Re: Pearls Before Swine: Uncle Is Not Good With Money

On Thu, 9 Jan 2025 18:42:55 -0600, Lynn McGuire
<lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

On 1/9/2025 5:09 PM, Bobbie Sellers wrote:

On 1/9/25 12:20, Lynn McGuire wrote:

Pearls Before Swine: Uncle Is Not Good With Money
    https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2025/01/09
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Yeah, we knew that already.  Uncle has given several hundred billion
dollars to Ukraine.  Might as well set the money on fire and thrown it
in Atlantic.
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Lynn
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     Like your brilliant leader, Mr.T, you fail to understand
how that works. We put billions in loans and war equipment in the
hands of the Ukranians and they kill Russians. They did not invite
the Russians to come and be killed.
     Vlad Putin the senior Oligarch of Russia sent them to
take over the Ukrainian Nation, a nation recognized by the
UN and other organizations. Russia under the Czars, under the
USSR especially under Stalin was treated very badly so though
they Ukrainians and the Russian are cousins they wanted to
be separate from Russia.
 
     But the money is spent with our allies who buy from us
or build their own war equipment. Our makers of war equipment
make more tools of War and profit immensely.
     Over all the Rich get Richer and the Poor get Poorer
which should make your pal of the billionaires much happier,
but maybe we can keep the Ukrainians somewhat free.
 
     bliss - the hobbler would use a rifle for a crutch

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Got some real numbers proving that instead of a bunch of old platitudes
and pie in the sky wishiwashiness ?  The loans are no good because the
underlying collateral has been destroyed.
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Ukraine is a disaster and Europe knows it.  We have sent blood and
treasure to a foreign power once again and are getting totally screwed.
The end result will be the same no matter what we do, Ukraine will be a
satellite of Russia.  Any difference from that will end in nuclear
weapon exchanges.
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here's a list of equipment the US sent in the first year and a bit
https://globalaffairs.org/commentary-and-analysis/blogs/what-has-united-states-sent-ukraine-so-far?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAhP67BhAVEiwA2E_9gyllVy0urfwPV1wuiQFeK8lsCflUUfSU8ozkcLwqRwhdiQuPnreLMhoCYwQQAvD_BwE

as of Septemper last year
"It’s important to note that of the $175 billion total, only $106
billion directly aids the government of Ukraine. Most of the remainder
is funding various U.S. activities associated with the war in Ukraine,
and a small portion supports other affected countries in the region."

here's an analysis of spending
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/11/29/ukraine-military-aid-american-economy-boost/
" Of the $68 billion in military and related assistance Congress has
approved since Russia invaded Ukraine, almost 90 percent is going to
Americans, one analysis found."