Thread by @coopsimms

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#NATO is comprised of 30 countries and spends $1.174 TRILLION annually 💣 💥

#US is responsible for $811B of that, or 69% as we outspend ALL other countries by $448B 🇺🇸

Member countries are expected to spend 2% of their #GDP by 2024 but many are not on track…

https://twitter.com/liz_churchill_/status/1525499292668112901

In this graphic (2019) #NATO spend is compared to the rest of the world… 🌎

At that time #NATO spending was about 117% of that from non-member nations ⚖️

#NATO budget has only increased to now represent 57% of all global military spend 💪🏼

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$40B heading to #Ukraine would represent ~4% of our annual #NATO contribution… 💸

But as Ukraine is not a member nation, it is unlikely this money will be considered in 2022 contributions to #NATO… 🌐

See how the $40B breaks down in link:

randoland.us/bill_breakdown…

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As #USA funds the #RussianUkrainianWar it is important to put #40Billion into scale🕵🏻‍♂️

#Russia spends ~$62B on their military annually, equal to 4% of its GDP 🇷🇺

#Ukraine spends ~$6B (1/10th that of Russia) which is 10% of their GDP 🇺🇦

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Lets compare #Russia to the #USA in terms of #GDP 🌽🐮🛢

The US has a GDP of ~$21 trillion 🇺🇸
Russia has a GDP of ~$1.5 trillion 🇷🇺

The states of #CA, #TX, and #NY all individually have a higher GDP than Russia…

Russias entire military spend is only 8% of that of USA

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Having $40B on the way + $20B already sent + #Ukraine’s $6B… We have already exceeded the Russians entire annual military budget of $62B… 💰vs 💵

Not to mention there are many reports showing #Russian forces have poor equipment, little skill, and no discipline 🤷🏻

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https://twitter.com/MarkHertling/status/1525516360834498561

In 1961, Eisenhower delivered his farewell address, and the central theme was warning of the “Military Industrial Complex” ⚠️ 💣

In 2022, Biden is spending $60B+ to support and perpetuate the foreign #UkraineRussiaWar 🇷🇺 🥊 🇺🇦

Where do we get that cash? 👀 👇🏻 🇨🇳

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https://twitter.com/coopsimms/status/1524966324308516871

Apparently top US officials are OK with a “prolonged stalemate” where both sides “continue to do what they’re doing”… 🫡

But this comes at a detriment to US citizens, while we fight soaring inflation w ridiculous prices on homes, gas, and food 🏡 ⛽️ 🥩

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https://twitter.com/coopsimms/status/1525619872587292674

TLDR; USA borrows cash from China to protect Ukraine from Russia, despite Russia being a “speck” on the global stage and Ukraine being a non-NATO-member 🤔

Meanwhile, the US does NOT support a #FreeTaiwan from China, yet we fund their military to fight China… 🇨🇳 💣 🇹🇼

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https://twitter.com/coopsimms/status/1524823676947931139

Now more than ever we must avoid spending billions to support the Military Industrial Complex we’ve been funding for nearly a half-century now…💥🛫

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⚠️ UPDATE: #Zelensky claims #Russia has reached a “DEAD END” against #Ukraine and “VICTORY is BEGINNING”… ⚠️

He added that RU’s “so-called special operation has already gone bankrupt” 🏦 “financial aid… [will] begin rebuilding what Russia has ruined”

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https://twitter.com/raymond_llm/status/1526191869109182464

Does this mean US’ $40B will be used to “rebuild” Ukraine? 🇺🇦

Or will it be used on weapons which will continue war? 💣

While no one supports Russia’s aggression, do you support sending US tax-payer dollars to “rebuild” #Ukraine?

Perhaps Russia 🇷🇺 should pay instead…

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