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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: onepoorguy 🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Why the border bill will fail
Date: 02/07/24 8:50 PM
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You are correct about the ammo. But the hardware is being brought out of mothballs, most of it was never going to be used again. Old versions of tanks, AFVs, etc. They saved us the cost of storing and -eventually- scrapping them. The lion's share of the dollars quoted is the accounting value of that hardware.

But, yes...new equipment largely uses the same ammo as the old. NATO standard shells, etc. We will need to produce more. Which is good for jobs, obviously. And corporate bottom-lines.

What happens if we need them? By tying-up Russia in Ukraine, we reduce the likelihood that we will need them. Russia is too occupied to stir-up trouble elsewhere, and their military is getting weaker by the day. Readiness has gone way down.

The ramifications if Russia is able to force Ukraine to accept a crappy deal (which is more likely now) would be far-reaching and very negative for future peace in the world, and Europe.
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