Post AYyhLUIaDjsbH8gtO4 by maelduin13@mas.to
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 (DIR) Post #AYyhLPtGbvFhbSocN6 by mashbooq@mastodon.social
       2023-08-21T02:36:55Z
       
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       @kevinrothrock this is such a tiresome and long-debunked narrative. The majority of US aid to Ukraine is old equipment taken out of storage; the dollar amounts quoted are the estimated value of that equipment. Tanks and missiles would be useless in Maui, so aid to Ukraine isn't taking from aid to Maui.
       
 (DIR) Post #AYyhLQgXeifS4HryAy by evanengel@mastodon.social
       2023-08-21T04:15:29Z
       
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       @mashbooq @kevinrothrock Pretty cool that we have billions in military gear sitting around instead of healthcare and housing supplies
       
 (DIR) Post #AYyhLRTohW5CX6vJyq by alice@marrow.haus
       2023-08-21T17:40:15Z
       
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       @evanengel Wait until you see the literal fields full of abandoned main line tanks.https://www.military.com/daily-news/2014/12/18/congress-again-buys-abrams-tanks-the-army-doesnt-want.htmlPhoto from https://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/the-home-base-providing-a-second-life-for-army-equipment/Wait until you see the multitude of wholly abandoned military bases, even just those on US domestic soil… https://urbexunderground.com/7-abandoned-military-bases-in-the-us/With one quarter the DOD budget, I could end food scarcity in America. Not just hunger, but all anxiety surrounding sourcing food.But nah, war readiness is far more important than the citizens.@mashbooq @kevinrothrock
       
 (DIR) Post #AYyhLSmdr0jeZmjrxg by maelduin13@mas.to
       2023-08-21T22:02:46Z
       
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       @alice @evanengel @mashbooq @kevinrothrock Having a military and feeding your population aren't mutually exclusive things.Both are good things that should be encouraged.
       
 (DIR) Post #AYyhLTcOka8TAIxCdM by alice@marrow.haus
       2023-08-22T00:33:23Z
       
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       @maelduin13 @evanengel @mashbooq @kevinrothrockOne quarter the budget.🤔 I wonder how many fields of unused, decaying tanks that’d be equivalent to per year.
       
 (DIR) Post #AYyhLUIaDjsbH8gtO4 by maelduin13@mas.to
       2023-08-22T04:42:17Z
       
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       @alice @evanengel @mashbooq @kevinrothrock Send them to Eastern European countries where they are needed.But you're right that military spending should be more strategic based on current and future needs.So build more air defense systems, artillery, F16s etc. based on what is needed for the next 10+ years of fighting Russian expansionism.And in the meantime other #NATO countries  should strive to closer match US spending in order to fully defend the eastern border of democracy.#Ukraine