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Congress Pushes $4.5 BILLION Aid for Ukraine, European Defense As Politicians Saber-Rattle over Russia.
National Pulse ^ | 12/8/21 | Kay Smythe

Posted on 12/08/2021 2:04:53 PM PST by Pollard

As Americans suffer all time price highs amidst the greatest wealth transfer in history, the U.S. Congress has proposed sending $300 million to Ukraine’s military in the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The funding will go, in part, to the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative to support the nation’s armed forces.

A further $4 billion is billed to go to the European Defense Initiative, with a further $150 million for Baltic Security cooperation. Ukraine has welcomed the proposal, due to a perceived Russian military threat along their border.

Only half of the proposed funding will be subject to conditions surrounding Ukrainian defense reforms subject to NATO standards, civilian control of the military, and greater accountability in procurement. The U.S. Congress also wants to ensure that Ukraine receives “lethal assistance” such as anti-armor weapons, anti-aircraft weapons systems, and procurement of vessels for Ukraine’s Navy in order to “counter maritime aggression.”

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1 posted on 12/08/2021 2:04:53 PM PST by Pollard
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To: Pollard

80 % for hair sniffer


2 posted on 12/08/2021 2:07:48 PM PST by aces (and )
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To: Pollard

This is serious————
Every time DC totally and irresponsibly wastes billions of dollars I can think of two good causes to which the money should go:

Research into dementia.
Research into diabetes.


3 posted on 12/08/2021 2:08:33 PM PST by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: Pollard

So they can leave the weapons to the Russians when they take over?
Just like they left billions of dollars worth of American weapons to the Taliban?


4 posted on 12/08/2021 2:17:06 PM PST by SmokingJoe
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To: frank ballenger

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All the money is spent for your Grandkids, grandchildren. Generations are in insurmountable debt.

Ukraine is a DEM Slush fund. Let the DNC fund them.

All those State Dept people that hated Trump and Trump supporters so, should send their salaries to Ukraine. They were paid $150k a year to investigate Trump, and protect the dirty IG and run a Resistance movement. None of those jobs are necessary. They are make work and political awards.

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5 posted on 12/08/2021 2:21:39 PM PST by AnthonySoprano (‘’)
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To: Pollard

Hunter and Joe giving Ukraine what they paid the Biden family for.


6 posted on 12/08/2021 2:23:09 PM PST by zeestephen
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To: AnthonySoprano

Great post. Every word is true.


7 posted on 12/08/2021 2:23:36 PM PST by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: Pollard
As we seen since the 1990s “Silos to Sunflowers” scam the Ukraine is the number 1 place US politicians have use to launder taxpayer funded kickbacks to themselves

Remember this little bit of Biden family crime?

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/09/27/flashback_2018_joe_biden_brags_at_cfr_meeting_about_withholding_aid_to_ukraine_to_force_firing_of_prosecutor.html

FLASHBACK, 2018: Joe Biden Brags At CFR Meeting About Withholding Aid To Ukraine To Force Firing Of Prosecutor

8 posted on 12/08/2021 2:25:35 PM PST by MNJohnnie (They would have abandon leftism to achieve sanity. Freeper Olog-hai)
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To: Pollard

https://usdebtclock.org/


9 posted on 12/08/2021 2:26:45 PM PST by Pollard (PureBlood -- youtube.com/watch?v=VXm0fkDituE)
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it is a waste of $ to give more money to Ukraine

like it or not, Biden has signaled all week that he is giving it back to Russia


10 posted on 12/08/2021 2:34:30 PM PST by faithhopecharity (“Politicians are not born. They’re excreted.” Marcus Tillius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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To: Pollard

The Afghan money factory closed down, now the road show heads to Ukraine. Because you know, we are not the biggest debtor nation on earth or anything.


11 posted on 12/08/2021 2:37:12 PM PST by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up....)
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Theft, in broad daylight.


12 posted on 12/08/2021 2:39:14 PM PST by proust (All posts made under this handle are, for the intents and purposes of the author, considered satire.)
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To: Pollard

where are the military patriots in America who will stop this insanity


13 posted on 12/08/2021 2:53:48 PM PST by ronnie raygun
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The Russkies are licking their lips...

They’ll drag the threat out long enough for Xiden to load up the Ukraine with goodies that will be left behind when the attack actually takes place...

Putin knows how to play the game...


14 posted on 12/08/2021 3:30:12 PM PST by SuperLuminal (Where is another Sam Adams now that we desperately need him?)
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To: Pollard
This is a done deal folks. It's gonna pass because of freaking GOP idiots like Dan Crenshaw & Liz Cheney.

Ron Paul was right about everything. Too bad the very FReepers flabbergasted over this were the ones attacking him back in 2008.

15 posted on 12/08/2021 3:35:10 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: zeestephen

I hope they put the military in the right place. Ukraine is confusing, as the part closest to Russia is anti-Russia and the west of the country is pro-Russia. You would think it would be the other way round but of course not.


16 posted on 12/08/2021 3:58:05 PM PST by firebrand
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To: Pollard

don’t you dare spend that kind of money on the Ukraine. It is mainly a European problem so let the EU take the lead with the US in a back-up role.


17 posted on 12/08/2021 3:58:29 PM PST by elpadre ( ying them.)
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To: firebrand

And by the way don’t let this Ukraine/Russia stuff distract you from the Middle East, the real hot spot, as always, where Russia will surely become involved if the Israeli strike on Iran has ramifications.


18 posted on 12/08/2021 4:00:42 PM PST by firebrand
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To: elpadre

It involves NATO, so that complicates things.


19 posted on 12/08/2021 4:03:19 PM PST by firebrand
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To: AnthonySoprano

Yep, heaping a massive debt burden on future generations. Unconscionable.


20 posted on 12/08/2021 4:07:36 PM PST by Starboard
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