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pinguinu [any]@lemmygrad.ml to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 9 months ago

US greenlights $20Bn in military equipment to 'Israel'

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pinguinu [any]@lemmygrad.ml to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 9 months ago
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    I mean they can’t be far off from that already right? Didn’t they just give them like 70 billion dollars of shit

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      Unironically, if anyone want to effort post a little, what’s the total at this point? Like compared to what did Iraq and Afghanistan cost?

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        It’s not close, what was spent on Iraq and Afghanistan is counted in the trillions.

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        Yeah, we’re not even close

        Looks to be around 28-ish billion including this?

        Iraq and Afghanistan was about 2.2. trillion upfront, 6.5 trillion in interest (as of 2021), which aligns with a Brown University piece that cites the Cost of War project

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          I had to look up how zeros was in trillion. Just… jokerfied absolutely fucking mind blowing sums of money. Well spent. I’m actually impressed.

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            Used to be a ticker website actively tracking the costs constantly, I can’t remember the name offhand; it’s probably long gone

            Was very insane to watch and think about

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