Lloyd Austin Threatens to Deploy Troops if Ukraine Aid is Shut Down

https://amgreatness.com ^ | December 6, 2023 | Eric Lendrum

[Enterprise]

During a private briefing before Congress on Tuesday, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin threatened to deploy American troops to Ukraine if further aid funding for the war-torn nation is not approved by Congress.

Breitbart reports that during the briefing, Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, took Austin’s side and claimed without evidence that “if [Vladimir] Putin takes over Ukraine, he’ll get Moldova, Georgia, then maybe the Baltics.”

“And then the idea that we’ll have to put troops on the ground in Secretary Austin’s word was very likely,” McCaul continued. “That’s what we’re trying to avoid.”

Meanwhile, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) disagreed with McCaul and Austin’s assessments, saying “I don’t think we got the clarity that we’ve been requesting,” and adding that “it remains to be seen whether members are satisfied with the answers provided.”

Congressman John Duarte (R-Calif.) said that he believed the briefing was “prescriptive and staged,” and that he “didn’t get a sense that any minds were changed in there.”

“It wasn’t impressive or insightful in any way other than what you might see in the news. It was just a hopeful pressure effort,” Duarte continued, before saying that his advice to Biden was to “start negotiating and quit screwing around with vacuous briefings that tell us things we already know.”

[cuz1961]

youve got bigger problems that need fixin loyd..

[Afterguard]

Hey Austin you fat turd, they’re not yours to deploy.

[DeplorablePaul]

Let’s fund Ukraine right after they sell all their villas and yachts. The stole us blind.

[gov_bean_ counter]

I’m sure Austin will gladly strap on something, but it won’t be a revolver…

[Sunsong]

putin still is evil. He owns his attempted war of conquest!

and he has managed to harm russia as well

evil is stupid

[Hiddigeigei]

"Austin don’t need no stinking congress ,D’oh"
Who needs a congress who we have a totalitarian administration.

[puppypusher]

Austin can’t deploy anyone without the spending authority of Congress since its Not a national security issue.

Congress had make Austin know where they stand. Though with the present Republicans in suicide mode who knows what they’ll do.

Thank god I have no kids of military age now. We’re screwed.

[PerConPat]

General Austin could be having a “Dugout Doug" MacArthur moment...Only Joe Biden is no danger to Austin, this time...I don't think military officers can be impeached, but he and Milley certainly deserve it.

[Salman]

Gotta think of Raytheon’s bottom line here, right Austin?

[OHPatriot]

Hey Austin, YOU FIRST you Affirmative Action Token POS.

Lead by example, and I don’t mean lead to the Buffet Line Lard Ass!!!!

[mass55th]

Who is he kidding? It’s more than likely US troops are already in Ukraine.

[MeanWestTexan]

So he’ll put American soldiers in harms way and start a hot war with Russia if he doesn’t get his way.

Wow.

[oil_dude]

Call his effing BLUFF!!!

[subterfuge]

Dems and RINOs had to change laws so Lloyd could become SOD.

[11th_VA]

Hahaha - Lloyd Alexander Haig Austin (he’s in charge now ?)

[ABStrauss]

remove this ape!

[martinidon]

Not a chance in hell they would deploy American troops in Ukraine. I kind of hope they do, can you imagine the public outrage! The democrats would be toast if butthole biden drug us into another war.

[Chode]

Excuse me??? lil above yer paygrade...

[silverleaf]

[nonliberal]

Or just let Austin know that Congress doesn’t HAVE to pass a budget for the military. esn’t