https://twitter.com/KanekoaTheGreat/status/1672794730093244418
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David, Chamath, Jason, and Brad from the @theallinpod
talk about the US and NATO's refusal to accept a peace agreement at the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine War, citing Naftali Bennet, Fiona Hill, and a Ukrainian article:
@DavidSacks
: "They chose to fight an optional proxy war of choice that was easily avoidable if they would just take NATO expansion off the table because they thought it would weaken Putin."
@Chamath
: "There were ample numbers of off-ramps that we chose, frankly, to not take so that we could engage our enemy in some long, drawn-out war on the hopes that it just depletes their resources. That's kind of rolling the dice, I think, in a very dangerous way."
@altcap
: "If we look at the wars since September 11. It's estimated 3 to 4 million people have died. In Iraq, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, we spent $8 trillion. Inflation-adjusted, we spent 4 trillion in WWII. 8 trillion represents 25% of our entire national debt. And I've yet to meet a single parent who has said to me, I care so much about this Ukraine situation, I would be willing to put my children in harm's way to fight… Those data points tell me we need more of this discussion, more of this debate, not less."
3:31 PM · Jun 24, 2023
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