Posted on 10/29/2023 7:19:05 PM PDT by Chad C. Mulligan
After 22 days of paralysis, the U.S. House of Representatives has finally elected a speaker to fill the vacuum left by ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.).
On Oct. 3, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), joined by seven other Republicans, voted with all House Democrats to remove Mr. McCarthy from the position he had tenuously held since January. But no clear replacement for Mr. McCarthy was immediately evident, leading Republicans to nominate four people for the job before finally finding one who could garner enough support. That candidate, newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), is relatively unknown in the politics of the capital.
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"We can’t allow Vladimir Putin to prevail in Ukraine, because I don’t believe it would stop there, and it would probably encourage and empower China to perhaps make a move on Taiwan.”
So all the crowing and high-fives here over termination of aid to Ukraine turns out to be a myth.
I have crying towels for sale at $100 each, post-paid. US$ only. I do not accept rubles.
What’s next? Easy. Further bankruptcy and destruction of the nation for personal gain.
Ukraine as a viable state is over.
The US will be joining them unless something unexpected happens.
He terminates funding to that corrupt regime, or he will find himself terminated like his predecessor, Chet.
It’s all an illusion.
The election of the new Speaker was too easy.
It seems that he’s not the anti swamp warrior we were told he was.
If he’s in the tank for the swamp then the country really is doomed.
We must stop funding a stalemate and make them come to the tabel. Trump will do that.
Well , he has called the US a Biblical Republic. It is great to have a leader who knows that we are in a spiritual war for America against godless marxists.
Well Chad it’s a bit premature to be this smug. This quote is from his appearance on Hannity l believe. He also said the Israel aid will be stand alone meaning he is not going to rubbers stamp Biden’s BS bundle. We will find out if he is going to keep the Ukraine money laundering op soon enough.
What’s next? They’ll go back to screwing
us.
Rand Paul is right. Hundreds of billions tax dollars—on credit no less—to every country holding its hand out is the biggest threat to the survival of this country.
tighten up spending and getting rid of a criminal demented president
Some were UPSET the House was shut down for a few days b/c we weren’t sending your tax dollars to foreign countries fast enough. The same “Congress” that gleefully tramples 2A rights, is hell bent on supplying weapons to foreign countries.
whitehouse.gov
MARCH 16, 2022
Briefing Room
Fact Sheet of MARCH 16, 2022-——U.S. Security Assistance for Ukraine
President Biden today, MARCH 16, 2022, announced an additional $800 million in security assistance to Ukraine, bringing the total U.S. security assistance committed to Ukraine to $1 billion in just the past week, and a total of $2 billion since the start of the Biden Administration.
The assistance will take the form of direct transfers of equipment from the Department of Defense to the Ukrainian military to help them defend their country against Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified invasion.
The MARCH 16, 2022 new $800 million assistance package includes:
800 Stinger anti-aircraft systems;
2,000 Javelin, 1,000 light anti-armor weapons,
6,000 AT-4 anti-armor systems;
100 Tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems;
100 grenade launchers, 5,000 rifles, 1,000 pistols, 400 machine guns, and 400 shotguns;
Over 20 million rounds of small arms ammunition and grenade launcher and mortar rounds;
25,000 sets of body armor; and
25,000 helmets.
In addition to the MARCH 16, 2022 weapons listed above, previous US assistance committed to Ukraine includes:
Over 600 Stinger anti-aircraft systems;
Approximately 2,600 Javelin anti-armor systems;
Five Mi-17 helicopters;
Three patrol boats;
Four counter-artillery and counter-unmanned aerial system tracking radars;
Four counter-mortar radar systems;
200 grenade launchers and ammunition;
200 shotguns and 200 machine guns;
Nearly 40 million rounds of small arms ammunition
Over 1 million grenade, mortar, and artillery rounds;
70 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs) and other vehicles;
Secure communications, electronic warfare detection systems,
Body armor, helmets, and other tactical gear;
Military medical equipment to support treatment and combat evacuation;
Explosive ordnance disposal and de-mining equipment; and
Satellite imagery and analysis capability.
In addition to the U.S.-produced short-range air defense systems the Ukrainians have been using to great effect, the United States has also identified and is helping the Ukrainians acquire additional, longer-range systems on which Ukraine’s forces are already trained, as well as additional munitions for those systems.
The United States continues to expedite the authorization and facilitation of additional assistance to Ukraine from our Allies. At least 30 countries have provided security assistance to Ukraine since the Russian invasion began.
In 2022, the Department of State authorized third-party transfers of defensive equipment from more than 14 countries, a number that continues to grow as Allies and Partners increase support to Ukraine.
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defense.gov
Immediate Release
Oct 26, 2023
Biden Administration Announces Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine
Today, Oct 26, 2023, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced additional security assistance to meet Ukraine’s critical security and defense needs.
This announcement is the Biden Administration’s forty-ninth tranche of equipment to be provided from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021.
This Oct 26, 2023 package includes additional air defense capabilities, artillery ammunition, anti-tank weapons, and other equipment to help Ukraine counter Russia’s ongoing war of aggression and fight for its independence and freedom.
This package utilizes assistance previously authorized for Ukraine during prior fiscal years under Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) that remained after the PDA revaluation process concluded in June. This security assistance package is another visible signal of the United States’ continued commitment to supporting the Ukrainian people in the face of Russian aggression.
The United States remains committed to working with Allies and partners to provide Ukraine with capabilities to meet its immediate battlefield needs, and the Biden Administration calls on Congress to meet its commitment to the people of Ukraine by passing additional funding to ensure Ukraine continues to have what it needs to defend itself against Russia’s brutal war of choice.
Security assistance for Ukraine is a smart investment in our national security. It helps to prevent a larger conflict in the region and deter potential aggression elsewhere, while strengthening our defense industrial base and creating highly skilled jobs for the American people.
The capabilities in this package, valued at up to $150 million, include:
• Additional munitions for National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS);
• AIM-9M missiles for air defense;
• Stinger anti-aircraft missiles;
• Additional ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS);
• 155mm and 105mm artillery rounds;
• Tube-Launched, Optically-Tracked, Wire-Guided (TOW) missiles;
• Javelin anti-armor systems;
• More than 2 million rounds of small arms ammunition;
• Night vision devices;
• Demolitions munitions for obstacle clearing;
• Cold weather gear; and
• Spare parts, maintenance, and other ancillary equipment.
The China Taiwan move is something feared by even the staunchest Conservatives.
However, I think there’s a way to keep Russia from succeeding without funding Ukraine.
So having this viewpoint isn’t really a leftist thing. They love empowering China.
It’s how to execute the conviction.
But I agree, the crowing about Johnson made me cringe.
All we need is someone who will allow single issue bills to come to the floor and heck maybe even encourage them.
Enough of the 500 page bills.
“Socialism is a prison, Communism is a death camp”
Socialism is but a brief rest stop, on the way to full-blown Communism.
Enough of the 500 page bills.
I agree wholeheartedly with that. I doubt that anybody knows how much waste and corruption was contained in those "continuing resolutions", but just looking at what little we know of the COVID relief bills it must be in the high billions. A lot of which we know was stolen by offshore criminals.
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