Posted on 03/01/2024 4:09:47 AM PST by hardspunned
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned on Thursday that NATO will be drawn into war if Ukraine is defeated by invading Russian forces.
Speaking at a Republican-led House Armed Services Committee hearing to discuss his recent absence while hospitalized for complications from prostate cancer surgery, Austin predicted that Russian President Vladimir Putin would not "stop" if Moscow wins the war in Ukraine. Austin made the remarks after being asked about Congress failing to approve a $60 billion military aid package for Ukraine, as requested by President Joe Biden. Despite significant bipartisan support for Ukraine aid, the measure has stalled amid a series of partisan disputes over border security and other issues.
"We know that if Putin is successful here, he will not stop," Austin said. "He will continue to take more aggressive action in the region. And other leaders around the world, other autocrats, will look at this and they'll be encouraged by the fact that this happened and we failed to support a democracy."
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This is quickly approaching a point of no return. The reckless, incompetent idiots in Britain, France and DC are probably one more false move away from plunging us all into the abyss.
We’re not sending our family members to fight and die in that war. We’ll send them to Canada.
Um
Ukraine is losing
Don’t worry, the trannys and LBGTQ volunteers will love to fight Ivan to preserve diversity in eastern Europe.
FR’s Geriatric Keyboard Commando Brigade will soon be here to push for war.
Don’t worry, the trannys and LBGTQ volunteers will love to fight Ivan to preserve diversity in eastern Europe
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Funny you mention that
Transgender Lt. Col. Bree Fram tells everyone to share their pronouns
https://rumble.com/v4gkna8-transgender-lt.-col.-bree-fram-tells-everyone-to-share-their-pronouns.html
About sending “members of [your] family” to Canada: Canada is a member of NATO.
Canada is talking about sending troops to help currently. Would they shelter US deserters again while doing that or have dynamics indeed changed? I was around during and recall Vietnam era too.
Just keep in mind that 62 billion isn’t going to buy a win . It hasn’t so far and it won’t now. Ukraine is out of soldiers and that can’t be fixed unless they are willing to send troops.
And that isn’t going to help now either.
This statment by Austin is just another threat because of that 62 billion.
We are done anyway if that border is not closed.
The extremely stupid western clown leaders have stepped in it and the sooner we throw them out the better.
Good Grief....!!!! WTF.....!
Canada is not our friend, just saying. If you have children that have joined the volunteer armed forces, they need to live up to their obligations. Or don’t join. We don’t have a draft.
Joe biden has spread his corruption everywhere..
He was a bad choice to put over this nation..
He has made decisions that are harmful and deadly.
Heavy hangs over our heads.
> This statment by Austin is just another threat because of that 62 billion.
The $62 billion is all about keeping the right palms greased.
“We know that if Putin is successful here, he will not stop, encouraged by the fact that “we failed” to support a democracy, “Austin said.
