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Vincent Vega spinning around looking confused
Of course he did, now do something about it >

Have you seen Dutch military aid to Ukraine? They're punching well above their weight and I bet this is partly why >

The information on there is entirely incorrect. The Netherlands has already supplied over 1 billion euros in military aid alone; not including other financial contribution. We've also committed to another 2.5 billion euros for 2023. Minimum. 
Yet according to that tracker our total commitments are only 0.84 billion? It's wrong. We are doing much better than that site implies.
In fact, according to article, the 2.5 billion euros for 2023 is on top of 18 billion euros the Netherlands has channeled to Ukraine via the EU (though it also counts the cost of housing Ukrainian refugees in there for some reason, but I can't imagine that representing more than a small slice of that 18 billion). >

One of the big problems with tracking these things is that they can be counted many different ways.
Let us suppose that they sent a tank. How much value did they send? Is it the replacement value of the tank, or the amount it would cost them to replace said tank? Is it the book value of the tank, where they took the tank and subtracted $X a year every year to account for its wear and tear? Is it the salvage value of the tank, or the amount they could sell it for if they sold it today instead of shipping it off to Ukraine? Is it the expected value of the tank, or the value that Ukraine puts on it?
Needless to say, the numbers you get to vary wildly based which one you pick. It's very likely that different people doing their jobs right will use different valuations based on what they are trying to examine and come out with quite different numbers.
A defense minister who is shipping off equipment that they need to replace will likely use replacement value. But if I asked my Insurance Company for the purchase price of a brand new Toyota Corolla to replace my 2007 Toyota Corolla that'd be "insurance fraud". But, it's a quartermaster corps officer is getting rid of their oldest and worst stuff that won't be replaced then salvage value is the thing that makes most sense, since they are only out what they could get for scrapping the stuff. Ukraine doesn't really care what accounting method other nations are using, a tank is still a tank even if not all tanks are created equal. >

It’s only fraud if you lie about it. You can get insurance for a higher valuation if you’re willing to pay for it. Happens all the time when keeping classic cars. >

They don't owe you a new car, but rather an equivalent used one if one could be found. So, if you have a 1967 Corvette then they don't owe you a 2023 Corvette, but another 1967 Corvette. >

No, they owe you the value assigned to your vehicle. Insurance companies don’t hand you a car they hand you a check. That value can be changed by numerous factors. But insurers will give you replacement value if you pay a much higher premium. >

I dropped a "for" in that sentence. Of course they don't hand you another car, but it's important when dealing with insurance to include anything that increases the value of the thing. If you say "a toaster" they'll give you Walmart toaster. If you say "A four slice toaster" they'll have to give you more cash for that. If you specify it's a limited edition Supreme toaster they'll have to do some price matching. You don't need to replace your limited edition Supreme toaster, but they do owe you the cash to do so if you so desire. >

Never go less than a four slice supreme toaster. >

This event has haunted me from day one. All the innocent people on that plane. The kids… I think there was one family flying home from vacation. The parents decided to stay behind and catch another flight for some reason, so they send their 3 kids ahead with the grandparents. Can you even begin to imagine what those parents lives have been like since???? And to not have anyone held accountable, it just makes me want to puke every time I think about it which is too often. >

That’s horrible 😔 >

Good job to the baltics and poland >

No, they tapped governmental officials referring to someone who was most likely Putin. They said explicitly that the power to give the order was in his hands. >

Dude, have you actually listened to the call the comment above refers to? Because it is a recording of Putin talking with Igor Plotnitsky. >

Yeah, you're right, I misread. I read the report in the link which focussed on whether the phonecalls had proof of Putin's direct approval, which they didn't. >

Also two of the three people who operated the BUK missile system were Russian citizens from Russia. This is what Ukraine has been saying from the beginning: The majority of "separatists" are Russian soldiers and volunteers pretending to be pro-Russian local militants. >

IIRC Little Green Men was the euphemism being used at the time.