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by JohnWhigham 1483 days ago
It's been shocking the amount of "emergency" funding for Ukraine that has been passed in the past 2 months. If it were for anything else other than the military, Republicans would have a gargantuan hissy fit over it and probably filibuster it to death.
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And none of it helps any of “our great military men and women” that they claim to love. It only helps the military industrial complex.

Again this is not criticizing the military. It’s more of a critique of the defense industry and their lobbyist.

Eisenhower's farewell speech comes to mind here.