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In reply to the discussion: $195 Billion to Ukraian [View all]Morbius
(1,213 posts)22. Some things are more important than money.
I absolutely support spending whatever it takes to prevent the creation of a new Russian empire.
You know what? The people in Ukraine? They're people. Innocent of wrongdoing, most of them. They don't deserve this. They have responded with tremendous courage.
I pay taxes, and yeah, they hurt. I will continue to pay taxes, and I will pay more if I have to. I have two words for you: the first one starts with "F" and the second one is "Off".
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Right now we have commitments and should honor them. Longer term, we need to
Silent Type
Nov 2024
#2
Soft power. It's about trust. If we're going to be the leader of the free world, other countries have to trust us
In It to Win It
Nov 2024
#6
Nothing, really. Just the same sort of talking points as in the rest of their posts.
niyad
Nov 2024
#21
The British, the Russians, the French ... got the equivelent of a lot more than $195 Billion in todays dollars from ...
marble falls
Nov 2024
#45
This is a Magat talking point. We have sent weapons to Ukraine that are decades old and mostly useless to ourselves.
Crunchy Frog
Nov 2024
#17
Any amount is "worth it." Putin won't stop at Ukraine. Oh, and you have disrupted poorly.
PSPS
Nov 2024
#23
They are fighting for us so Russia is depleted and Poland is not the next place to be invaded.
applegrove
Nov 2024
#27