Video 1. reports that Russia will probably send 1/3rd of rhe governments budget on warfare, and our stupid Americans are complaining that we are spending 4% to less than 10% of our military budget with our help to Ukraine. And a lot of that expense is not even directly on warfare. A lot is to help maintain Ukraine government services in a situation where the economy and tax revenue have been severely affected, as well as for humanitarian support.
Indeed.
The “cost” for America is around 7% of the military budget. That is not much!
But something we often forget to mention is that most of the weapons sent to Ukraine is actually bases on a “lend-lease” program!
This, those 7% aren’t just given away. One way to the other it will be paid back in different ways.
In 2006, the UK paid back the last of its lend-lease dues (post WW2) it owed America.
So this fantasy that America is just “giving” away money to its allies, is misleading and largely false.
In reality America is doing a smart temporary investment in accordance to its Christian values and survival instincts. It protects itself and its allies in an act of basic common sense.
We are massively depleting Russia’s aggressive military structure for small cost.
The real cost is paid by the Ukraininan people. They are the ones with boots on the ground, they are the ones sacrificing their lives for the principles of Freedom and Independence of their own country, Europe’s and Americas.
If America lose Europe after a potential Russian invasion, America’s economy is over. Indeed, Europe is America’s number one customer.
Ukraine is doing an immense favor to America by fighting against our archenemies, in our place.
Typo. “will probably spend 1/3rd”