Comments by "Thetequilashooter1" (@Thetequilashooter1) on "Daily Brief Exposes Hidden Truths of Ukraine War" video.

  1. ⁠ @PalleRasmussen  You’re intentionally skewing the facts by showing the US on the bottom. You’re intentionally not including 17 other European countries below the US, including France, Bulgaria, Luxembourg, Iceland, Austria, etc. European countries should be spending a lot more than the US. It’s their security that is at risk more so than any other country. The US has no obligation to help Ukraine, and yet it’s provided just as much military aid than all other countries combined. And what percentage of European countries GNP do they spend keeping the Strait of Hormuz, South China Sea, Red Sea, open? And the US is the only country helping Taiwan and Israel. It just gave Egypt $1.3 billion to Egypt to try to maintain peace in the M.E. Try being honest.
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  2.  @David-h5h7k  Then why doesn’t the UK do more? Who said it’s the US’s responsibilities to protect Ukraine? A little over a decade ago Ukraine was still aligned with Russia. In fact, Pro Russian Ukrainians were here on YouTube bashing the US. The US has for over a decade advised its allies, including the UK, the need to increase their defense spending. They all ignored the US advice and told us to mind our own business. I’d debate with some Brits who would tell me that nobody made the US the world’s policeman. Even though the U.S. has no obligation to help Ukraine, it’s provided just as much military aid as all the other countries combined, and people like you are still complaining that it’s not enough. Go gripe at your own country to do more, and stop blaming the US.
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  3.  @David-h5h7k  Then why doesn’t your country do something?
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  4.  @PalleRasmussen How much per capita are the European countries committing to helping Israel, Taiwan, keeping’s the sea lanes open around the world? The European countries should be spending a lot more per capita. It is their security that is more at risk. The US has no obligation to help, and yet it’s provided just as much military aid as all the other countries combined. And even you look at GNP, the US is somewhere in the middle, while the Baltic countries commit the most, which is expected.
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  5.  @yellowtunes2756  Who says I don’t support the independence of Crimea?
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  6.  @PalleRasmussen  FYI, I already voted for Kamala solely because she supports helping Ukraine. If you look at the Baltic countries, they’re the ones that are contributing the most per capita. Yes some countries like Denmark do some policing globally, but it’s small potatoes compared to the US. When someone criticizes the US for not providing more military aid to Ukraine based on GNP, they don’t look at the big picture. Yes, the US is supposed to help, and it has a lot, not only in military aid, but valuable intelligence and resources. However, the US has global obligations that most of our NATO allies don’t. Is Denmark keeping the sea lanes open in the Red Sea, South China Sea, Strait of Hormuz? Plus , the US has actual contractual obligations to help Israel, and Israel has been a longtime ally of the United States. And it was Israel that was attacked by Hamas that has led to the most recent crisis. Ukraine only recently became an ally, and the US doesn’t have any contractual obligations to help Ukraine that requires the US to provide protection or even aid. Yet it still has provided just as much military aid as all other countries combined. Europe has some of the most wealthy countries in the world. When you consider that there are six countries in NATO that have top ten economies, while Russia’s is ranked 11th, it’s ridiculous that there’s so much reliance on the US. The European countries should be the ones bearing the brunt of the costs as it’s their security that is at stake. After hearing years of criticism from our allies in Europe that we needed to mind our own business, many Americans want to become more isolationist. I don’t agree with them, but I understand their point of view. Before this war our European allies criticized the US for interfering in world affairs too much. For over a decade the US advised its NATO allies that they needed to spend more on defense. Not only did they ignore the advice, but they cut back even more on defense spending. We were told that nobody made the US the world’s policeman. The Patriot missiles, Javelins, 155 mm artillery, GLMRS, etc., are not from scrap piles. The US has actually made new facilities and expanded existing ones to try to keep up with Ukrainian demand. Denmark lost just 43 soldiers lives in Afghanistan. BFD. You do realize that the war in Afghanistan was a war against terror don’t you? It wasn’t a war just about the US. The US has been unreliable for twenty years? How so? While our allies cut their defense budgets, the US increased its. And it wasn’t the US that led NATO to fight in Serbia or Libya. It was primarily France and the UK that called for intervention. The US at first thought the war in Serbia was just a civil war. It’s a two way street where the US has asked for help from its allies, and the allies have requested US help, too.
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  7. Why is it just a US weakness? Why don’t European countries do something about it?
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  8.  @timrider1224  He’s trying to diss the U.S. It’s obvious that he’s a U.S. hater. He misrepresented the facts to try to get his point across. It’s people like him why there are so many Americans wanting to be more of an isolationist country. The US has given just as much military aid as all the other countries combined, and these figures don’t include all the costs of intel collection and other resources provided by the US. He also does not account that the US has many global obligations. The US has no obligation to help, yet it’s provided just as much military aid as all the other countries combined, and he’s still complaining about US support.
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  9.  @timrider1224  He misrepresented the facts by showing the U.S. on the bottom when in reality it’s in the middle. The US warned its European allies for over a decade to increase military spending. Not only did they ignore the advice, but they decreased spending, while telling the U.S. to mind its own business. Now the U.S. is expected by them to pay for their negligence. Yes, in total Europe’s GNP percentage has been higher, as it should be. The war is more of a direct threat to European countries so of course they should be spending more. Europe has some of the wealthiest countries in the world with six NATO members having top ten economies, while Russia’s is ranked 11th. How is it that Ukraine is so dependent on US aid when this is the case? The United States also has global obligations keeping the sea lanes open in the Red Sea, South China Sea, Strait of Hormuz, etc. The US also helps Taiwan and Israel. The US just gave $1.3 billion to Egypt, which helps maintain peace between it and Israel. How much does Europe pay for these costs? The US also has a crisis of its own with many millions of immigrant coming to the US. I have visited Europe, and I can tell you that it’s got nowhere near the homeless problem that the US has.
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