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Pentagon halting some promised munitions for Ukraine
Politico ^ | 7/1/2025 | PAUL MCLEARY, JACK DETSCH and JOE GOULD

Posted on 07/01/2025 1:52:09 PM PDT by marcusmaximus

The Pentagon has halted shipments of some air defense missiles and other precision munitions to Ukraine due to worries that U.S. weapons stockpiles have fallen too low.

The decision was driven by the Pentagon’s policy chief, Elbridge Colby, and was made after a review of Pentagon munitions stockpiles, leading to concerns that the total number of artillery rounds, air defense missiles and precision munitions was sinking, according to three people familiar with the issue.

(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...


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KEYWORDS: ohnoanyway; russiahascards; trumphascards; ukraine; ukrainehaszeepers

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1 posted on 07/01/2025 1:52:09 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
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To: marcusmaximus

Don’t worry. Ukrainian babushkas still have their awesome broomsticks and pickle jars.


2 posted on 07/01/2025 1:54:51 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: marcusmaximus

Pass that Big Beautiful Bill.


3 posted on 07/01/2025 1:59:16 PM PDT by Candor7 (Ask not for whom the Trump Trolls,He trolls for thee!<img src="" width=500</img><a href="">tag</a>) )
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To: PGR88
Don’t worry. Ukrainian babushkas still have their awesome broomsticks and pickle jars.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>




4 posted on 07/01/2025 2:07:10 PM PDT by Candor7 (Ask not for whom the Trump Trolls,He trolls for thee!<img src="" width=500</img><a href="">tag</a>) )
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To: marcusmaximus

NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, is a military alliance established in 1949 to provide collective security for its member states,

When did Ukraine become a member of NATO?
>The members contribute next to nothing toward their own defense.
Oh. OK.


5 posted on 07/01/2025 2:07:25 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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To: tumblindice

The munitions went to Israel. Right thing to do.


6 posted on 07/01/2025 2:13:02 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
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To: tumblindice

Running our own stockpiles low to support a country that isn’t even in NATO and putting our own defensive readiness at risk. Someone should be held accountable for this.


7 posted on 07/01/2025 2:17:32 PM PDT by Starboard
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To: Starboard

The munitions went to Israel. Smart decision.


8 posted on 07/01/2025 2:20:09 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
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We just expended a lot of AD helping Israel.

Three years into a major land war in Europe and multiple wars in the Middle East and we still haven't increased production sufficiently.

We're governed by imbeciles who prefer to provide healthcare to illegals.

9 posted on 07/01/2025 2:20:54 PM PDT by pierrem15 ("Massacrez-les, car le seigneur connait les siens" )
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To: marcusmaximus
It's over, Greasy lost.

We told you so


10 posted on 07/01/2025 2:21:31 PM PDT by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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Sumy in 3 days!


11 posted on 07/01/2025 2:27:49 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
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12 posted on 07/01/2025 2:50:42 PM PDT by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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according to three people familiar with the issue.

gotta love those anon sources folks!


13 posted on 07/01/2025 2:52:15 PM PDT by OL Hickory (Jesus and the American soldier-1 died for your soul/1 died for your freedom)
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And now an unsourced article from Politico, partially written in Pidgin English:
The people were granted anonymity to discuss current operations. The Pentagon did not respond to a request for comment.

14 posted on 07/01/2025 3:11:35 PM PDT by ransomnote (IN GOD WE TRUST)
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Is Politico using unpaid volunteers or high school interns these days?
The munitions are a mix of air defenses and precision weapons that have been flowing to Ukraine for much of the past two-plus years. The weapons are a mix of two different streams of support the U.S. has provided Ukraine, both under the Biden administration.

15 posted on 07/01/2025 3:14:01 PM PDT by ransomnote (IN GOD WE TRUST)
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Politico’s anonymous source says the POTUS has not requested any further aid, though there is enough left over from the Biden administration to last Ukraine several more months, according to an administration official.


16 posted on 07/01/2025 3:16:41 PM PDT by ransomnote (IN GOD WE TRUST)
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To: Candor7

I wonder if thT girl can throw that grenade far enough to not blow herself up.


17 posted on 07/01/2025 3:35:13 PM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: JonPreston

The Toast of Kiev!

That is probably similar to what we can afford to send to replace that downed F-16.

Oh look, it has a little compartment in back to store a nice little cocaine stash. 👍


18 posted on 07/01/2025 3:38:12 PM PDT by dforest
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To: marcusmaximus

BREAKING: White House confirms it has halted weapons that Ukraine was scheduled to receive, including PAC3 Patriots, 155mm artillery rounds, GMLRS, Stinger, AIM-7, and Hellfire missiles.


19 posted on 07/01/2025 3:38:40 PM PDT by McGruff
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“Russia over the weekend launched its biggest aerial attack on Ukraine since the start of the three-year war, with a reported 477 drones and decoys and 60 missiles. Of these, 249 were reportedly shot down and 226 were lost, likely having been electronically jammed.”

Did Politico have a reporter counting the disposition of each missile fired?


20 posted on 07/01/2025 3:51:04 PM PDT by BobL
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