Posted on 01/29/2023 6:36:56 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Earlier this week, The New York Times reported on the Ukrainian government’s recent shake-up to fight corruption. “The dismissals appeared to reflect Mr. Zelensky’s goal of reassuring Ukraine’s allies — which are sending billions of dollars in military aid — that his government would show zero tolerance for graft as it prepares for a possible new offensive by Moscow,” according to the Times. Why did it take Volodymyr Zelensky 11 months to address the corruption issue? There have been signs of the problem for many months now.
Ukrainian-born Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Ind., who at the beginning of the invasion was very supportive of Ukraine, more recently began to question Zelensky’s administration. Spartz wanted to have greater oversight on American aid to Ukraine, for which she was criticized by many in both parties.
With the recent removal of several officials, it appears there were grounds for questioning where the funds were being spent in Ukraine. The United States has been by far the largest supporter of military aid to that country, despite the European Union having similar GDP and 100 million more in population. Military equipment is the most important aid to keeping Ukraine’s military armed and fighting, which might be why Zelensky is trying to address corruption now.
With Republicans having control of the House of Representatives, several Republicans want greater oversight of the money being sent to Ukraine. It is unfortunate that it took a change in House leadership to make sure American taxpayer money is being spent properly overseas.
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Yes it does. The elites are draining the world of resources so nobody can resist the social credit system.
We will need those resources soon when the Big War Comes. We need to open the war factories Now!
The next one will only last a few minutes.
In before the Reeeeeeeing Zeepers, euroweenies, and Trudeaux minions!
World government loves it when a plan comes together
Even if we have sufficient material and resources to fight a war, do we have the ability and leadership to effectively do it? Given the heavy politicization of our military in recent years that’s debatable.
Putin’s stupid war has spurred several positive changes:
- European countries have increased defense spending finally, after seeing what a menace Russia is
- NATO is more unified, and still growing as 2 new countries want to join
- American arms factories are gearing up again, after too many slowdowns
- more oversight is being given to how taxpayer dollars are spent
these are all good & necessary changes that weren’t even being considered a year ago!!
The barking seals in CONgress could apparently not give one whit less about our own security. With very few exceptions. I wonder if nanzi and caremela got autographed posters of sweat shirt clad volodomor.
Fixed it.
Feature
Not a bug.
The issue we have is personnel...
“We will need those resources soon when the Big War Comes. We need to open the war factories Now!”
And that is exactly what the plan is and why they threw it all away in Afghanistan and now in the Ukraine. It is all about new contracts for new arms our Grandchildren will have to pay for.
much as we dislike him, let’s be honest here, Joe Biden didn’t illegally invade any sovereign countries
*but Vladimir Putin did*
remember Putin?
the one guy you Russian shills NEVER blame for this war?
A question arose in a discussion group the other day. If the roles were reversed and it was the U.S. engaged in a desperate fight, how much assistance do you think we’d receive from Ukraine? The consensus was nothing of substance.
The dems don’t care about our military
Pronouns are more important than ammunition
The Soviet Union - and its self-avowed successor-state, the Russian Federation - were always (with the exception of a brief hiatus after the dissolution of the USSR) the greatest military threat to America.
It is now being eclipsed by Red China - but Russia is still a formidable threat.
Every dollar sent to Ukraine has a far greater effect than it would if instead used to purchase military equipment that would eventually be rotting in a warehouse somewhere, without ever having served to degrade the Russian military threat potential.
Regards,
Deceitful western mindset alert!
That's the point of the exercise. Class dismissed.
Looks like the plan to lose a war to China in 2025 in on course.
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