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Comment by sampullman

3 days ago

It feels totally different than offering a modicum of aid to a western aligned country fighting an existential invasion from an antagonistic former superpower.

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  • It's about a hundred billion total, and there's a single reason the war won't end - the invading nation refuses to leave. There is no other reason.

    And anyway, it's not as if the money is freely given. Some of it's expiring equipment, some are loans or exchanges for the promise of resources, etc. Yes, it is a modicum. A few days of bombing Iran has cost us almost half the total amount given to Ukraine, for negative value.

    Framing it as trillions and blaming the nation being attacked (all for what, having some nice land with resources?) makes it very hard to take any of your other points seriously.