A cohort of Republicans, part of the dissenting vote on Biden's Ukraine war package, seeks oversight and specifics about the destination of U.S. money and weapons.
$40,000,000,000 to a flagrantly corrupt kakistocracy, handed over with minimal accountability or oversight, and in the middle of a war, so it's extra easy for weapons shipments to "get blown up" or pallets of greenbacks to "go missing".
What could ever possibly go wrong?
*Having lived, worked and done business in Ukraine, I could tell some stories about the corruption and cupidity of Ukrainian politicians and oligarchs.
Could there be a more obvious example of complete graft than both parties tripping over themselves to send an enormous amount of money to a completely corrupt country with zero forensic auditing?
Failing Empires always go for a massive cash grab, war, and the destruction of as many people as possible as their rotted ship sinks. Good on those asking for some accountability in this moment, but it's like taking an inventory of your workplace's supply closet as the office is on fire.
Remember when the Democrats were telling us that Biden would restore normalcy and calm? That it was everyone's duty to elect him? That was 18 months - 18 months! - ago. Hard not to feel that everything is much worse now than at any point under Trump. In fact, had Hillary and the DNC not invented Russia-gate with their pals in the Obama White House, the FBI, and the Justice Department, we would have likely had a relatively mundane corrupt-as-normal 4 years under Trump. Now, we are at the precipice of WW III - with nukes!
What a shit show. 10% for the Big Guy as the ship sinks.
As pointed out here and also by Iraq weapons inspector Scott Ritter recently on Useful Idiots podcast, the probability of these weapons being sold on the black market is effectively 100%. As there are terrorist cells all over Europe, it can't be long until a Javelin blows up some country's leader in their limo, or downs a commercial airliner with a Stinger.
Then the 513 out of 535 who voted for this will deny any culpability and demand even more weapons & spending to eradicate the terrorists whose hands these weapons have fallen into.
Like his dad before him, Rand is only (very slightly) slowing the MIC locomotive as it steams down the tracks. It IS interesting how they approved the $40B for Ukraine while shooting shooting down domestic spending. They're showing you exactly what they think about you.
The prevailing consensus = the U.S. must subsidize Ukraine's war effort - indefinitely - while subtly but inexorably ramping up direct American military involvement (i.e. - "guarding the embassy in Kyiv"). Ergo, the U.S. gets to decide the war's trajectory. Sounds sort of like a proxy war to me.
And the evil Octogenarian RINO Uniparty Turtle from Kentucky has the slimy guts to call Rand Paul an isolationist, as if that were some sort of vile epithet is this circumstance. I’m loathe to ascribe too many positive scruples to any swamp dwelling politician in DC, but Rand Paul is head and shoulders more honorable than that old Kentucky reptile Mitch. So a member of Congress, in particular one of our Senators gifted with a six year term to bring a more deliberative sensibility to our bloated MIC dominated government, can’t even ask questions about a $40 BILLION pork wargasm of an appropriation on top of the previous $14 Billon already spent, with no debate or oversight, conjuring up money we don’t have out of Federal Reserve digital dollars out of thin air. Inflation anyone?? Oh yeah, to move us closer to open conflict with the worlds other nuclear superpower. Whoops, apocalypse!! There must be a shadow government deep state as all of the public facing governing elected officials are MORONS!!!
My guess: the War Uniparty sees utter disaster at the polls in November. They'll do anything to "unify" America (in the past, wars have done this nicely) to ameliorate the massacre they see coming.
So Bernie, and AOC, and the "Antiwar Left" get tossed right on the fire. Almost as if they've been compromised in some way. It makes you wonder what's really going on. I think they're playing for keeps. This isn't just about the next election. At least it doesn't feel that way to me.
The “Anti War” Left has always been a political façade, rather than principles.
What happened to Cindy Sheehan and Code Pink after Obama as elected? Did the Iraq War just end? No, it escalated. Yet their demonstrations and protests went away once a Dem was in the White House.
I predict Bernie and AOC will rediscover their “resistance” one a Republican is President.
So proud of those brave leaders standing against this incomprehensible policy. Particularly Rand Paul, a real profile in courage. Finally the elites are having second thoughts represented by the NYT recent editorial. Everyone who encouraged this war and wasteful spending MUST be held accountable.
$40,000,000,000 to a flagrantly corrupt kakistocracy, handed over with minimal accountability or oversight, and in the middle of a war, so it's extra easy for weapons shipments to "get blown up" or pallets of greenbacks to "go missing".
