Posted on 08/01/2014 5:32:39 PM PDT by tcrlaf
The Obama administration has notified Congress of its plans to train and arm the Ukrainian national guard next year, the Pentagon said on Friday, as Washington continues to intensify its response to Moscow's support for rebels in eastern Ukraine.
"The Defense Department and State Department have notified Congress of our intent to use $19 million in global security contingency fund authority to train and equip four companies and one tactical headquarters of the Ukrainian national guard as part of their efforts to build their capacity for internal defense," Pentagon spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby told reporters.
The training, which requires congressional approval, would occur at a location within Ukraine that hosts multilateral exercises, Kirby said. The trainers would be provided by U.S. Army Europe and by the California National Guard, he added
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Obama approves $400 million for Hamas in Gaza and not a word of protest out of these blabberers here.
But he approves $8 million out of $19 million requested for border enhancement for the Ukrainians and they all wet their panties and have a cow.
Ukraine's border is NOT the U.S. border.
So what happens when those Russian thugs turn around and start killing the American patriots?
Just like we did in Vietnam and Afghanistan?
Is patrolling your own border an act of war against the nation on the other side of the border???
Is training another nation how to patrol its border an act of war???
and Estonia and Lithuania and Poland.
Lack of political will my azz.
Ya seem to lack a bit of knowledge regarding what's happening in the US.
This epic violent country killing in invasion in the US has compromised and undermined our entire country, including our very electoral process, is all intentional, and it's being supported and aided and abetted by the US government...Lack of will has zip to do with any of this.
You're now suggested arming, equipping, training people in a GD foreign country is not going to piss off and be considered an act of war by their neighboring enemy?
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Do you work for the leftist idiots in U.S. State Department?
wow....
No amounting of parsing will change the fact that you chest beaters want to go to war with Russia, a war we could not win right now. I guess you missed this story from yesterday:
Obama military downsizing leaves U.S. too weak to counter global threats, panel finds
Are they at war with Russia, with bullets flying?
The last time I checked Ukraine shared a border with Poland, Belarus, Moldova, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary as well as Russia or don’t you have maps in your basement.
So Obama gives $400 million to Hamas to use any way they want and not a squeak out of you —
But he gives a mere $8 million to Ukraine for border patrol training and you wet your panties and have a cow.
So what?
Not true at all...
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