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The United States has spent a record of at least $17.9 billion on military aid to Israel since the war in Gaza began and led to escalating conflict around the Middle East, according to a report for Brown University’s Costs of War project, released on the anniversary of Hamas’ attacks on Israel.

An additional $4.86 billion has gone into stepped-up U.S. military operations in the region since the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks, researchers said in findings first provided to The Associated Press. That includes the costs of a Navy-led campaign to quell strikes on commercial shipping by Yemen’s Houthis, who are carrying them out in solidarity with the fellow Iranian-backed group Hamas.

The report — completed before Israel opened a second front, this one against Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, in late September — is one of the first tallies of estimated U.S. costs as the Biden administration backs Israel in its conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon and seeks to contain hostilities by Iran-allied armed groups in the region.

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[-] basmatii@lemm.ee -4 points 1 week ago

Reread, try again. I fully believe you're purposefully misreading at this point to support your own bias. I'm happy you're rich. I'm happy you have never suffered. I'm happy that you hate your fellow Americans to the point you love to see them suffer so someone somehow be might not have a bad thing happen to them.

Really, I'm happy for you. If there's a draft I'm making sure you don't dodge it. Some of us have paid that price, sounds like it s your turn to play hero, kiddo.

[-] PugJesus@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I’m happy you’re rich.

Literally living under the poverty line, but whatever makes you feel better about treating your own indifference to genocide as some kind of weird moral flex.

I’m happy that you hate your fellow Americans to the point you love to see them suffer so someone somehow be might not have a bad thing happen to them.

Ah yes, "America First" - just as pro-genocide as it was the first time the Nazis trotted it out!

[-] basmatii@lemm.ee -5 points 1 week ago

No, Americans first, middle, and last. And I don't believe you've ever been actually poor. You'd care more about the problems you have than spending another 20 trillion on endless wars. And I know you've never been near the military or any kind of service relating to your morals, you'd realize the harm reduction option is keeping the US out of all conflicts for the rest of time.

Someone is always committing genocide kid, at least according to the US government. We are not the world police. Stop sending the poor to die for pointless wars. Stop refusing to fund our people even a little, just to afford infinite rockets and bombs.

Peace is not fascism no matter how much you war mongering conservatives want it to be.

[-] PugJesus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

No, Americans first, middle, and last.

Except for the part where you're constantly licking the boots of China on here. But yes, a very convincing American nationalist you make.

And I don’t believe you’ve ever been actually poor.

lmao.

And I know you’ve never been near the military or any kind of service relating to your morals, you’d realize the harm reduction option is keeping the US out of all conflicts for the rest of time.

"Harm reduction is when you allow genocide, and the more genocide you allow, the more harm is reduced"

10/10

Peace is not fascism no matter how much you war mongering conservatives want it to be.

"Opposing genocide is the real fascism"

Have you considered applying for a job with Israel's PR department? You seem a perfect fit, lmao.

[-] basmatii@lemm.ee -5 points 1 week ago

I wish you the best kid. I'm sure you'll be the one to make a difference over there. I'm sure you'll end all genocide. I'm sure you won't end up like most vets when you're done.

We're all fascist losers according to you.

You people are genuinely the reason why I think we need to get nuked, for the sake of humanity.

[-] PugJesus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

We’re all fascist losers according to you.

Me: "We should not remain indifferent to genocide."

You: "Clearly this means you hate veterans and think they're fascist losers"

I'll tell all my friends and family who've served posthaste.

I'd say it's really telling that that's your conclusion, but I don't think you actually have any views, lol. If the simping for China wasn't suggestion enough of a disingenuous position of 'America-first nationalism', this certainly is, lmao.

[-] basmatii@lemm.ee -4 points 1 week ago

Yeah okay kid I believe you you won I'm an evil fascist and your a paragon of left wing thought congrats. Get the fuck out of my inbox now and be sure to sign up for the draft so you can kill some of those damn commies as you're desperate to do

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