Americans need to know why Zelensky “failed to defend democracy” given the gargantuan US financial and military support he received. (below)
U.S. security assistance to Ukraine between January 20, 2020, and December 27, 2023
A graphic listing weapons and other equipment that the U.S. taxpayer has
sent to Ukraine, showing a large variety of our military assets
Infantry arms and equipment
Air defense
10,000 Javelin anti-armor systems
1 Patriot air defense battery and munitions
90,000 other anti-armor systems and munitions
12 NASAM systems
2,000 Stinger anti-aircraft systems
Avenger air defense systems
9,000 TOW missiles
HAWK air defense systems and munitions
35,000 grenade launchers and small arms,
with ammunition
Laser-guided rocket systems
AIM-7 missiles
100,000 sets of body armor and helmets
RIM-7 missiles
Night-vision devices, surveillance systems,
thermal imagery systems, optics, and
laser rangefinders
AIM-9M missiles
Antiaircraft guns and ammunition
Equipment to integrate with and sustain
Ukraine’s systems and to protect critical
infrastructure
C-4 and other explosives
Explosive-ordnance-disposal equipment
VAMPIRE anti-drone systems and munitions
M18A1 Claymore mines
Anti-drone gun trucks and ammunition
Anti-tank mines
Anti-drone laser-guided rocket systems
Mine-clearing equipment
Air defense systems components
Obstacle-emplacement equipment
Other anti-drone equipment
Medical supplies
Field equipment, cold-weather gear, generators,
and spare parts
Air-to-ground missiles
Chemical, biological, radiological, and
nuclear protective equipment
High-speed anti-radiation missiles (HARMs)
Precision aerial munitions
18 armored bridging systems
Rocket launchers and ammunition
6,000 Zuni aircraft rockets (could function
as air defense)
25mm ammunition
Counter air defense capability
20,000 Hydra-70 aircraft rockets
Artillery
Manned aircraft
198 155mm Howitzers and ammunition
20 Mi-17 helicopters
72 105mm Howitzers and ammunition
47 120mm mortar systems
Explosive and combat drones
10 82mm mortar systems
112 81mm mortar systems
Switchblade drones
58 60mm mortar systems
Phoenix Ghost drones
203mm, 152mm, 130mm, 122mm
ALTIUS-600 drones (can also be used for
surveillance)
39 HIMAR systems
Munitions
60,000 122mm Grad rockets
Precision-guided rockets
Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb
launchers and ammunition
Surveillance drones
ScanEagle drones
Puma drones
Tanks and armored carriers
JUMP 20 drones
186 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles
CyberLux K8 drones
4 Bradley Fire Support Team vehicles
Penguin drones (can also be used as
combat drone)
31 Abrams tanks
Black Hornet drones
45 T-72B tanks (via the Czech Republic)
189 Stryker armored personnel carriers
300 M113 armored personnel carriers
Coastal defense
250 M1117 armored security vehicles
2 Harpoon coastal defense systems
300 armored medical-treatment vehicles
62 coastal and riverine patrol boats
500 MRAP vehicles
Unmanned coastal defense vessels
125mm, 120mm, and 105mm tank ammunition
Port and harbor security equipment
Ground support vehicles
Radar and communications
2,000 Humvees
931 tactical vehicles
4 satellite communications antennas
200 light tactical vehicles
2 radars for drones
80 trucks
21 air surveillance radars
124 trailers
70 counter-artillery and counter-
mortar radars
10 command post vehicles
30 ammunition support vehicles
20 multi-mission radars
6 armored utility trucks
Tactical secure communications systems
Electronic warfare and counter–electronic
warfare equipment
8 logistics support vehicles
239 fuel tankers and 105 fuel trailers
4 SATCOM antennas
58 water trailers
SATCOM terminals and services
Satellite services
Commercial satellite imagery services
Source: U.S. Department of Defense.
When compared with U.S. assistance to other top recipients, both in recent years
and in decades past, the extraordinary scale of this aid to Ukraine comes into view.
Whites can take over Guatemala, as they all came here…
It’s hard for me to believe the NATO leadership is so stupid that they don’t see the corner they have painted us into. Could it be that their purpose is to force Russia’s hand? Force the Russians to attack NATO staging areas in NATO, just over the Uke western borders, thinking NATO can win a ground war in Ukraine, Russia and Belarus? As I’ve often stated here before over the last two years, WWIII will commence along the Polish Ukrainian border. I’m beginning to fear DJT won’t arrive in time to save us.
Europe is already being invaded by Non-Whites am I suppose to be upset if Russia joins in ?
I don’t think they’re stupid, I think they want war.
I think the game is up with respect to the global economy.
With enough destruction comes a reset.
Perhaps the Poles are good soldiers. The best true warriors the West could have mustered are, for the most part, now buried in Ukraine.
They don't need to go to Canada to avoid a draft. They just need to keep on doing what they have been doing.
The "dynamics" have changed, compared to 50 years ago.
(Maybe that's the reason that Biden is inviting so many military age illegals into the country.)
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