And a herd of ponies.
And a kitten.
How many will end up for sale in Volodymyr’s Rocket Shop?
In the General/Chat forum, on a thread titled Trump wants to give Ukraine a 'loan' — but some of his GOP allies on Capitol Hill worry it would never be paid back, ransomnote wrote:
In the News/Activism forum, on a thread titled How the electric war is redrawing the Ukraine……, ransomnote wrote: Russia's supposed drop in production and sanctions, which not all nations will obey, is NOTHING compared with the complete collapse of the Ukrainian economy, the death and departure (refugee) of their able-bodied workforce, and the destruction of their electrical grid along with anything plugged into it.
In the General/Chat forum, on a thread titled Three Men Charged With Running Hawala Scheme Responsible For Illicitly Moving More Than $65 Million Between The United States And The Middle East, GOPJ wrote: We are paying to sustain Ukraine’s critical healthcare services, meet its pension responsibilities for 9.8 million people, assist 1.3 million internally displaced persons, provide housing assistance to 4.1 million people, and provide social assistance to 240,000 low-income families and 480,000 persons with disabilities. We subsidize Ukraine’s small businesses, buy seeds and fertilizer for Ukrainian farmers and fund divers who clear unexploded ammunition from the country’s rivers to make them safe again for swimming and fishing.
Americans pay to secure Ukraine’s borders while millions of welfare seeking barbarians and terrorists flood through ours.
We're being taken to the cleaners...
According to this OP, an increasing number of cities are becoming unlivable with permanent damage to power generating systems and all the infrastructure, electronics and basics (heat, light and water).
There is no comparison. If the public understood that the United States provides the economy for the Ukraine, more would realize the Ukraine lost the war long ago and they are being propped up as puppets "Save the Ukraine!" when there's no chance of winning.Excerpted:
NATO/Zelensky/Biden are willing to let all of the Ukraine burn and conscript her people (aged 15 to 70, including the disabled) to die in trenches with insufficient weapons. The criminals here are those controlling NATO's elite superpowers and using the Ukrainian citizens as sacrificial chess pieces on a blood-soaked chessboard.
Trump already said the Ukraine is among the most corrupt regions in the world. He knows NATO is controlling the conflict. We know his opinion of NATO. He knows about the Biden Regime money laundering business there, that it's the center of Deep State activity, and that Zelensky is controlled and corrupt. Trump recalls that he asked Zelensky to investigate the Biden mess there, and Zelensky refused. Trump knows about the lack of accountability for the billions we sent. No. Trump doesn't think loaning them money is a good idea.
He's trolling....
The FAB glide bombs are coming for the Z-man.
The Russians have the FAB-500, FAB-1000, FAB-1500 and FAB-3000 guided glide bombs. Those numbers are in kilograms so the FAB-500 has 1100 pounds of high explosive fyi. They have a standoff range of 40 miles and the these bombs leave a big crater wherever they hit. Therefore more inexpensive than a Patriot missile and they’re changing the face of the front and giving the Russians a huge advantage.
Russia has conducted around 30,000 strikes on Ukrainian territory in 2024.
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Wait!!! Shouldn’t this read:
“Russia has dug 30,000 holes in Ukrainian territory in 2024 with shovels”?
I sure don’t mind if Congress and Biden ship any around Washington, D.C. to Ukraine.
Go beg someplace else loser.
I’m starting to think that Zelensky is BEING PAID by either Putin or She to clean out the West of their weapons, so that they could then rule the planet unchallenged.
Total Patriot individual missile production is 550 PER YEAR !
Which they are raising to 650. That’s almost two missiles per day !
This is a joke. The USA MIC is hopeless, and incapable of supplying for a sustained war.
I think the lead time for Patriots is 5 to 7 years (as Taiwan is now learning the hard way), so Zelensky is more than welcome to take his place, in line.
Dam, I should have bought that Raytheon stock.
Give them a truckload of Empty Glass bottles and Bottle Rockets.
Domestic cost: About US$1.09 billion (FY 2022) for a battery; US$4 million for a single PAC-3 MSE missileExport cost: About US$2.37–2.5 billion for a battery; US$6–10 million (FY 2018) for a single missile
They seem to be effective shooting $8 million worth of missiles at a drone. That is effective for Ukraine because it is all free. It's effective until there are no missiles and the Russians drop FAB glide bombs on their head.
https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF12297
Congressional Research Service Report
Updated January 18, 2023
PATRIOT Air and Missile Defense System for Ukraine
PATRIOT System CostsOfficial PATRIOT system cost figures are not publicly available. According to a December 16, 2022, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) article, “Patriot to Ukraine: What Does it Mean?,” a newly produced PATRIOT battery costs about $1.1 billion, including about $400 million for the system and about $690 million for the missiles. CSIS further suggests future U.S. PATRIOT battalions (U.S. PATRIOT battalions consist of four PATRIOT batteries) could cost up to $1.27 billion dollars apiece without missiles. PATRIOT interceptors are estimated to cost about $4 million per missile.
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Considerations for Congress
Oversight questions Congress could consider include the following:
- What are the readiness implications for the Army and Combatant Commands associated with providing a PATRIOT battery to Ukraine using Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA)?
- If additional PATRIOT systems and/or interceptors are provided to Ukraine, will DOD’s security cooperation authorities be used in lieu of PDA?
- With the high cost of PATRIOT interceptors, will restrictions be imposed on what types of hostile systems can be engaged by PATRIOT?
The US has @500 Patriot launchers in reserve.
FO, piano balls
Drop dead, Pukie-Ukies!
I read just this last week that the chicoms, relying on robotics, are making 1,000 cruise missiles a month. Meanwhile, back in the late great usa we build 400 to 500 a year by hand. I wonder if this is true?
Maybe z should tap the chicoms?
Hey Z, how about we send you 25 Swiss army knives. With sheaths. Wouldn’t want you to hurt yourself.