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White House asks Congress for $106 billion for Ukraine and Israel wars (www.reuters.com)

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I can understand the funds for Ukraine 100%. They are fighting a giant aggressor that has superior numbers.

But doesn't Israel have a pretty huge and well equipped army considering their population? Especially compared to Hamas that is a guerrilla force.

Also the fighting is limited to a area that is fenced in by them, Egypt and the Mediterranean. What kind of new military equipment worth 14 billion would be needed?

It's also ironic to support a conflict with 14 billion and on the other side plan 9 billion for humanitarian aid to combat the misery needed because of it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Maintaining a settler-colonialist state in the face of people who aren't just armed with spears takes a lot of money, I guess.

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