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EarnestPutz

(2,716 posts) Fri Nov 29, 2024, 01:35 PM Nov 29

Can it be true that with 5% of our Defense Budget to the Ukraine in aid, they have destroyed 50% of Russia's...... [View all]

.......ground forces? Don't tell the Western Europeans and NATO about this just yet. They are ramping up their aid to the Ukrainians in anticipation Trump coming into office and we don't want them cutting back until Kiev's victory is complete. Western arms have proved so superior to Russia's that Putin's head must be spinning.

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Can it be true that with 5% of our Defense Budget to the Ukraine in aid, they have destroyed 50% of Russia's...... [View all] EarnestPutz Nov 29 OP

And not one American service man or woman, that we know of, has been lost. surfered Nov 29 #1

I've complained for years about the bloated Defense budget and wasteful spending, so it is nice to see that..... EarnestPutz Nov 30 #7

Putin probably wishes he waited until 2025 JI7 Nov 29 #2

NATO's combined air resources could have ended Russian displacedvermoter Nov 29 #3

And what's most amazing jrandom421 Nov 30 #4

And, much of that aid has been in the form of outdated, retired equipment NickB79 Nov 30 #5

Yes Kaleva Nov 30 #6

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