Posted on 09/20/2023 6:54:32 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said at a press conference from Germany on Tuesday that the Ukraine War could be sustained because the United States and its allies are “rich.”
Milley was asked: “President Zelenskyy said this weekend that U.S. military aid to Ukraine is arriving far too late. Do Ukraine’s military partners have the industrial capacity to enable Ukraine to make major gains in another fighting season?”
Milley responded: “…you asked about the capacity. Can we continue to do this? The short answer is yes, we can continue to do this, and the United States and its allied countries are rich, powerful, with significant resources, military resources that are capable of sustaining this fight, in President Biden’s words, as long as it takes.”
He added, “And that’s what the intent is of our political leadership of all of the nations of Europe and around the world, actually, and the United States, and that’s exactly what we, the military, will do. We’ll do what we’re directed to do, and we’re going to do it as long as it takes.”
Milley ended his opening remarks at the press conference by saying, “Slava Ukraini,” which means “Glory to Ukraine.”
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Well, there is a Bozo who doesn’t know how to read the USA’s financial statement!
IIRC, the National Debt just passed $33 TRILLION, and the FY 23 deficit is “supposed” to be in excess of $2 TRILLION!
RICH MY ASS!
We’re running out of weapons.
“Allied” countries are not paying for this war beyond a pittance as lip service. We are. Milley is a dishonest POS who is a disgrace to the uniform.
If it wouldn’t be for the US………..
If it would not be for the US most Ukrainians still would have a roof over their heads. Overall life and living conditions weren’t that bad in Ukraine, aside from corruption which reeked to high heaven, many times worse than here in the US and along with it US governmental agencies involvement, in order to gain a foothold, stirring the pot long before the last elections, which were a sham to begin with just like the last elections here in the US.
Probably the eastern portion of the Ukraine which has a large portion of ethnic Russians and was constantly assaulted by radical groups; would have been annexed by Russia and things eventually would have settled down. The same goes for Europe if they had not jumped on the US bandwagon. The US purposely damaged the gas supply lines making sure that Europe in general and Germany in particular remains dependent on the US like a colony, just in case they may come to their senses and change their mind.
Those days when Russia had any ideas of expansion are long gone and over with and things of the past. All they want is a quiet neighborhood without NATO or CIA manipulation and intervention. Just like the US likes to keep their backyard free of any intruders. But the warmongers within the US regime know that a peaceful coexistence is bad for the production of war materials, especially the military industrial complex as well as the globalists, cranking out wartime supplies like there is no tomorrow and if they keep it up there may not be one. So, they keep stirring the pot until it will boil over and it isn’t too far from doing just that
No, Milley, we have a larger credit card, which we’ve spent beyond the max and the balance will eventually come due.
Milley is such a tool.
That other Milley, the one on “Stranger Things” has a better grip on reality and she has to deal with two different astral planes!
Plus she’s alot prettier than the boi toi!
This corrupt incompetent “General” represents the interests of the the Military Industrial Complex not the American people and should not be leading the American Trooper in or out of battle.
Borrowed money. US is the world’s biggest debtor nation.
Speaks volumes, doesn’t it?
Milley is such a tool.
US assets are ~$270 trillion, and we are ~16.8% of the world’s industrial base. Debts & obligations are about $146 trillion.
Total spending on Ukraine is about 0.3% of our GDP, with some of that 0.3% being new weapons replacing rather old weapons going to Ukraine. For example, the cluster munitions sent were supposed to be scrapped anyway, so we saved the significant cost of scrapping them. (That’s purely an economic argument, personally I’d rather fork over a bit more of my tax money and send something else.)
The real US spending problems are in social and domestic spending, and the acceleration of those:
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58888
What this is really about is manufacturing output. The US is #2, and the US and it’s allies are 16 of the top 20 manufacturing bases in the world. Russia is ~ #15 (sources vary slightly.) China is #1, but has little interest right now in actually PO’ing most of it’s top customers. India is #6 on the list, mostly consumed again by exports to US allies, or barely keeping it’s own population modestly (very) supplied. Brazil is #14 on most lists and in much the same position as India, just a little richer per capita (#79 vs. #139).
“ Milley ended his opening remarks at the press conference by saying, “Slava Ukraini,” which means “Glory to Ukraine.”
Not “God bless America” or “God bless the USA”
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Sounds EXACTLY like the approach of some of our daily posters who constantly advance Ukraine’s interests at the expense of America’s true interests.
So here’s a Neocon yelling “SQUIRREL, SQUIRREL, SQUIRREL!” to distract from the fact that the American citizenry is being plundered of tens and tens of Billions of dollars.
Rich.
Because being $33 Trillion in debt definitely makes you rich.
I am not rich and wouldn’t mind MY govt taking care of its own legal citizens....
I wonder where our military leaders are concerning they’re oath to defend the US Constitution in the midst of this criminal government now abusing our rights?
Asking for a friend
What happens when Ukraine runs out of cannon fodder? Do we buy some humans? Or send them ours kids?
Yes, our kids.
They want a world war as part of the process of eliminating white people, so we can be replaced with less intelligent third worlds and mixed. It’s part of the Kalergi plan that the globalists are following.
Both Russia and Ukraine have been in long population decline. This war is eliminating fertile men.
The key reason to stop isn’t money and hardware.
[The United States is the most bankrupt nation in the history of this planet & is collapsing.]
Unfortunately that seems to be the case.
[Speaks volumes, doesn’t it?]
yep
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