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Quoted: Opposing unchecked aggression by expansionist totalitarian assholes opposed to the free world and international system dominated by and benefiting the great USA. They are a non-NATO ally. Are you fucking joking? Russia has been our enemy since 1917 with a very brief "the enemy or our enemy is our temporary friend" from 1941-1945. They shoot down our planes and drones, they harass our ships, and they have done so for 100 years. They fuck our allies, attack them, infiltrate, and invade them. They didn't stop doing this after the USSR fell. They arm our enemies and fund them, train them, feed them intelligence. They fuck our interests. They believe they should be the dominant power, but they are weak so they ally with our prime enemy, Communist China. They are a military enemy with more NUKES pointed at us than the rest of the planet has combined. Their military threat status didn't end suddenly in 1991. Ukraine wanted to trade more with us, which is a major reason Russia invaded. 40M people, they were a 200B economy and are going to be a huge US customer in the future, unless they end up Russia. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Care to explain what exactly is our "critical national goal" in Ukr? Opposing unchecked aggression by expansionist totalitarian assholes opposed to the free world and international system dominated by and benefiting the great USA. They are not an Ally They are a non-NATO ally. Russia is not a military enemy. Are you fucking joking? Russia has been our enemy since 1917 with a very brief "the enemy or our enemy is our temporary friend" from 1941-1945. They shoot down our planes and drones, they harass our ships, and they have done so for 100 years. They fuck our allies, attack them, infiltrate, and invade them. They didn't stop doing this after the USSR fell. They arm our enemies and fund them, train them, feed them intelligence. They fuck our interests. They believe they should be the dominant power, but they are weak so they ally with our prime enemy, Communist China. They are a military enemy with more NUKES pointed at us than the rest of the planet has combined. Their military threat status didn't end suddenly in 1991. Ukr isn't even a worthwhile trading partner. Most of the 1.5 billion we import (70%) from them is Steel and Iron which we could do at home. Ukraine wanted to trade more with us, which is a major reason Russia invaded. 40M people, they were a 200B economy and are going to be a huge US customer in the future, unless they end up Russia. A non NATO Ally doesn't destroy a NATO member's asset such as the Nord Stream Pipe Line. That would invoke Article 5 of the NATO Treaty. Looks like Ukraine is using ?????????? to cloud your mind. |
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This is another troll thread isn't it op? Your threads used to be informative and now I just think you are trying to stir the pot.
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I posted this in another Ukraine aid post. The White House is supposedly begging Congress to pass a desperately needed aid package .
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/04/white-house-ukraine-aid-00129846 |
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Quoted: You call Russia's aggressive invasion of a country of 40 million that is the size of Texas with the goal to annex it just like the Nazis annexing France and Poland... "a border dispute over administrative boundries." Yea that bullshit is straight up Soviet propaganda level. Russia blew up the Nordstream. Russia was NOT getting along with Western Europe BEFORE they blew up the pipeline. Do you get your talking points from Tucker and Lavrov? Russia, China, and Iran are collectively fucking up US interests in and BEYOND their regions. That affects US trade and US interests in a free world with rules based international relations and trade. I've already explained why China needs us pinned down in Europe, ME, and more. We have to reject aggressive international expansion and help Ukraine win the war quickly without American blood. Otherwise, we'll eventually have to pay the blood price down the line when our enemies are stronger. We are a Maritime nation, always have been. We built the system that makes us the greatest nation in history. International trade is 30% of our economy. China and Russia want that pie, plus power. Iran just wants the Islamic apocolypse and global islamism. Being isolationist will be our downfall, economically and politically. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: And what value does getting a bunch of Russians and Ukrainians killed bring to the US? Russia, China and Iran have 0 ability to project power outside their regions. Until the US blew up Nordstream Russia had a strong incentive to get along with western Europe. Border disputes over the old administrative boundaries of the USSR are not a vital security concern here in the US. You call Russia's aggressive invasion of a country of 40 million that is the size of Texas with the goal to annex it just like the Nazis annexing France and Poland... "a border dispute over administrative boundries." Yea that bullshit is straight up Soviet propaganda level. Russia blew up the Nordstream. Russia was NOT getting along with Western Europe BEFORE they blew up the pipeline. Do you get your talking points from Tucker and Lavrov? Russia, China, and Iran are collectively fucking up US interests in and BEYOND their regions. That affects US trade and US interests in a free world with rules based international relations and trade. I've already explained why China needs us pinned down in Europe, ME, and more. We have to reject aggressive international expansion and help Ukraine win the war quickly without American blood. Otherwise, we'll eventually have to pay the blood price down the line when our enemies are stronger. We are a Maritime nation, always have been. We built the system that makes us the greatest nation in history. International trade is 30% of our economy. China and Russia want that pie, plus power. Iran just wants the Islamic apocolypse and global islamism. Being isolationist will be our downfall, economically and politically. |
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I've been pondering if the sudden spike in money printing is a last ditch effort to soften the impact when the global derivatives market collapses. Same with nations suddenly deciding they need a major war. Nothing jumps starts an economy like war.
