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BeyondGeography

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3. Forget Ukraine, the world is their wet dream

Reply to Chainfire (Original post)

Tue Apr 5, 2022, 01:54 PM

Apr 2022

We just tacked on $30 bn to our defense budget to pay for all the assistance we’re giving. Putin has surely added to the list of perceived threats which will jack our spend even higher. Germany is committing to NATO’s 2% requirement, China’s on a mission and Russia will need to re-arm.

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I wonder if Ukraine is becoming an arms dealer's wet dream. [View all] Chainfire Apr 2022 OP

MIC is happy. WarGamer Apr 2022 #1

I had the same thought. Irish_Dem Apr 2022 #2

Forget Ukraine, the world is their wet dream BeyondGeography Apr 2022 #3

That is a really good point. Thanks Chainfire Apr 2022 #5

I doubt one needs any special knowledge at all intrepidity Apr 2022 #4

Agreed, but in my mind, rightly or wrongly, I lump the entire system under one label. Chainfire Apr 2022 #6

Nice Russian talking point, there. Jirel Apr 2022 #7

That's out of line n/t leftstreet Apr 2022 #8

Thank you. Crunchy Frog Apr 2022 #9

Yeah, I've seen the "stalemate" as a Russian talking point, after they Wingus Dingus Apr 2022 #10

Where did that come from? I think that you missed the whole point of the thread. Chainfire Apr 2022 #11