I mean I would argue that means they didn't conquer, they occupied.
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Look, I know that's what said. I find it about as flimsy as Putin reason to invade Ukraine.
Okay, then I would call Alexander the Great time in Afghanistan as an occupier
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I said this for the past 3 years but I hate this timelineUkraine conflict: Government to sell NFTs to fund war against Russia
The announcement comes just days after Ukraine raised more than £200m in a sale of war bonds.
Bruh.
Why are Veteran's benefits their own slice and not part of the overall military budget?Because of the conflict, Mitch McConnel is calling for the military budget to be raised by another 5 percent "above inflation." Infuriating.
Largely because the Department of Veteran Affairs is an entirely separate government organization than the Department of Defense with its own funding, staffing, facilities, etc. As for why that's the case, you'd have to ask the 1930 Congress who authorized the creation of an independent agency, but the rough reasoning is that before 1930, a number of different government orgs provided different pieces of veteran services, so consolidating them into a new independent org was easiest.
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To some extent it's an arbitrary distinction, but it's not too weird that you'd separate care for personnel who aren't any longer involved in the country's military readiness from the military budget.
Unironically yes, it is. That's how morale works
Oh, indeed. We wouldn't want soldiers and civilians in combat zones or, for that matter, outside combat zones and in entirely different countries around the world, to be getting an accurate picture of events to help make informed decisions. Better that we all engage in collective self-delusion for the war effort!
probably don't particularly want to showcase their abilities and weaknesses if it isn't necessary. Also, they don't look all that well suited to asymmetric warfare. If they still use the Su-25, that'd be a better fit.
Heard they lost a few to SAM fire. Would make any military skittish
Just want to point out that Biden, at the start of the year, added about $800b onto what the generals were already asking for (over 10 years, so $80ish billion per year)Because of the conflict, Mitch McConnel is calling for the military budget to be raised by another 5 percent "above inflation." Infuriating.
I don't understand people being surprised at countries lying to affect morale. I thought this would be common knowledge.
