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Watch: Mitt Romney Calls Bottomless Ukraine Aid "The Best National Defense Spending We've Ever Done"
Summit News ^ | 08/28/2023 | Steve Watson

Posted on 08/28/2023 9:12:51 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

Republican Senator Mitt Romney gave a big shout out to the Biden Administration Friday, posting a video in which he claims that sending billions in taxpayer dollars to Ukraine is “the best national defense spending I think we’ve ever done.”

While the economy at home is dismal, Romney claimed that a “very small amount” of money that the U.S. is sending to Ukraine, more than $200 billion and counting, is benefitting all Americans.

WAR MONGERS GONNA WAR MONGER — Oh Bette 😈 (@bette_oh) August 26, 2023

“The single most important thing we can do to strengthen ourselves relative to China is to see Russia defeated in Ukraine. Because they are allies, and Russia being weakened weakens their ally, China,” Romney said.

“Being able to take an amount which equals what about 5 percent of our military budget, but actually less than 5 percent of our military budget each year to help the Ukrainians, is about about the best national defense spending I think we’ve ever done,” Romney claimed.

He added “We’re losing no lives in Ukraine,” while not mentioning the hundreds of thousands of dead Ukrainians.

He continued, “the Ukrainians are fighting heroically against Russia that has 1,5000 nuclear weapons aimed at us. It’s like, so, we’re diminishing and devastating the Russian military for a very small amount of money relative to what we spend on the rest of defense.”

“It is very much in America’s national interest in our national interest to help Ukraine. And the best thing we can do for America is to see people who have nuclear weapons and that is getting weaker,” Romney concluded.

Residents of the devastated Lahaina inMaui sure don’t think that sending money to Ukraine is the best form of national defense spending:

Lahaina resident: “I think Biden should take his $700 and get back on the fu*king plane.”

pic.twitter.com/d3mRQaQ2uA— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) August 25, 2023

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Ukraine
KEYWORDS: aid; milt; miltdumbney; mittromney; rmoney; russia; ukraine
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1 posted on 08/28/2023 9:12:51 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Wasn’t his son or nephew involved with Burisma too?


2 posted on 08/28/2023 9:13:58 AM PDT by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: SeekAndFind

We spend $1 trillion a year to protect ourselves mostly from Russian and China.

For $50 billion most of the Russian Army has ceased to exist.

Romney isn’t right about much, but he is good at counting dollar.


3 posted on 08/28/2023 9:14:20 AM PDT by Renfrew (Muscovia delenda est)
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To: jacknhoo

I think so.


4 posted on 08/28/2023 9:16:03 AM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear ("Equity" = "All animals are equal. Some animals are more equal than others.")
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To: Renfrew

weakening one of America’s most malicious enemies, while NO Americans are dying in the process ...

what’s not to love??

:)


5 posted on 08/28/2023 9:16:41 AM PDT by canuck_conservative (there would be no more need for NATO, if Russia could just stop attacking its neighbors)
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To: SeekAndFind

Romney = 💩


6 posted on 08/28/2023 9:17:21 AM PDT by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF Captain & pilot. Both bitten by the aviation bug)
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To: SeekAndFind

His magic underwear told him so.......................


7 posted on 08/28/2023 9:17:26 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: SeekAndFind

Fourteen million Ukrainians have fled the war-torn country. Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian men have died in the fight.

That is “good news” to Romney?

That is money “well spent?”


8 posted on 08/28/2023 9:18:32 AM PDT by Gnome1949
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To: Renfrew

We have spent over 100 billion dollars, our defense budget is about 850 billion, fighting a proxy war with Russia which didn’t want biological warfare labs next to their country plus all the ukrainians being killed and maimed is not”worth it”


9 posted on 08/28/2023 9:19:18 AM PDT by bboise
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To: SeekAndFind

Mitt talks like he is on medical marijuana. I hope he’s alright.


10 posted on 08/28/2023 9:19:43 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Asylum IS NOT A CHOICE!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Pissing on my leg and telling me it’s raining does not endear yourself to me Milt.


11 posted on 08/28/2023 9:20:50 AM PDT by VTenigma (Conspiracy theory is the new "spoiler alert")
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To: Renfrew

yeah let’s fight a proxy war with Russia until they realize WE are the actual enemy and decide to use their last resort- nukes.

smart!


12 posted on 08/28/2023 9:21:13 AM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing Obamacare is worse than Obamacare)
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To: Renfrew
"For $50 billion most of the Russian Army has ceased to exist."

Lol. That is ludicrous.

BTW, I am a Nigerian prince who needs your help. May I call you for help getting my money out of Nigeria? I will share half my wealth with you for your assistance.

13 posted on 08/28/2023 9:21:55 AM PDT by wildcard_redneck (The Forever War is a crime against humanity)
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To: canuck_conservative
"what’s not to love??"

Dirty, stinking Canucks that want to bleed America white?

14 posted on 08/28/2023 9:23:21 AM PDT by wildcard_redneck (The Forever War is a crime against humanity)
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To: Renfrew

“ For $50 billion most of the Russian Army has ceased to exist.”

I think you mean that the Ukrainian Army has mostly ceased to exist, don’t you?


15 posted on 08/28/2023 9:23:25 AM PDT by Dogbert41 (“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God” -Matthew 5:9)
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To: canuck_conservative

Russia has not attacked the USA.

Russia is NOT a malicious enemy of the PEOPLE of the USA.

Russia is the enemy of globalist warmongers in charge in Washington DC because Russia wants to remain a sovereign nation and not be plundered by international corporate robber barons.


16 posted on 08/28/2023 9:23:25 AM PDT by Gnome1949
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To: canuck_conservative
weakening one of America’s most malicious enemies, while NO Americans are dying in the process ... what’s not to love??

Remember, don't use starch in Mitt's magic underwear.

17 posted on 08/28/2023 9:23:34 AM PDT by BlackbirdSST (Trump or Bust! Long live the Republic.)
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To: SeekAndFind

The FR war whores are in agreement with Mitt as well.


18 posted on 08/28/2023 9:24:51 AM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: Gnome1949

You don’t see any serious regret from the Ukrainians do you? They seem to value their freedom. Some people here have forgotten this virtue. They know the Russians and their ways better than most people on this site.


19 posted on 08/28/2023 9:25:39 AM PDT by amnestynone (We are asked by people who do not tolerate us to tolerate the intolerable in the name of tolerance.)
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To: SeekAndFind

How can someone who is both so dim witted and so ignorant as Romney get elected to national office? Not only is he clueless, but he’s too dumb to realize he’s dumb. I know he’s one of many like the Cortez nitwit and her ilk, but it nevertheless puzzles me. All I can figure is that voters are dumb as s**t to elect people like these.


20 posted on 08/28/2023 9:25:45 AM PDT by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerous enemy - EVs a solution for which there is no problem)
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