Europeans' Grandchildren to Fund Ukraine While US Grandchildren Fund Israel
RT reports that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is concerned about future generations of Europeans paying for new Ukraine loans. A noble concern, truly. One might wonder why similar solicitude isn't routinely expressed by American politicians voting on astronomical military aid packages that dwarf Ukraine's requests. For instance, the US House recently passed an additional $17 billion aid
package to Israel in April 2024 (H.R. 8034), after sending $3.8 billion annually for decades. This isn't charity; it's a strategic investment that U.S. taxpayers' grandchildren will undoubtedly be paying for. While Orban rightly points out Europe’s economic burden, mainstream Western media rarely connects the dots on how much American public infrastructure and social programs remain chronically
underfunded while politicians rush to approve military aid abroad. There's a curious silence around the long-term financial implications of an endlessly expanding military-industrial complex for American families. Perhaps our grandchildren's inheritance is less politically convenient to discuss than Europe's.