Data vs. Dialog

   I pretty much watch MSNBC for my data input.  I believe it is reasonably accurate.  I also listen to their dialog, which I take with a “grain of salt.”  MSNBC primarily presents the Democratic Party’s philosophy.  It is nice, but has a liberal centrist slant.  In my experience their data has proven to be fairly accurate, when checked against primary sources.  It still doesn’t hurt to check them.  As the wisest man I know once said, “See what is plain to see.  Doubt what is not.”

   So, what is a reasonable interpretation of the US backing of our ally Ukraine in their present war with Russia?  Well, our annual military budget for our own military, presently at peace, is $768.2 billion (recently passed by 85% of our Senate).  Our current financial support for Ukraine is $650 Million.  We invest about 1,182 times as many dollars in our peacetime military as we do in support of allies fighting a war.  They are fighting a war that we and NATO may be fighting in the very near future.  What do you think?  Is a little more support in order?

  Courtney Kube reported on MSNBC this morning about some confusion at The Pentagon about why Ukraine or we haven’t hacked into the Russian military command, stopping their effective military co-ordination.  Without this communication the Russian military would be bouncing around Ukraine like a pin ball.  There would be a lot of confusion and collateral damage.  The advantage would shift to the home team, with local coordination of troops.  The answer to this proposition is a proven military truth: “What you do to your enemy, they will soon do to you.”  That is why our nation no longer nukes other nations and why other nations do not nuke us.  Don’t count on Jesus for the obvious answers.  Hacking can be accomplished by any nation of any size in our present world.  Its use tends to spread its general application and the hacking, shutting down of utilities around the planet could lead to the extinction of the human species.  It may not be such a bad thing from the point of view of other living things.

Cheers, Old Buz      2/24/2022     iambloggerbuz.blogspot.com

“Born an agnostic and with the help of GOD will remain one.”