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NightOwl@lemm.ee to World News@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago

The Pentagon unveils $1.3 billion for Ukraine, bringing total new U.S. aid this week to $2.3 billion.

www.nytimes.com

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The Pentagon unveils $1.3 billion for Ukraine, bringing total new U.S. aid this week to $2.3 billion.

www.nytimes.com

NightOwl@lemm.ee to World News@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago
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The money is expected to be used to buy new air-defense missile systems and other military equipment.
  • lemmyshmemmy@lemmy.world
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    First time in my lifetime I’ve seen the US military might truly used for something good.

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      Me too. I’ve opposed every US war that occured in my 50 year life except this one.

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        when you’re on the side of the US state department, you’ve done something wrong

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        Yup.

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      And you’re not suspicious at all, as to why that’s the case?

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        It’s infuriating to me to see Democracy Now reporting get downvoted. 🤬

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        Hold on just a minute while I base my worldview on YouTube…

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          No, base your “worldview” on the echo chamber in these Ukraine threads, they all learned their “worldview” in Crusader Kings 3. Some of em in “Mein Kampf” it would seem.

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