Quote:What are the priorities in Washington DC? 10% to the Big Guy? Advancing the Military-Industrial Complex? Hiding Hunter Biden's misdeeds? Filling coffers of corrupt Ukrainian officials? All of the above?

What's NOT a priority for most in DC, whether Democrat or Republican, is helping the struggling American people or preventing a recession that seems to be just around the corner. Instead, they've sent more taxpayer dollars to "aid" Ukraine against Russian than we spent on the first FIVE YEARS of the war in Afghanistan. According to Fox News:

The Biden administration and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have pledged to counter Russia’s war in Ukraine and the threat it poses to European security, and the funds so far committed to Kyiv already exceed U.S. costs for the first five years in Afghanistan.

The Biden administration on Friday announced another $400 million military drawdown package to Ukraine as it attempts to fend off Russian advances.

The latest package was reportedly tailored in coordination with Ukrainian officials for what they specifically need on the front lines and comes just days after Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed victory over the eastern Luhansk region.

Heavy artillery like howitzers and High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) are among the big-ticket items that Ukraine has said it needs to target Russian command and control hotspots that sit behind the front lines.

One can and should question the need to invade Afghanistan. One can definitely question the decisions made year after year after year to remain there. But there should be no question about the waste of money in Ukraine. It's just that: a waste. Perhaps one could argue that the money is being used to stop Russia from winning their war, but at a time when millions of Americans are unable to put food on the table or travel from point A to point B, can we really afford to be throwing money at what is almost certainly a lost cause?

Supporting the Ukrainian people who have had their lives turned upside down is understandable, but the money being sent there isn't being used for humanitarian aid. Instead, it's being used to fuel a Nazi-infested military and a corrupt government without anyone actually knowing how the dollars are being used. There have only been minor anecdotal "victories" to "justify" the massive aid we've sent, and tremendous victories by the Russian military have overshadowed those. Ukraine is losing despite our efforts. Non-interventionists are arguing that we're actually hurting the Ukrainian people by prolonging the war.

Regardless of where one stands on the Russian invasion, it's crystal clear our aid is misplaced at best and feeding corruption at worst. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky continues to exercise the use of the blank check Washington DC has given him.

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Somebody said this early

From the start every $ spent I was of the opinion of would do nothing more than prolong the war and cause more deaths on both sides.

Push back to that argument was basically if Russia takes Ukraine then they’d for sure invade the rest of Europe. So I’ll stand pat on my argument that every $ should have been to boost NATO defense on the borders.

Also, until we learn to keep our $ in our own pockets, Europe time and time again will fail to step up to the table. Don’t blame them. Why would they. Still, F em moochers.

Imagine if every $ spent on Ukraine was spent on U.S. citizens. Probably could have fixed the border issue, done some infrastructure work Joey campaigned on but nothing yet in progress, and still lowerd taxes. I’m not whipping out the calculator tonight.

What a wonderful way for our “leaders” in Washington to launder funds back into their control via Ukraine…….harder to do in Afghanistan as it was equipment, etc. going to our own troops.

With Ukraine - once it gets to them who knows where it goes……….

(07-10-2022 08:54 PM)Crebman Wrote:  What a wonderful way for our “leaders” in Washington to launder funds back into their control via Ukraine…….harder to do in Afghanistan as it was equipment, etc. going to our own troops.

With Ukraine - once it gets to them who knows where it goes……….

Not only that what was in those labs we were sponsoring in Ukraine? I just read where the idiots in China who unleashed the Wuhan virus are now experimenting with Monkey Pox. In the same Lab no doubt.

All of this because Washington wouldn’t let Kiev implement Minsk II and simply give the 2 now independent republics a little more self rule and not interfere with them speaking Russian.

Well played State Department, well played.

(07-10-2022 06:45 PM)shere khan Wrote:  Somebody said this early

I can't remember who those folk were (muh 420 teleprompter is on the fritz) ...

Why would other countries pay up money to defend borders or help a neighboring country when they can ask the US to do it?

(07-11-2022 06:47 AM)gdunn Wrote:  Why would other countries pay up money to defend borders or help a neighboring country when they can ask the US to do it?

while I understand the rhetorical, I'll pile-on with "b/c the 'barometric' USD is no longer in the US hands..."

@x2obviousRhetoric

All of you- change your profile pics on here to a Ukraine flag now! And, by gosh, you better support Britney Griner


stand up to Russia.......................even though Barry Hussein told us that the Russian threat was so 1980s (kinda like his stonewashed mom jeans)