@MicroWave@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish • 4 months agoDenmark to send its 'entire artillery' to Ukraine, the country's prime minister sayswww.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square47fedilinkarrow-up1542arrow-down19file-text
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Denmark is sending all of its artillery to Ukraine, the Danish prime minister has said. Mette Frederiksen made the announcement while speaking at the Munich Security Conference. It comes as Ukraine faces severe munitions shortages.
minus-square@NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish29•4 months agoSell is the keyword there. Israel bought weapons. Ukraine CAN buy weapons Biden cannot gift weapons without congress approval
minus-square@maness300@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish12•edit-24 months agoYeah… israel bought weapons with the billions of dollars of handouts we’ve been giving them for decades.
minus-squareBombOmOmlinkfedilinkEnglish5•4 months ago billions of dollars of handouts we’ve been giving them for decades Yep, which underlines why this works, it has congressional approval. The entire point (and a requirement for) those funds is to spend them in the US defense sector.
minus-square@maness300@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•4 months agoI’m not saying it doesn’t work. I’m highlighting how we’re still giving Israel weapons because they’re buying them with money we gave to Israel. Perhaps if we gave more aid to Ukraine than we gave to Israel, they would be in a better position to buy weapons.
Sell is the keyword there.
Israel bought weapons.
Ukraine CAN buy weapons
Biden cannot gift weapons without congress approval
Yeah… israel bought weapons with the billions of dollars of handouts we’ve been giving them for decades.
Yep, which underlines why this works, it has congressional approval. The entire point (and a requirement for) those funds is to spend them in the US defense sector.
I’m not saying it doesn’t work.
I’m highlighting how we’re still giving Israel weapons because they’re buying them with money we gave to Israel.
Perhaps if we gave more aid to Ukraine than we gave to Israel, they would be in a better position to buy weapons.