Zelenskiy makes 11th hour plea for Ukraine war funds in Washington - eviltoast
  • assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    This is why we’ve got such a large defense budget. Our military strength isn’t just to protect ourselves, it’s so we can also project our influence around the world. It’s like if your neighbor has a bunch of guns, and you hear zombies are headed towards you. If there was ever a time their ridiculous spending had a use, it was now.

    I do think though European countries should contribute more. They benefit immensely from American influence around the world, don’t pay a dime towards it, and then criticize the US for spending so much on defense.