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The Biden administration has approved funding for the first-ever transfer of US military equipment to Taiwan under a program typically saved for sovereign nations, according to a notification sent to Congress on Tuesday.

The Biden administration has approved funding for the first-ever transfer of US military equipment to Taiwan under a program typically saved for sovereign nations, according to a notification sent to Congress on Tuesday.

The package – which is part of the State Department’s foreign military financing (FMF) program – totals $80 million and will be paid for by US taxpayers.

“FMF will be used to strengthen Taiwan’s self-defense capabilities through joint and combined defense capability and enhanced maritime domain awareness and maritime security capability,” the department wrote in its notification to Congress that was reviewed by CNN.

  • @KingSlareXIVEnglish
    12•10 months ago

    Very few people WANT a war in Ukraine. But as China keeps adding dashes to their map, it’s pretty clear there’s a reasonable chance to be an even bigger war around the corner, whether we want it or not.

    The Ukraine war woke the west up from its slumber, and it has allowed us to put the old stuff stuff cluttering our closets to good use, as well as test some new weapons concepts, and to get ourselves ready for the bigger conflict on the horizon.

    If we are really lucky, China is looking at Ukraine and having second thoughts about kicking the hornets nest at all, saving a lot of lives on both sides.

    If we are not that lucky, then Ukraine has allowed us to be much better prepared for the coming conflict.

    So am I glad Ukraine happened? Not a bit. Can I see the silver lining thru the clouds? For sure.

    • @hglman@lemmy.mlEnglish
      -5•10 months ago

      You’re a delusional warmonger, hundreds of thousands dead, and you are bragging about being able to see past it. That’s pretty clearly deranged.

      • @KingSlareXIVEnglish
        7•10 months ago

        Lol, really? One can’t control the fact that bad things happen. The west isn’t forcing either China or Russia to claim territory that doesn’t belong to them.

        However, one can control how one reacts to said events. Help out where we can, and strengthen ourselves for the future.

        There’s that whole proverb about crisis=danger+opportunity. The danger is there regardless…if you fail to seize the opportunity presented, well, you are pretty much guaranteed to come out the other side worse off.

      • Killakomodo
        5•10 months ago

        idk you seem like the delusional one with the idea that someone is gonna go " please mister Putin, please stop war?" and that he would listen

          • Killakomodo
            4•10 months ago

            ok so what DO you mean, I mean you are the one putting words in peoples mouths saying they are glad Russia invaded, so what exactly do you mean by it, that Ukraine should just let them take what they want?