Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

U.S. sending advisers, military gear to Ukraine
National Journal ^ | 6-6-2014 | Marina Koren

Posted on 06/06/2014 10:06:23 AM PDT by tcrlaf

U.S. military advisers are heading to Ukraine, the Air Force Times reports.

The small team will be there to assess "mid- and long-term needs for defense reform," a Pentagon official tells Chuck Vinch.

The White House has slowly been rolling out its assistance to Ukraine since early March, including a $1 billion aid package. Back then, interim Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk met with President Obama at the White House and appealed for military aid, including arms, ammunition, and intelligence support.

(Excerpt) Read more at nationaljournal.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: advisors; civilwar; ukraine
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-23 last
To: McGruff
Didn't Vietnam start out as a small group of advisers?

Didn't Afghanistan in the 80's for the Russias start with lesser involvement than their involvement today in Ukraine?

21 posted on 06/06/2014 1:55:23 PM PDT by FreeReign
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: McGruff

A big difference, these are reform analysts.

BS Pentagon boys who will make no difference in the short term.

In Vietnam, “advisers” were special counter insurgency operators.


22 posted on 06/06/2014 5:12:05 PM PDT by rbmillerjr (Russians to the Left of me, Useful Idiots to the Right...)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: tcrlaf

If the Obama and his Globalist puppet masters are sending military advisers to help the Kiev junta then you know the Kiev junta is bad news for the Ukrainian people, bad for the American people, and bad for Humanity in general.


23 posted on 06/06/2014 7:53:13 PM PDT by Count of Monte Fisto (The foundation of modern society is the denial of reality.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-23 last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson