4/10/2024, 6:07:20 PM · by hardspunned · 13 replies
The American Conservative ^ | 4/9/24 | Bradley Devlin
My comments below pertain to the war in the Ukraine and an article I just posted to Free Republic:
What Is in the Ukraine Aid Package, and What Does it Mean for the Future of the War?
csis.org ^ | May 1, 2024 | Mark F. Cancian and Chris H. Park
Posted on 5/14/2024, 6:25:05 PM by ransomnote
MY COMMENTS on the csis.org article:
In my opinion, the whole article is worth reading. I think that the flag waving cretins in Congress were putting on a show to imply they are helping the Ukraine far more than they actually are. Biden and his minions did NOT get what they want despite the staged optics the day the bill passed. The left and rhinos pretended they 'won' when in fact they settled, otherwise they would have asked for far more money, and they would have been able to authorize all of what they asked for. Things are not what they seem.
Of particular interest was the breakdown of spending provided by CSIS, for example, "Humanitarian aid ($2.5 billion) includes $1.6 billion for a special “assistance for Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia” fund, $300 million for counter-drug activities, and $100 million for demining. About $481 million supports Ukrainian refugees in the United States."
The article confirms some of main points made by Alexander Mercouris's YOUTUBE video reports.
For example, Mercouris had noted that some of the $65 Billion would be used to pay defense contractors for weapons already delivered, but without Congressional approval. Reading the CSIS article I read, "A curious element is that the legislation requests $13.4 billion to replenish stockpiles but only $7.8 billion of new drawdown authority." The author speculates that this is due to an accounting change made last summer (ransomnote: remember the 'accouting error' which allowed the Pentagon to send more last year?). Last year's so-called accounting 'error' was instead an accounting change; "The accounting changes priced equipment at the depreciated value rather than the replacement value. " Voila! More money to spend!
Often the weapons we provide to the Ukraine are obsolete and even if we give them long range missiles, the US either purchased old, less capable Soviet launchers or adjust the software on US missile launchers to reduce the distance they travel. The MSM and shills like to drum up optimism for the Ukrainian military because we gave them this hardware with those capabilities, but later we find out the equipment was obsolete or limited in some way (launched from Soviet equipment), fewer in number or won't be delivered for months if not years.
We send them Abrams tanks, oh but we send them old ones because it's faster to retrofit and refurbish them.
I recall posting a meme last year which quoted Zelensky saying that tanks are good, but that the Ukraine needs fighter jets, and could not win the war without them. How many times have we heard about the fighter jets being sent to the Ukraine? When responding to the $65 billion aid approval, Zelensky was asked how long it will be before he asks for more money; he responded that once he receives the jets promised last year, he will be able to provide the timeline. But according to the CSIS report, "Finally, F-16s are unlikely to be in the early packages. They are expensive, with one F-16 costing as much to procure as 200 Stingers, and are also very costly to maintain."
Other nations have given fighter jets, but FReepers pointed out how old the craft were, snarking that they only good for spare parts. Ukrainians are supposedly being trained to use them, but pitting trainees in unfamiliar jets against against veteran Russian pilots with war-time experience in the jets they fly.
Russia has air superiority in this fight, hammering comparitively exposed Ukrainian troops approaching Russian defensive lines. Yes the Ukraine has been given ground to air missiles, but they aren't militarily sufficient against Russian aircraft (they sometimes hit targets but do not provide adequate defense). The CSIS report acknowledges it would take years to enhance the Urkaine's air defenses.
The article points out that the $65 billion package closely aligns with Biden's request, but that most of it stays in the US.
Biden's requested $11.8 Billion in 'Economic support to the Ukrainian government' was reduced to $7.9 Billion in the approved bill. His request for $8.3 Billion in Global Aid was reduced to $2.5 Billion (A portion seems to have been moved into the foreign aid for Israel, so both Ukraine and Israel can access that Global aid).
