Posted on 04/28/2024 7:00:22 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Despite the time and political capital spent on the $60 billion aid for Ukraine, some Biden administration officials are skeptical it’s enough for Ukraine to win its two-year war with Russia.
Battlefield dynamics have shifted a lot in the last few months, partly because Ukraine ran low on weaponry and ammunition while Congress debated authorizing more aid, according to three U.S. officials, all granted anonymity to detail sensitive internal thinking. During that period, Ukraine struggled to maintain eastern territory, though Russia didn’t make significant gains, either.
Russia maintains a manpower and weapons advantage, and it would take a lot to reverse months and years of territorial losses. U.S. officials also ask questions about Ukraine’s own tactics and priorities, especially after Kyiv’s counteroffensive failed, sapping forces of materiel and morale.
“The immediate goal is to stop Ukrainian losses and help Ukraine regain momentum and turn the tide on the battlefield. After that, the goal is to help Ukraine begin to regain its territory,” said one of the officials. “Will they have what they need to win? Ultimately, yes. But it’s not a guarantee that they will. Military operations are much more complicated than that.”
On Capitol Hill, lawmakers are also expressing concerns about whether more U.S.-provided weapons can lead to a Ukrainian defeat of Russia or if it’s just enough to temporarily fend off the invasion. “That’s the question,” said a senior Democratic Senate aide.
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Well, there’s 60 billion dollars down the drain. Any more bright ideas, Biden?
It ain’t about Ukraine.
It’s about all the warbucks to be laundered and TBG’s 10%.
That has been obvious for some time.
Trial balloon to blame republicans
funny
didnt hear that before the bill was signed
Can’t blame Xiden for this, it’s the GOPe that gave him the money.
And they aren’t done yet!
Lots more coming in the next handout.
Mitch McConnell just said the money is about creating jobs for people in this country. It is about supporting the Industrial Military Complex in this country. I wonder how much of a kickback that the politicians in this country get?
*Well, there’s 60 billion dollars down the drain. Any more bright ideas, Biden?*
The truth will set you free-right?
Blame republicans.
Ukraine has always been rated as one of the most corrupt countries in Europe—no one disputes that.
Talk about throwing billions down a rat hole in a no-win situation, wow.
“*Well, there’s 60 billion dollars down the drain. Any more bright ideas, Biden?*
The truth will set you free-right?
Blame republicans.”
Yep.
The basic reality is Russia has been meddling in the USA for well over a century.
The US institutions enabling Biden to steal the election are run by communists and Marxists in part thanks to Russia meddling in the US for well over 100yrs.
Any American that would pray for Russia should consider relocating to downtown Moscow.
There aren’t enough Ukies or 155mm in the world.
It’s over.
So let’s keep pissing hard-working tax payer money away on a country the size of Texas, that sits 5,000 miles away.
Why do we see communists in our universities?
Why are they literally communists?
Did they receive money from the Kremlin?
The longer it goes on, the more China benefits.
The US loses either way in this war. If Russia wins, we lose.
If Ukraine wins, which is impossible, we lose even more. Who in the heck do you think will pick up most of the ASTRONOMICAL reconstruction and rebuilding cost of the inevitable Ukranian “Marshall Plan”?
The longer it goes on, the more China benefits, and the more we lose.
They NEVER intended for them to win. They intended to funnel money to their districts (which ultimately comes back to them), and to potentially weaken Russia.
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