Treasures? It's military equipment, not some mythical objects.... we pay ourselves to make more and we give them our old stuff. Refreshing our inventory and making us stronger. We can soon have manufacturering back to proper levels. I'm not pro all war, I'm pro democracy and freedom. And sometimes you need war to protect those ideals.
Treasure is a noun -- it means something of wealth. Is the US Treasury a myth, too?
If we send cash to Ukraine, that's treasure.
If we send them free or discounted military, agricultural or technological goods which were paid for from the treasury, it's no different than sending cash -- same source of payment.
Have you never heard the phrase "blood and treasure" with regard to war and other military operations? There's a cost to those efforts, and it's usually measured in human life, life-changing injuries, and taxes being sent to fight enemies -- declared or not -- on foreign soil.
If you think we only send old military supplies and equipment while replenishing with new, you're delusional. The topic of military logistics and funding for ongoing operations is a liitle more complicated than you seem to believe. Let's just say that we expended more than we could ever produce during the decades in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria and all the foreign missions and operations we have going on in allied countries.
Our military just doesn't have all their stuff in warehouses waiting for war. Training and exercises, both ours and with allied forces, use that equipment and supplies every single year.
Apparently you've never been in the military. Even the lowest of ranks is familiar with the constant consumption, replacement and acquisition of new gear and supplies, as well as the number of ways the government has to recycle, dispose of and offer to the public, and yes give to some foreign allies, things they no longer need.
Do you really think Ukraine is fighting a nuclear super power using our hand-me-downs?