Everyone is focused on the inflation and reckless print and spend policies. If I were the Fed and I saw a coming collapse of derivatives it would be hard to disagree with tossing as much cash as possible out to soften the impact as rehypothecation kicks in and people find out if their bets had value or are worthless. Last I checked the derivatives market exceeded the amount of currency on the planet, that taking a plunge I bet would be more than slightly deflationary. Is there a chance we are missing an elephant in the room? |
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Quoted: This is another troll thread isn't it op? View Quote Attached File |
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Quoted: Opposing unchecked aggression by expansionist totalitarian assholes opposed to the free world and international system dominated by and benefiting the great USA. They are a non-NATO ally. Are you fucking joking? Russia has been our enemy since 1917 with a very brief "the enemy or our enemy is our temporary friend" from 1941-1945. They shoot down our planes and drones, they harass our ships, and they have done so for 100 years. They fuck our allies, attack them, infiltrate, and invade them. They didn't stop doing this after the USSR fell. They arm our enemies and fund them, train them, feed them intelligence. They fuck our interests. They believe they should be the dominant power, but they are weak so they ally with our prime enemy, Communist China. They are a military enemy with more NUKES pointed at us than the rest of the planet has combined. Their military threat status didn't end suddenly in 1991. Ukraine wanted to trade more with us, which is a major reason Russia invaded. 40M people, they were a 200B economy and are going to be a huge US customer in the future, unless they end up Russia. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Care to explain what exactly is our "critical national goal" in Ukr? Opposing unchecked aggression by expansionist totalitarian assholes opposed to the free world and international system dominated by and benefiting the great USA. They are not an Ally They are a non-NATO ally. Russia is not a military enemy. Are you fucking joking? Russia has been our enemy since 1917 with a very brief "the enemy or our enemy is our temporary friend" from 1941-1945. They shoot down our planes and drones, they harass our ships, and they have done so for 100 years. They fuck our allies, attack them, infiltrate, and invade them. They didn't stop doing this after the USSR fell. They arm our enemies and fund them, train them, feed them intelligence. They fuck our interests. They believe they should be the dominant power, but they are weak so they ally with our prime enemy, Communist China. They are a military enemy with more NUKES pointed at us than the rest of the planet has combined. Their military threat status didn't end suddenly in 1991. Ukr isn't even a worthwhile trading partner. Most of the 1.5 billion we import (70%) from them is Steel and Iron which we could do at home. Ukraine wanted to trade more with us, which is a major reason Russia invaded. 40M people, they were a 200B economy and are going to be a huge US customer in the future, unless they end up Russia. |
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Quoted: YAY! ANother AMerica LAST war mongering piece of shit RINO! View Quote If you are going call someone a piece of shit shouldn't they at least know it ? Kinda deceitful cryptic posting there. Attached File |
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Quoted: I've been pondering if the sudden spike in money printing is a last ditch effort to soften the impact when the global derivatives market collapses. Same with nations suddenly deciding they need a major war. Nothing jumps starts an economy like war. Everyone is focused on the inflation and reckless print and spend policies. If I were the Fed and I saw a coming collapse of derivatives it would be hard to disagree with tossing as much cash as possible out to soften the impact as rehypothecation kicks in and people find out if their bets had value or are worthless. Last I checked the derivatives market exceeded the amount of currency on the planet, that taking a plunge I bet would be more than slightly deflationary. Is there a chance we are missing an elephant in the room? View Quote Yup Attached File |
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If a large chunk of the "aid" we are sending is old equipment that we are paying to store and upkeep....I'm even more in favor of this.
