Posted on 04/28/2022 3:20:18 PM PDT by BeauBo
The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly backed legislation on Thursday that will make it easier to export military equipment to Ukraine, reviving the "Lend-Lease Act" that helped defeat Hitler during World War Two.
The House passed the "Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022" by 417 to 10, three weeks after it sailed through the Senate with unanimous support. It next goes to the White House for President Joe Biden to sign into law.
The measure revives a World War Two-era program that allowed Washington to lend or lease military equipment to U.S. allies. In this case, it will help those affected by Russia's invasion, such as Poland and other eastern European countries as well as Ukraine.
...Among other provisions, the bill would allow the United States to provide equipment to Ukraine now, with just a technical requirement to pay at some later date, essentially giving it to the Kyiv government.
"Ukrainian forces have demonstrated unbelievable strength and bravery, and we must again serve as the arsenal of democracy and ensure they have the full range of resources necessary to defend their sovereignty," said Republican Senator John Cornyn, a lead sponsor of the bill in the Senate, in a statement.
The House passed the legislation the same day that Biden asked Congress to approve $33 billion more for Ukraine, including more than $20 billion for weapons, ammunition and other military assistance.
(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...
It now looks like Russia is doomed to eventually lose the recently captured territory in the Ukraine, and a big chunk of its standing Military, as well as its oil and gas market share in Europe (over the next two years).
The measure revives a World War Two-era program that allowed Washington to lend or lease military equipment to U.S. allies. In this case, it will help those affected by Russia’s invasion, such as Poland and other eastern European countries as well as Ukraine.
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Reuters delicately obscures the history that in WW2, the USSR was one of the recipients of lend lease.
“We’ve always been at war with Eastasia.”
Lend - lease , you mean like we had just before we got into the last world war?
War is good business’: How US weapons makers profit in Ukraine
Apr 28, 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mgirj9upfRk
Sprinting towards WWIII...
You do realize this means NATO and the US will be in a shooting war with neo Tsarist military assets don’t you?
And that can only lead to nukes, because that may be the only functioning strategic card the Tsarists have to play?
Do we really want that?
The government moves heaven and earth to involve itself in a war halfway around the world but can’t do anything about 3000 plus illegal invaders spilling across our border daily.
But we’re not a Corporatocracy, we’re a DEMOCRACY doncha know.
Lend lease was for ALLIES
Ukraine is NOT our Allie.
Period.
This is nothing more
that a money laundromat remodel
for the district of cartels.
The World Wide Organized Crime Cartel need a deep RICO prostate exam.
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the USA will pour $33 billion into a country with a pre-war GDP of $150 billion
It will all be lost to corruption and over-priced weapons sitting in warehouses. Think Iraq, Afghanistan.
I can picture Zelensky someday fleeing to a waiting helicoptor with suitcases of cash like Ashraf Ghani
More sheer stupidity from the Washington Uniparty sheep.
I can understand the feeling of Davy Crockett when he left for Texas. Perhaps he foresaw Transgender closets in schools, conservative censorship, and the NWO Globohomo war machine.
“Russia is doomed”
HAHAHAHAHA
Dollar crashing via inflation
Millions of illegals crossing our border
Meanwhile Russian Ruble is going up and is backed by gold
But go ahead and tell us how it’s Russia which is “doomed”
Indeed. Completely nauseating. We need a whole new Congress. Throw the bums out, especially the RINOs. I don't even care if we keep the majority. This globalist money-wasting crap has to stop.
Yeah, but Putin lost!!!! /s
In WWII, we received something in return for the loans - the lease part.
What, except trouble, are we getting from this?
I had thought originally the Russians would overwhelm Ukraine but surprise..Ukraine is holding on.
“Ukraine is holding on”
Only if you believe the mainstream media
“Reuters delicately obscures the history that in WW2, the USSR was one of the recipients of lend lease.”
Two years later, after USSR was invaded by Germany on June 22, 1941. Prior to that, USSR was an ally of Germany and participated in the 1939 invasion of Poland, and also invaded Finland in 1939, which was a neutral country.
Wonder how many more tens of millions Zelensky siphon off and shift to his pocket.....
“”Lend-Lease Act” that helped defeat Hitler during World War Two.”
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Because it’s WWIII.
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