RE: Proxy war in Ukraine?
November 7, 2022 at 2:39 pm
(This post was last modified: November 7, 2022 at 2:42 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
We can, and have been - with all the trouble that entails. It sure would be nice if there were more buyin on that, though.
Again, the war in ukraine isn't and isn't even at risk of becoming a fiscal black hole. That's mostly down to ukranians doing a hell of alot with very little. If the price tag is the reason, then problem solved, it's not actually expensive...and it's a bargain for what we're getting, too....proxy war style, right?
We started out wringing our hands over ukranian powerplants and ukranian suffering...but now.... we're really down to the meat of it aren't we? Pure self interest, plain and simple, counted in sweet, sweet USD.
Again, the war in ukraine isn't and isn't even at risk of becoming a fiscal black hole. That's mostly down to ukranians doing a hell of alot with very little. If the price tag is the reason, then problem solved, it's not actually expensive...and it's a bargain for what we're getting, too....proxy war style, right?
We started out wringing our hands over ukranian powerplants and ukranian suffering...but now.... we're really down to the meat of it aren't we? Pure self interest, plain and simple, counted in sweet, sweet USD.
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