We're seeing how well Russian stored equipment is doing. |
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Quoted: You keep using words like “us” and “our”. You clearly are not one of us. But keep trying to peddle your bullshit it makes the ukies hard and throb with anticipation. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Because I'm a realist. That money was never going to be spent to improve our country, or help us in any way. Of all the things that are destroying our nation, Ukraine is way way way down near the bottom of the list. You keep using words like “us” and “our”. You clearly are not one of us. But keep trying to peddle your bullshit it makes the ukies hard and throb with anticipation. I'm rather dispassionate about this myself. I already know that the .gov isn't going to do the right thing in any given scenario. I just don't care any more. Would it be better to mind out own business and stop spending money on foreign aid? Yes, it would. Is that ever going to happen? No, it's not. That said, Putin and Biden are both hard lefties. I do mildly enjoy watching authoritarian leftists duke it out. |
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Quoted: Russia blew up the Nordstream. Russia was NOT getting along with Western Europe BEFORE they blew up the pipeline. View Quote Attached File |
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Quoted: If a large chunk of the "aid" we are sending is old equipment that we are paying to store and upkeep....I'm even more in favor of this. We're seeing how well Russian stored equipment is doing. View Quote ScreechJet absolutely destroyed this narrative in great detail but unfortunately he got trolled off the forum. |
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Quoted: ScreechJet absolutely destroyed this narrative in great detail but unfortunately he got trolled off the forum. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: If a large chunk of the "aid" we are sending is old equipment that we are paying to store and upkeep....I'm even more in favor of this. We're seeing how well Russian stored equipment is doing. ScreechJet absolutely destroyed this narrative in great detail but unfortunately he got trolled off the forum. Nah |
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10% for the big guy! Fuck yeah! Slava every fucking body except the US!
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Quoted: ScreechJet absolutely destroyed this narrative in great detail but unfortunately he got trolled off the forum. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: If a large chunk of the "aid" we are sending is old equipment that we are paying to store and upkeep....I'm even more in favor of this. We're seeing how well Russian stored equipment is doing. ScreechJet absolutely destroyed this narrative in great detail but unfortunately he got trolled off the forum. One of the best. Gone. And I’m pro Ukraine. |
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NATO Chief Warns of 'Bad News' for Ukraine After Failed Counteroffensive
"NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has warned that Western powers should be prepared for "bad news" from Ukraine in the wake of Kyiv's failed "counter-offensive" against occupying Russian forces. Amid growing concerns about Ukraine's ability to continue the fight against the much larger Russian military and failures to recapture any meaningful amount of territory from Moscow's army, there are growing whispers in the halls of power in the West about the ex-Soviet state's prospects in battling back its former master." Article link |
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So I'm watching the White House Press Briefing and it really doesn't sound like anything has been authorized.
WH is making their case to get this moving with tough language. "At this point it is a pretty simple choice. . . . Congress has got to provide the funding" |
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Quoted: NATO Chief Warns of 'Bad News' for Ukraine After Failed Counteroffensive "NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has warned that Western powers should be prepared for "bad news" from Ukraine in the wake of Kyiv's failed "counter-offensive" against occupying Russian forces. Amid growing concerns about Ukraine's ability to continue the fight against the much larger Russian military and failures to recapture any meaningful amount of territory from Moscow's army, there are growing whispers in the halls of power in the West about the ex-Soviet state's prospects in battling back its former master." Article link View Quote I posted that on the 1st page |
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Quoted: I super sure that that money couldn't be used across our police forces, rising national debt, or maybe our veterans. Shit even our wild life conservation couldn't use that money at all. View Quote Exactly, our infrastructure is crumbing but hey let’s give Ukraine another 65 billion we can’t afford. |
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Quoted: So making some basement cold-warriors jiz their pants!!! View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Care to explain what exactly is our "critical national goal" in Ukr? Opposing unchecked aggression by expansionist totalitarian assholes opposed to the free world and international system dominated by and benefiting the great USA. They are not an Ally They are a non-NATO ally. Russia is not a military enemy. Are you fucking joking? Russia has been our enemy since 1917 with a very brief "the enemy or our enemy is our temporary friend" from 1941-1945. They shoot down our planes and drones, they harass our ships, and they have done so for 100 years. They fuck our allies, attack them, infiltrate, and invade them. They didn't stop doing this after the USSR fell. They arm our enemies and fund them, train them, feed them intelligence. They fuck our interests. They believe they should be the dominant power, but they are weak so they ally with our prime enemy, Communist China. They are a military enemy with more NUKES pointed at us than the rest of the planet has combined. Their military threat status didn't end suddenly in 1991. Ukr isn't even a worthwhile trading partner. Most of the 1.5 billion we import (70%) from them is Steel and Iron which we could do at home. Ukraine wanted to trade more with us, which is a major reason Russia invaded. 40M people, they were a 200B economy and are going to be a huge US customer in the future, unless they end up Russia. That a big part of the support. It's not like this conflict has done anything to Russia's nukes pointing at us or their efforts in cyberwarfare. |
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This thread will just get me in trouble, but all I'm going to say is fuck both of those countries.
