Posted on 11/19/2022 10:14:44 AM PST by SpeedyInTexas
The Ukrainian armed forces have already killed or wounded upwards of 100,000 Russian troops, half its original fighting force; there have been almost 8,000 confirmed losses of armored vehicles including thousands of tanks, thousands of APCs, artillery pieces, hundreds of fixed and rotary wing aircraft, and numerous naval vessels. US spending of 5.6% of its defense budget to destroy nearly half of Russia’s conventional military capability seems like an absolutely incredible investment. If we divide out the US defense budget to the threats it faces, Russia would perhaps be of the order of $100bn-150bn in spend-to-threat. So spending just $40bn a year, erodes a threat value of $100-150bn, a two-to-three time return.
The US military might reasonably wish Russia to continue deploying military forces for Ukraine to destroy.
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In conclusion, on so many levels, continued US support for Ukraine is a no-brainer from a bang for buck perspective. Ukraine is no Vietnam or Afghanistan for the US, but it is exactly that for Russia. A Russia continually mired in a war it cannot win is a huge strategic win for the US.
Why would anyone object to that?
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We should give Russia democrats to staff their gulags, and in return they can give us propane for our cookouts.
Play the long game against the real enemy.
“But sure, keep prioritizing the Russian boogeyman. It’s not like you have anything better to do, apparently.”
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I don’t think Speedy really cares about anything else. It’s kind of sick, really.
“To: Travis McGee
I would rather the world end in nuclear war than yield to Little Pukin.
15 posted on 10/12/2022, 6:02:03 AM by SpeedyInTexas (RuZZia is the enemy of all mankind)”
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4099982/posts?page=15#15
Strength only has value insofar as what is used for.
Strength wielded by the America of my father or grandfather’s generation would be one thing.
Now? Half of the country can’t agree as to where life begins or what a woman is. The national government is rife with institutional bureaucrats that despise traditional values and the Christian religion, and openly fantasize about putting Republicans and Trump supporters into gulags.
What value Strength, when wielded by such a hideous beast?
you did a great job of propaganda on yourself straw man.
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The same Joint Chief of Staff General Mark ‘Raytheon’ Milley that predicted that Kyiv could fall within 72 hours if Russia decides to invade Ukraine.....
The same Joint Chief of Staff General Mark ‘Raytheon’ Milley that just said that a victory by Ukraine may not be achieved militarily.....
Holy shat, but he on top those Russian numbers......my ass.
That is such a good deal, only a million dollars per kill. Maybe if we just offer Russian soldiers the million dollars outright to defect to the US. Just think of all those white boys to offset the brown boys coming over the southern border.
Russian white boys,no thanks.
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Do you really believe that letting Russia erase the Ukrainian nation from the face of the Earth is a more moral option? Because that’s what Russia intends to do.
Is the United States at war with Russia?
Ukraine is not a NATO member. America has no Treaty obligation to defend the Ukraine.
And, what is Ukraine getting — death, a failing electric grid and shrinking country.
Thanks for posting. This spells out the big economic picture how outmatched Russia is.
If all those BILLIONS we are sending are just - peanuts,
Hey, I could use a few “peanuts” myself.
We’ll fight them to the very last Ukrainian!
Now they’re partnering with Putin to nuke up Iran.
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Au Contraire - its the same country that nuked up Pakistan - China.
Is that 9001 Russian military dead up to November 17 to 387,000 Ukrainian military dead up to October 20?
The Biden policies about the conflict are nuts. I’ll admit that.
What is wrong with Russians? A high percentage of those in the upper Midwest, Wisconsin, Minnesota, ND, Iowa are Russian ancestors...or Ukraine if you want to be PC. My family came from Russia, now land claimed as Ukraine, in the 1860’s -90’s
Poland has ordered more than 200 HIMARS systems. That will generate jobs in America where the systems are built.
You apparently missed the part about Ukrainians wanting to be free and not suffering the tyranny dished out by the Russians. Ukraine is not a patsy for US interests, and the people destroying their country and killing their people are Russian army soldiers working for Putin.
Helping Ukrainians defend themselves against murder, rape, pillaging, and enslavement is a good thing to do. Wouldn't you help your neighbor fend off attackers if you could?
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