this fucking stupid? Clearly the majority of people in the United States are the dumbest motherfuckers alive, so I just need clarification.

      That money is spent here. The money gets pumped into the US economy.

      We get rid of ancient military equipment, Ukraine gets a boost, and the US economy gets billions of dollars pumped into it

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        2 months ago

        Please educated one tell us how many schools do the weapon manufacturers that get these checks build?

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        Mmm no, I’m aware they don’t send money. I certainly never said that. And by spend, I mean on the people, not giving it to weapons manufacturers who definitely aren’t putting that money back into the economy.