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U.S. to Send $300 Million in Weapons to Ukraine Under Makeshift Plan
Posted on 3/12/24 at 8:07 pm
Posted on 3/12/24 at 8:07 pm
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The Biden administration announced on Tuesday that it was sending up to $300 million in weapons to Ukraine, the first new aid package for the country since funding ran out in late December.
The package, pulled together from money that Army accountants cobbled from savings from contracts that came in under bid, includes air defense interceptors, artillery rounds and armor systems, senior defense officials said. Two U.S. officials said the package also includes an older version of the Army’s longer-range missile systems known as ATACMS, which can travel 100 miles.
It is a stopgap measure at best, the officials said, but Ukraine is in dire need of air defense systems in particular, as Russia has continued its bombardment of towns particularly in the east.
The makeshift solution would keep advancing Russian troops at bay for only a few weeks, one official said.
Announcing the aid package at the White House, the national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, said that “Ukrainian troops have fought bravely, are fighting bravely throughout this war, but they are now forced to ration their ammunition under pressure on multiple fronts.”
Posted on 3/12/24 at 8:08 pm to WPBTiger
How come they can’t do this shite to pay for day to day stuff? They can make ends meet like a motherfricker when it is going to cover “aid” that will be laundered through various groups.
Posted on 3/12/24 at 8:09 pm to WPBTiger
Maybe I haven’t been paying attention. Has anyone articulated an end game or objective in this charade? Or is this going to go on in perpetuity?
Posted on 3/12/24 at 8:09 pm to WPBTiger
Where are those weapons going once Ukraine capitulates?
Posted on 3/12/24 at 8:10 pm to WPBTiger
Well I for one am excited to see that they are wasting more money on this bullshite.
Posted on 3/12/24 at 8:13 pm to WPBTiger
lol, so what standards of accounting is the army using?
Posted on 3/12/24 at 8:13 pm to Tchefuncte Tiger
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Where are those weapons going once Ukraine capitulates?
Russia and the ME
Posted on 3/12/24 at 8:16 pm to dgnx6
The Pentagon just asked congress for 10 billion to replenish ammo. Why are they sending this money to Ukraine?
Posted on 3/12/24 at 8:22 pm to WPBTiger
The Uniparty authoritarians are loving this. The money laundering machine keeps running and our supply of firearms and ammunition continues to dwindle towards zero.
Posted on 3/12/24 at 8:28 pm to SloaneRanger
The idea is to outlast Russia. At some point they’ll realize that Ukraine won’t capitulate, and occupation is impractical. The Afghans, with less from the outset , did it.
Posted on 3/12/24 at 8:29 pm to WPBTiger
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contracts that came in under bid
No such thing.
Posted on 3/12/24 at 8:38 pm to dgnx6
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Russia and the ME
...and Mexican drug cartels.
Posted on 3/12/24 at 8:39 pm to VOR
quote:the idea is for companies and politicians to profit. I know you're too dumb to comprehend but there is no war except on taxpayers.
The idea is to outlast Russia. At some point they’ll realize that Ukraine won’t capitulate, and occupation is impractical. The Afghans, with less from the outset , did it.
Posted on 3/12/24 at 8:40 pm to SloaneRanger
quote:this will end when the military industry has another spot for bogus wars.
Has anyone articulated an end game or objective in this charade? Or is this going to go on in perpetuity?
Posted on 3/12/24 at 8:40 pm to WPBTiger
I wish the government would just print me several million dollars.
Posted on 3/12/24 at 8:41 pm to WPBTiger
They just can’t fricking help themselves. They are just dying to send taxpayer money to a country that I don’t give a shite about
Posted on 3/12/24 at 8:43 pm to teke184
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How come they can’t do this shite to pay for day to day stuff? They can make ends meet like a motherfricker when it is going to cover “aid” that will be laundered through various groups.
^^^^This dude gets it
This post was edited on 3/12/24 at 8:45 pm
Posted on 3/12/24 at 9:06 pm to VOR
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The idea is to outlast Russia. At some point they’ll realize that Ukraine won’t capitulate, and occupation is impractical. The Afghans, with less from the outset , did it.
It’s been over two years now. How much longer? Two, five, ten years? The problem with your thesis is that this is a big damn deal to Russia. They perceive it as a major threat. It’s not like Afghanistan at all. You underestimate their staying power and determination on this.
Posted on 3/12/24 at 9:36 pm to SloaneRanger
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Maybe I haven’t been paying attention. Has anyone articulated an end game or objective in this charade? Or is this going to go on in perpetuity?
See Iraq and Afghanistan.
Eventually it will mostly end, at which point it will have become worse than when we showed up to save the day.
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