What could ever possibly go wrong?
*Having lived, worked and done business in Ukraine, I could tell some stories about the corruption and cupidity of Ukrainian politicians and oligarchs.
Could there be a more obvious example of complete graft than both parties tripping over themselves to send an enormous amount of money to a completely corrupt country with zero forensic auditing?
Can’t we just bribe defense contractors with BILLIONS and skip the war part…
Failing Empires always go for a massive cash grab, war, and the destruction of as many people as possible as their rotted ship sinks. Good on those asking for some accountability in this moment, but it's like taking an inventory of your workplace's supply closet as the office is on fire.
Remember when the Democrats were telling us that Biden would restore normalcy and calm? That it was everyone's duty to elect him? That was 18 months - 18 months! - ago. Hard not to feel that everything is much worse now than at any point under Trump. In fact, had Hillary and the DNC not invented Russia-gate with their pals in the Obama White House, the FBI, and the Justice Department, we would have likely had a relatively mundane corrupt-as-normal 4 years under Trump. Now, we are at the precipice of WW III - with nukes!
What a shit show. 10% for the Big Guy as the ship sinks.
As pointed out here and also by Iraq weapons inspector Scott Ritter recently on Useful Idiots podcast, the probability of these weapons being sold on the black market is effectively 100%. As there are terrorist cells all over Europe, it can't be long until a Javelin blows up some country's leader in their limo, or downs a commercial airliner with a Stinger.
Then the 513 out of 535 who voted for this will deny any culpability and demand even more weapons & spending to eradicate the terrorists whose hands these weapons have fallen into.
And so it goes.
Like his dad before him, Rand is only (very slightly) slowing the MIC locomotive as it steams down the tracks. It IS interesting how they approved the $40B for Ukraine while shooting shooting down domestic spending. They're showing you exactly what they think about you.
Accountability?! We don't need no stinkin' accountability!
All this pales next to the $5T they got for COVID.
Where did all this $ go?
The prevailing consensus = the U.S. must subsidize Ukraine's war effort - indefinitely - while subtly but inexorably ramping up direct American military involvement (i.e. - "guarding the embassy in Kyiv"). Ergo, the U.S. gets to decide the war's trajectory. Sounds sort of like a proxy war to me.
And the evil Octogenarian RINO Uniparty Turtle from Kentucky has the slimy guts to call Rand Paul an isolationist, as if that were some sort of vile epithet is this circumstance. I’m loathe to ascribe too many positive scruples to any swamp dwelling politician in DC, but Rand Paul is head and shoulders more honorable than that old Kentucky reptile Mitch. So a member of Congress, in particular one of our Senators gifted with a six year term to bring a more deliberative sensibility to our bloated MIC dominated government, can’t even ask questions about a $40 BILLION pork wargasm of an appropriation on top of the previous $14 Billon already spent, with no debate or oversight, conjuring up money we don’t have out of Federal Reserve digital dollars out of thin air. Inflation anyone?? Oh yeah, to move us closer to open conflict with the worlds other nuclear superpower. Whoops, apocalypse!! There must be a shadow government deep state as all of the public facing governing elected officials are MORONS!!!
My guess: the War Uniparty sees utter disaster at the polls in November. They'll do anything to "unify" America (in the past, wars have done this nicely) to ameliorate the massacre they see coming.
So Bernie, and AOC, and the "Antiwar Left" get tossed right on the fire. Almost as if they've been compromised in some way. It makes you wonder what's really going on. I think they're playing for keeps. This isn't just about the next election. At least it doesn't feel that way to me.
The “Anti War” Left has always been a political façade, rather than principles.
What happened to Cindy Sheehan and Code Pink after Obama as elected? Did the Iraq War just end? No, it escalated. Yet their demonstrations and protests went away once a Dem was in the White House.
I predict Bernie and AOC will rediscover their “resistance” one a Republican is President.
So proud of those brave leaders standing against this incomprehensible policy. Particularly Rand Paul, a real profile in courage. Finally the elites are having second thoughts represented by the NYT recent editorial. Everyone who encouraged this war and wasteful spending MUST be held accountable.
We would be better served to spend 40 billion buying randomly selected Americans a unicorn.
Beyond weapons, I'm concerned how much of the 40 billion is going to end up back in the coffers of the DNC.
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...we’ve got our work cut out for us to save the Constitution and Humanity