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He [Rep. Andy Harris] said of Ukraine’s springtime offensive that was intended to turn the tide of the war: “I’ll be blunt, it’s failed.” And he was blunt, too, about the prospects for a victory ahead: “I’m not sure it’s winnable anymore.”
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He pointing to the trillion dollar deficit the Republicans created in 2017 when they pushed through the 1.7 trillion tax gift to the mega wealthy?
That one?
That's easily fixed if you undo that financial aid package. And we are sending them old mothballed weapons while making sure we are resuppling with newer better tech. Which also creates jobs, which pumps money back into the economy.
Don't forget that the "cost in aid" metric is using the original price paid for the gear when originally purchased and not taking into account the cost of storing and/or destroying the old equipment.
As cold hearted as this sounds, aiding Ukraine in their war with Russia is one of the best returns on investment this country has ever had. Ever.
Keeping a competitor bogged down in an "unwinnable stalemate" (I don't think it's unwinnable but he does) is a win for the US at a very low cost to the US. If he believes that the cost in human lives is too high, then maybe providing the resources to facilitate a swift victory is the way to go. The US will not do that because a prolonged conflict is actually the true win scenario for the states.
I disagree, a decisive and crushing defeat for Russia is the best outcome for the US because it's the worst outcome for China, they both lose an effective ally and the west is shown to clearly be able to defend its own.
That leads straight to open conflict and a reorganization of the status quo though. Some people really like the status quo even if it means keeping the human meat grinder turned on.
The status quo broke last year, we're not getting it back without something happening.
Putin broke an insanely expensive peace, and the only way to get it back is to enforce "you broke it you bought it".
Oh I agree. I'm saying some people really like the status quo, even if it's broken.
With more sober assessments of the course of the conflict on both sides of the Atlantic, we may hope for a prompt attempt at serious negotiation and, if fate is kind, an end to the hostilities.
