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Why are Americans so against Ukrainian Aid?
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Ukraine is offering free soldiers to fight the russians. All we have to do is supply them with ammunition... An American soldiers life is worth AT LEAST $1 million alone. You can arm ukrainians with 5 javelin missiles for the cost of 1 American soldier's life. An American soldier costs on average $140k a year in salary/benefits alone to the taxpayer. We are getting the bargain of a lifetime for free Ukrainian soldiers, why is the public so against it?
Comment by zlefin_actual at 25/08/2023 at 21:28 UTC
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Which part of the public? Last I heard support for Ukraine is pretty strong amongst the public at large; and amongst politicians.
So I question the accuracy of your question. You need to clarify who you're talking about, because I'm pretty sure the public isn't against it.
Now there are certain sub-factions against it for a variety of reasons; some cuz they're anti-war nuts. Some idiots; some sane anti-war people who're too used to seeing unjustified wars and couldn't tell the difference. A bunch on the right which oddly align with Russia over shared conservatism or something.
Comment by CuriousDevice5424 at 25/08/2023 at 21:25 UTC*
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Comment by bl1y at 25/08/2023 at 18:11 UTC
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All we have to do is supply them with ammunition
To accomplish what? That's probably what's fueled the decline in support.
Early on, weapons were being used to prevent Russia from conquering the country and it was clear how that was helping.
Now, the war is largely in a stalemate. Russia isn't able to advance, and Ukraine has struggled to retake territory. More weapons don't appear that they'll necessarily lead to a more productive counter-offensive, and lowering support doesn't appear that it'll *now* lead to Russia being able to expand their control.
Your characterization is also about a year out of date. Javelins are great at preventing the advance of Russian armor. But that's not happening now. Ukraine is trying to retake territory, and Javelins aren't particularly useful in that role.
What Ukraine needs now are things like tanks, HIMARs, and most importantly, F-16s.