I'm more concerned about America than some shithole country that 70% of the world couldn't point out on a map. |
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So just finishing up the WH Preas Briefing from today.
They are getting questions from concerns progressive reporters asking if Democrats will give away too much to secure aid to Ukraine. I think OP should change the title at this point |
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Quoted: So just finishing up the WH Preas Briefing from today. They are getting questions from concerns progressive reporters asking if Democrats will give away too much to secure aid to Ukraine. I think OP should change the title at this point View Quote White House officials hold a news conference 2:06:30 Press asks about what happened over the weekend with ukraine aid and the border White house: "So look we've been pretty consistent and uh are not um going to get into the hypotheticals or specifics of conversations happening in congress, we're going to let congressional members senators have those conversations, I can say that as we've done with many, many, when legislation is discussed as we've done with many other components or times when legislation comes to a debate we offer technical assistance and we offer any advice that may be needed from us" Ukraine can rest assured, top men are at work. |
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Quoted: Amazing how so many here will cheer our country being run to the ground for the sake of Ukraine. View Quote |
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The ZMan has the receipts/tapes on Hunter and the Big Guy. Biden and the Senate will cave.
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What is he going to do? Tweet more? Stamp his feet in protest? It's coming from the head of the Congressional republicans. His own party. Quoted: rino being a rino. $60 billion will secure more yachts for Zelenskyy as well as enrich his other personal assets. Proof of Zelenskyy's imaginary yachts? @singlestack_wonder Quoted: “I helped!!” -fadedsun I did my part |
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Quoted: You are a fool. Even if it was set on fire it wouldn't run us into the ground. But the truth is it helps the US bigly. US GDP is 27,644B. 60B for a critical national goal is nothing. We are spending a pittance to preserve the system that supports our economy and fight an enemy of freedom while defending an ally... and it doesn't cost us a drop of American blood. We are the greatest country in the history of the world! We and our allies are worth fighting for against the forces of darkness: Russia, China, and Iran. Fuck Putin! USA! USA! USA! View Quote Is this bullshit for real? It reads like something that a 7th-grader would say. |
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Quoted: Amazing how so many here will cheer our country being run to the ground for the sake of Ukraine. View Quote Ukraine isn't the reason our country is being run into the ground. It was doing so before Ukraine and it will be after ( if we make it that long ) . Any money given is a drop in the bucket compared to all other wasteful federal spending. |
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Quoted: Letters, emails, and phone calls worked.
Mike Johnson is the man. A God-fearing Trump Republican. View Quote So much for Johnson being a fiscal conservative. Maybe when it's safe enough for weekend warriors they'll let some guardsmen walk their streets with loaded mags . |
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Quoted: Yep. So far, we've only been averaging around 60 billion per year to Ukraine though. Wake me up when it gets up to 300 billion a year. Sure, it's all tax $$$, but in the big picture it's a drop in the bucket. I'm a pragmatist and a realist. There's a lot of other crap we spend money on that worries me more than Ukraine. That money was never going to be spent to improve our country anyway, we already know that. The more money Uncle Sugar sends to Ukraine, the less money they have to screw me over. View Quote Such incredible intellect. |
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Quoted: This is like a drop in the ocean of our problems. View Quote Every drop makes the ocean. An ocean that we will one day drown in, despite the "rah rah 'Murica" bullshit that a few posters (not you) have been pushing here. The greatest country the world has ever known may stop being as great if we don't start to fix this problem of psycho unhinged spending... and encouraged/rewarded invasion of various groups with ill intent, as well as people who come here to get (not make) whatever they can lay their mitts on (which is an increasing drain on our resources). Is the greatest country in the world willing to enslave its own population to lavish the result of said slaves' work, on non-Americans... at the peril of its own citizens? I'm pro Uke (and Israel), but I'm mostly pro-AMERICA and want us to continue to be the greatest. Damnit this shit has be scaled the fuck back or it's gonna drown us. This notion that we'll always be great just because "we're awesome" is foolish. Debt factors in people's lives, especially when it's smothering levels. We're fucking our kids and grandchildren over with this spending spree. |
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Quoted: So much for Johnson being a fiscal conservative. Maybe when it's safe enough for weekend warriors they'll let some guardsmen walk their streets with loaded mags . View Quote Nobody cried when Trump sent Ukraine aid. Half of arfcom carries loaded mags, a TQ, spare mags, knife, back up knife, IFAK, and light to go to the QT/Piggly Wiggly/Taco bell for snacks. Besides, we all carry loaded mags here at home, so I guess America is safe, too |
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