Posted on 11/02/2022 6:48:14 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
U.S. military personnel are now on the ground in Ukraine, keeping track of and inspecting weapons the U.S. has shipped to Ukrainian forces, a senior defense official announced during a Pentagon background briefing on Monday. These U.S. personnel are some of the first the Pentagon has acknowledged have entered Ukraine since Russia launched its large scale invasion of the country in February.
The senior defense official who spoke on background during an official Pentagon event, said, “U.S. personnel have recently resumed on-site inspections to assess weapon stocks in country whenever and wherever the security conditions allow.” The official said “the return of our defense attaché and Office of Defense Cooperation personnel in country has allowed us to resume this critical function.”
The U.S. Defense attaché for Ukraine is U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Garrick Harmon.
The Biden administration ordered U.S. troops out of Ukraine in February just days before Russia launched its invasion. The Associated Press reported the administration did return some troops to provide security at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv earlier this year.
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Wait... What?!
Ok. But it’s still not going to save the Rats next Tuesday. I don’t care how many wars the Rats get us involved in, I’m voting against them.
Annnnd, just whose effing idea thought that this was a good idea.
Good. I have also heard there’s a few Russian troops in Ukraine.
At least our guys were invited.
The two words BIG MISTAKE! keep flashing in bright orange neon. I may even hear an Air Raid Siren.
It was only a matter of time ...
What happens when the American bodies start mounting up ???
Will CNN keep count or bury the news ???
Trying to get Americans killed in this war. Great.
What are the ROE?
Without the need to rebut those falsehoods the US troops wouldn't be there.
Biden really thinks getting the US and Russia engaged will save the Democrats, doesn’t he???
This moron is going to have us at war with Russia and China at the same time
It’s the Defense Attaché office assigned to the embassy. They routinely do this as federal law requires periodic inspections of most U.S. foreign military sales.
If these personnel count as troops in Ukraine, then we have deployed troops to Russia and China.
This is pure insanity IMHO.
No other words.
This is not a good idea.
World War Trans is underway. Martial law in 3..2..
Ukraine is a very corrupt country, all things considered. How exactly is American weapons being diverted from Ukraine (to, say, the black market) fake news?
I see you remember the Covid death count ticker they kept on screen 24/7 on CNN and MSNBC. Did the same in the Iraq war under GWB
The U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division has been deployed to Europe for the first time in almost 80 years. Officially, the 101st isn’t in Ukraine, but they are just on the other side of the border. We talk about “inspections” but I think it’s foolish to think that this is about “inspections”.
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