I believe Biden/Dems knew they couldn't get away with as much as they really wanted - there's no way they would have otherwise restrained themselves from much larger cash grabs or weapons which can be sold to Isis, Mexican Cartels etc. The election is approaching and they have another election to steal, riots to plan, elites wanting their 'allowance' from Uncle Sam.
SIDE NOTE: While the article linked above details Congressional spending agreements, we will never know how much America gave the Ukraine because Black Ops spending is not reported to Congress.
Also, another $14 Billion in aid, not previously documented in government resources, has just 'turned up :
The article at the top of this thread provides the total spending to date, $175 Billion, for war-time aid to the Ukraine based on previous government documents. But with the recent admission of the Biden administraiton, the total is $189 Billion.
BACKGROUND information not in the article:
If the American public realized that the Ukraine's economy is gone (propped up with American tax dollars), the infrastructure is heavily damaged, that millions of its citizens have fled to surrounding countries, and its remaining workforce (ages 15-70) is being killed on the battlefield, reality could arrive and the senseless dying in this pointless war could stop. The war was never about 'freedom'; it's about corruption and NATO's wish to rule the world.
Time-Lapse map showing NATO's 'collection' of nations i.e., 'resistance is futile'
| In the General/Chat forum, on a thread titled Ukraine War Map Shows Russian Offensive Stalling After Avdiivka Win, bimboeruption wrote: |
excerpted by ransomnote: According to a Feb. 2023 report by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), we are funding the salaries of 618,000 Ukrainian educators, 517,000 health workers, and 56,500 first responders. We are paying to sustain Ukraine’s critical healthcare services, meet its pension responsibilities for 9.8 million people, assist 1.3 million internally displaced persons, provide housing assistance to 4.1 million people, and provide social assistance to 240,000 low-income families and 480,000 persons with disabilities. We subsidize Ukraine’s small businesses, buy seeds and fertilizer for Ukrainian farmers and fund divers who clear unexploded ammunition from the country’s rivers to make them safe again for swimming and fishing. Americans pay to secure Ukraine’s borders while millions of welfare seeking barbarians and terrorists flood through ours. |
Money spent in the Ukraine was not properly tracked during the Obama Administration and is not being properly tracked by the Biden regime because both men, and the foreign adversaries which control them, have so much to hide.
Ukrainian Corruption Center reports northern border defense funds were diverted to fake companies, letting Russians walk right across border in new Kharkiv offensive
"The GAO reported, "DOD does not have quality data to track delivery of defense articles to Ukraine. DOD guidance on PDA does not clearly define at what point in the delivery process defense articles should be recorded as delivered or provide clear instructions for how DOD service branches are to confirm delivery."
It added that full documentation of the funding being sent to the military effort has been lacking."
ransomnote: here are some related links
Poll: Nearly 80% of Ukrainians Hold Zelensky Responsible for Corruption
Zelensky's chiefs bought 'luxury cars and Spanish villas' while soldiers died on frontline
Mexican TV reports that dozens of U.S. AT-4 weapons systems, which were originally shipped to Ukraine, have been purchased by Cartel Golfo in Mexico.
Zelensky and his Generals may have embezzled $400M from U.S. aid
Ukraine War: Zelensky Embezzled $400 Million Allocated By The US For Purchasing Fuel – Seymour Hersh
4/12/2023, 7:51:48 PM · by dynachrome · 68 repliesEurasian Times ^ | 4-12-23 | By EurAsian Times Desk
Many FReepers seem unaware that our CIA helped overthrow Ukrainian leadership in preparation for the current war in the Ukraine.
Some seem to have forgotten the limitless corruption and fraud the US was engaging in there BEFORE the war- seemingly minor US expenditures in the Urkaine (support for IT training, lawyer licensure exams etc.) were just more fraud. I watched the linked video and created screen captures of the content documenting Burisma money laundering as well as illicit use of Taxpayer foreign aid.
