Posted on 12/29/2022 7:35:04 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates is alleged to have said that when spies smell roses, they look for the funeral. And so, as an old spy, I smelled roses when Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky came to town just before Christmas.
Zelensky was loved. He again showed his country’s bravery against Putin’s brutal war and in doing so gave a bravura performance speaking to Congress and the American public of his worthy cause — a cause for which the United States has given nearly $50 billion in a year’s time, with more already pledged. Expensive roses for a worthy cause. Still, a lot of roses given very quickly. And more asked for. Serious questions are about to be asked — and they should be.
Politics and the oversight required As we move into a new Congressional session, that $50 billion will be under politically motivated investigation by a Republican House with a strong bent toward isolationism. The investigation will be a mixed brew of belief the effort in Ukraine is overblown and a desire in general to attack the Biden administration. No doubt, there will be equally strong push back from a Democratic Senate and the administration. Welcome to oversight as political food fight.
Still, understanding all the political machinations — based on my four decades of experience at CIA, State, and on Capitol Hill dealing with this type of program — it is still a reasonable expectation for Congress to investigate any war spending. And doubtless, as all executive branches do, the Biden administration will hate it.
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Too late.
Our hard-earned US Taxpayers’ $60-70 BILLION have vaporized into the Ukies’ criminals’, contractors’ & oligarchs’ etc etc accounts.
This Ronny Marks dude is one greasy little tool of the Derp State.
He truly is, for sure.
>The "Big Guy" got his up front.
They all are. If they weren’t they would not be there.
“...vaporized into the Ukies’ criminals’, contractors’ & oligarchs’ etc etc accounts.”
And flowed from there into Dem accounts.
Roses are what prostitutes were asking for Craiglist back in the day and age of spys.
Cant think of his name off hand. He posts several videos every day.
Anyway, he laughed his ass off explaining how the American people are getting robbed.
Yes!
Amazing how interconnected the corrupt & criminal Deep State is, all around the world.
We have real witches serving in Congress?
Just like Witches at Black Masses.
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