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There’s nothing “hard left” about the reality that investment in the Ukraine war machine for us (like for the Americans) results in the vast majority of the money flowing back to us.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...-b2477472.html

It’s literally there in black and white. Money goes to Ukraine to purchase drones. We manufacture drones. There’s no conspiracy theory involved.

Similarly American politicians are on record about the value of the investment in Ukraine that returns to American shores in terms of jobs, specifically weapons manufacturers.

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“Money is being spent with UK arms manufacturers” is a fact.

“We are involved in Ukraine so we can spend money with UK arms manufacturers” is a conspiracy theory.

It is difficult to understand your claim that Sunak is making “trips to Ukraine to fund our military industrial complex” in any way other than indulging in that conspiracy theory.

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If it’s helpful happy to revise to trip that funds our military industrial complex.

Either way he’s there for the PR.

Edit: I’ve just realised my 10,000th post was earlier in the thread. :D

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Congratulations on your 10,000th post, you win a role of tinfoil :)

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Oh come on Sirius, surely it deserves 2 rolls of extra wide tin foil at least.

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Bit puzzled as to how attacking ships wasn't an escalation. Same with Oct 7th attacks by Hamas. How much non-escalation escalating is to be allowed before any response?
If somebody hits you when trying to incite a response, and don't get one, they will keep hitting more frequently and harder until they get one.

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I agree, they decided to start firing at military ships at this point I don't see why there shouldn't be a response back.

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They were attacking civilian ships, which don't have the ability to defend themselves.

Terrible to get you guys involved..... THE US SHOULDNT EVEN BE INVOLVED :mad:

The US think they own the world and its sickening!!

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The Houthi attacks are on international shipping. Who else is going to deal with that? China?

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Kind of does when the prime miniature squeaked his rationale for the strikes was because the Houti's were damaging peoples shopping :spin:

Also the precise strikes he mentioned killed 5 people apparently, 73 missiles launched and 5 dead, we could teach Israel a thing or two or they could teach us a thing or two :shrug:

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So, to flip it on its head, do you believe that the Houthi regime should have been allowed to continue firing missiles at civilian shipping in the Red Sea unopposed?

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I've not said that or intimated that anywhere so lets flip it back to that great statesman and his concerns about damaged shopping, marvellous isn't it, he can stop the Houti's small boats thousands of miles away but can't stop ones 20 miles away :rolleyes:

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Well, they could use the same method, but I suspect you (and others) might complain if they stopped the "ones 20 miles away" with missiles & air strikes. :erm:

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If they were damaging shopping then they'd fully deserve it and I wouldn't give a hoot(i)