Is Ukraine war a US/NATO purchased war ?

@ElwoodBlues you ever buy anything?? I’m sure that you’re familiar with the concept.

@2cool4school I've waited in checkout lines and seen people buy many things. But I've never seen anybody buy a war. I've never seen wars listed for sale on Amazon. I've never seen wars offered for sale in any store I've ever entered.

Have you ever seen a war for sale? If so where? Have you ever bought one? Who sells them? Do they come with a satisfaction guarantee or some kine of warranty? Please enlighten us!!

@ElwoodBlues perhaps you should consider Afghanistan… ??

@ElwoodBlues [quote] I've never seen anybody buy a war. I'e never seen warslisted for sale on amazon. I've never seen wars offered for sale in any store I've ever entered.

Have you ever seen a war for sale? If so where? Have you ever bought one? Who sells them? Do they come with a satisfaction guarantee or some kine of warranty? Please enlighten us!!
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I don’t want to spend my energy opening a closed mind. Especially when you seem so amused by your oversimplification and semantics.

@2cool4school Bush demanded that Afghanistan turn over Bin Laden. They refused, so Bush sent troops. Who didn't find Bin Laden either. Does a leader sending troops constitute purchasing a war? If so, all wars are purchased, and the phrase "a purchased war" becomes a distinction without a difference.

Seems nobody can explain how a "purchased war" is different from other wars. SAD!!

@ElwoodBlues you don’t want to look into the situation then be happy with your interpretations and don’t bother asking me for mine.

@2cool4school First you imply that purchasing a war is just like buying anything else. But I question that. I'm looking for some identifying characteristics that would distinguish a "purchased war" from other wars. People seem reluctant to reveal to me how they identify some wars as "purchased" and other wars as non-purchased.

Like I say, I couldn't find the phrase online to see how other folks used it, so I'm asking for help understanding the phrase "a purchased war."

@ElwoodBlues it’s similar and often times it’s interchangeable with a proxy war. Consider buying in to be the price of the weapons we send to the fight. Then imagine how we have often established bases in countries after we have a conflict and put that as the product that we get for the price. Add to that the other trickle down effects of immigration of people from that country as well as any goods that we can access from bananas to minerals there’s always something that can be gained.

@ElwoodBlues [quote] Like I say, I couldn't find the phrase online to see how other folks used it, so I'm asking for help understanding the phrase "a purchased war."
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And you probably won’t. Life’s questions are not always going to be answered by the google search bar

@ElwoodBlues [quote] First you imply that purchasing a war is just like buying anything else. But I question that. I'm looking for some identifying characteristics that would distinguish a "purchased war" from other wars. People seem reluctant to reveal to me how they identify some wars as "purchased" and other wars as non-purchased.
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Funny you seem like you have the SAT scores to get you into the military and yet you don’t know how it works ?? Perhaps you are just section 8

@2cool4school You are being evasive. I'm still looking for some identifying characteristics that would distinguish a "purchased war" from other wars. I don't think your aim is to assist in this endeavor.

@ElwoodBlues actually I just don’t think you have the right level of intellect to comprehend it. You know what I’m saying but you don’t feel like it fits into the way that you understand the world. And I’m sure that’s just based on your experiences within your life and mine within mine. I’m really sorry but it’s not something that I can dumb down to your level. I tried. You’re just not educable but that’s ok. We need people to pick up trash too.

@ElwoodBlues [quote] You are being evasive. I'm still looking for some identifying characteristics that would distinguish a "purchased war" from other wars. I don't think your aim is to assist in this endeavor.
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I don’t think it’s evasiveness that’s keeping you from grasping a simple concept. You have to really try to be that dense. Good effort you succeeded at something in life.

@ElwoodBlues what makes you think that the other wars of which you are thinking weren’t purchased too ?? Vietnam ?? Yep. Korea?? Yes again. You want to try and ask an intelligent question??

@2cool4school [quote]what makes you think that the other wars of which you are thinking weren’t purchased too ??[/quote]
It goes back to a distinction without a difference. If all wars are purchased wars, then why have a distinguishing name? The phrase appears to draw a distinction. Now you're saying there is no distinction?

@ElwoodBlues [quote] It goes back to a distinction without a difference. If all wars are purchased wars, then why have a distinguishing name? The phrase appears to draw a distinction. Now you're saying there is no distinction?
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Where did I say “all wars are purchased wars” ??
Geez you must’ve needed lots of tutors to get through middle school. 🙄🥱

@ElwoodBlues if you want to generalize and oversimplify why stop with this topic ?? All wars are not “purchased wars”. And I don’t think you want an enlightening answer as much as you want to argue semantics.

@2cool4school [quote] All wars are not “purchased wars”.[/quote]
OK, then what distinguishes a "purchased war" from other kinds of wars? I keep asking, you keep evading.

@ElwoodBlues you want me to go over it again?? Sorry I’m not into educating dumb@as trolls. Go bother someone else you’re definitely good at that. You must have a hard time in life if you have to find everything online in print before you believe that you understand it. Lol 😂

@2cool4school Nice try.
You didn't go over it once.
You have no idea what "purchased war" is and you've been bluffing and trolling the whole time, 😂😂😂

@ElwoodBlues oh yes you caught me. I’m definitely not sure what it is lol. Ok happy now ?? Lol 😂 you must enjoy being a super astronaut!!

@2cool4school LOL!!
It's funny what you consider an "explanation"

[quote]you ever buy anything?? I’m sure that you’re familiar with the concept.
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[quote]perhaps you should consider Afghanistan… ??
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[quote] you don’t want to look into the situation then be happy with your interpretations and don’t bother asking me for mine.[/quote]

[quote]And you probably won’t. Life’s questions are not always going to be answered by the google search bar[/quote]

Etc, etc, etc

@2cool4school Only because you answered evasively over and over.

@ElwoodBlues did you feel the same way about all your education?? I’m guessing yes 🤣