• queermunist she/her
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    13 days ago

    Especially the US accounting is rather suspicious, there, as they would have scrapped the old stuff which costs money and shipping it over to Ukraine might actually be cheaper.

    Oh, so they’re not selling them, they’re just giving Ukraine their trash as a cheaper method of disposal.

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      03 days ago

      In their defence it’s very useful trash outclassing, in general practice, what Russia is fielding (Bradleys are sturdy, practical, and their autocannons pack a punch), it’s just the accounting that’s straight out of Hollywood: The sums you’re seeing announced prices old stuff at the replacement value, that is, what new stuff costs, stuff that they would have bought anyway. It’s entirely imaginary dollars.

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        3 days ago

        Wow! Truly our generous lord, supply side Jesus, is amazing. Not only were building these military vehicles the best use of resources 20 years ago when no one was asking for them, but they actually save us money and it’s even good for the environment to ship them across the world in the present day. What an amazing and perfect world the MIC has created for us.

      • queermunist she/her
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        23 days ago

        “Useful” in the sense that it keeps the war going. They always get just enough to keep fighting, but never enough to win.