the signs are already there (JP Morgan circling 'rebuilding' efforts), but damn, when the full details start to come out and if/when the establishment becomes comfortable saying it was a mistake (ala Iraq), it will be shown just how much of a ratfuck this is.
Meanwhile the NHS crumbles more and more every day.
3bil about .08% of the uk GDP I think, when you think about the money that has poured into ukraine this is actually pennies
I did the rough math on funds sent to ukraine from aus since 2022 and its almost *1.3bil (iirc), some absurd amount
not that the messaging isnt revolting
*edit i checked my notes
3 billion is 3000 million, its like 1500 roundabouts, at 1.5mil a pop
https://sam4qe.com/the-cost-of-the-fendon-road-roundabout-comparing-apples-and-oranges/
Talking about money in government makes me feel really silly, but it is all really silly, 3billion is like, footpath money, if i was Ukranian I'd see this as a performative slap in the face lol
source: hours combing through DFAT and DOD press releases
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