Posted on 07/10/2022 11:56:30 AM PDT by rktman
The United States is fighting a proxy war in Ukraine against Russian aggression, and we’re not doing it on the cheap. The Biden administration announced on Friday that we were sending another $400 million in military aid to Ukraine. This comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed victory over the eastern Luhansk region last week.
Putin jumped the gun a little, although Russian troops hold the upper hand throughout most of the region. The problem for Putin is that those pesky Ukrainians refuse to surrender. And the United States is making their continuing resistance possible by giving Kyiv high-powered weapons to fight with.
To date, we’ve spent $8 billion in military assistance to the Ukrainian army with tens of billions of dollars in military hardware in the pipeline. Congress authorized $54 billion in military and other aid to Ukraine — some of which went to our NATO allies to help us defend Kyiv.
And therein lies the problem. According to the Council on Foreign Relations, NATO countries have not increased their military expenditures since Russia invaded Ukraine.
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And our Zelenskyyy Zeocons couldn’t be happier!
Then GOP is happy about it.
Not after you subtract the $$ that were funneled to US politicians and at least 10% for you know who.
Why yes Virginia, we are THAT stoopid
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And stuck on it.
Remember the “peace dividend“ ?
Russia is a bigger enemy.
And the result is even worse for America. Just look at record gas prices, record high food prices and heating bills, etc etc.
We never suffered any of that nonsense during the first four months of Afghanistan invasion.
The Russian Speaker of the Duma rep chamber speaks seriously of taking Alaska and the so-called “Freepers” who are really Bolsheviks continue to cheer for Putin’s genocide and against the spirited troops and freedom-loving people of Ukraine. They literally cheer the raising of the Hammer and Sickle flags over Ukrainian plazas.
Wooohoo! Money spigot - thar she blows!
Most of that is hush money to cover up Biden corruption.
Sure do. An army of defense industry lobbyists greased our congress turds with hundreds of millions of dollars.
I want to know how much of this money has been kicked back to Big Guy, his Cronies and some “selected” RINOs.
My gut is telling me that it is about one half, if not more.
So sad. Not taking care of American citizens first. Demento is giving our lives away to the unworthy.
Oh, “they” do? They “literally” do? Literallehh? (Millennial identified.) Where? I haven’t ever seen a FReeper say or cheer such a thing, but I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt. Who here has done that?
Wow!
“According to the Council on Foreign Relations, NATO countries have not increased their military expenditures since Russia invaded Ukraine.”
Hmm... seems odd that would be the case if the Euro’s were really in fear of Russia being a threat to them.
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