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Down_vote_david t1_iu0z5gd wrote

Reply to comment by mkt853 in Connecticut's Candidates for Congress Weigh in on Continued Aid for Ukraine by jr_reddit

> this is a bargain to keep Russia at bay

If anything, it shows that they have not been a military threat for a long time. If they can't beat the poorest and most corrupt European country, why would we EVER have to worry about them? I feel bad for what is happening to Ukraine, but we have lots of issues at home. The EU should be exponentially increasing their military's spending to protect their own countries and interests instead of the US propping up the MIC after we left Afghanistan earlier this year...

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mkt853 t1_iu10wfn wrote

Let me guess... you're one of those isolationist wingers that think we get no tangible benefits from being the global superpower?

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Old_Size9060 t1_iu148sz wrote

It’s wrong to assess the Russian failures in Ukraine as “incompetence” - Ukraine may be David, but they are David armed with the world’s most advanced weaponry and it outclasses anything that Russia - with a GDP smaller than Spains - could ever put out barring an actual nuclear exchange.

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Down_vote_david t1_iu2q9u1 wrote

Did I ever state it was due to incompetence? You sound like a bot pushing the military industrial complex and war with Russia. Like I said, if UKraine can effectively beat Russia with our supplies, Russia is not a real military threat. If they want to reverse to nukes, the world is done for, regardless.

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Old_Size9060 t1_iu3r19u wrote

“If they can’t beat the poorest and most corrupt…” c’mon dude🙄🤣. I’m anti-Putin and have been for twenty years, but let’s stay grounded in facts - that’s what I’m suggesting.

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Down_vote_david t1_iu512y3 wrote

Stop spreading misinformation, it’s a well known fact and if you weren’t aware, you should do a 5 second google search before spouting nonsense:

https://amp.theguardian.com/news/2015/feb/04/welcome-to-the-most-corrupt-nation-in-europe-ukraine

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_in_Ukraine#:~:text=Corruption%20is%20widespread%20in%20Ukrainian,most%20corrupt%20nation%20in%20Europe%22.

https://www.coe.int/en/web/corruption/completed-projects/enpi/newsroom-enpi/-/asset_publisher/F0LygN4lv4rX/content/ukraine-most-corrupt-country-in-europe-after-russia?inheritRedirect=false

https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2022/6/15/how-problematic-is-corruption-in-ukraine

Let me know if you need more citations 🤡

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Old_Size9060 t1_iu58108 wrote

Dear Clown (given that this is how you signed off), perhaps you are unaware that your post is a non sequitur. It does not follow. Essentially, your words : “if they can’t beat the poorest and most corrupt European country” suggests that Ukraine is defeating Russia sans billions of dollars worth of military aid from several of the world’s most advanced militaries. This is - obviously - what I was talking about. Your links about corruption are just a smokescreen.🙄🤣

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