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Points To Ponder
Ukraine’s top ally in the US govt, GOP Senate Leader Mitch McConnell told CBS two months ago:
<><> “a significant portion of US billions in US foreign aid to Ukraine is US spent
<><>tax dollars are being spent in the United States and 38 different states,
<><>b/c we are replacing weapons we send to Ukraine with more modern weapons,
<><>ergo, we’re rebuilding our industrial base.”
REALITY CHECK-—A closer look at the numbers reveals
<><> an overwhelming majority of Ukraine foreign aid is going overseas
<><> and that US aid remains overseas.
<><>of the $113 billion US tax dollars already spent
<><>only a fraction has gone to “rebuilding our industrial base.”
According to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget:
<><>of the $113 billion tax dollars sent, $67 billion went to “military defense”
<><>Of that $67 billion, about $27 billion went to “drawdown replenishment,”
<><>meaning a skimpy $15 billion went to US military mfg.
<><>still another $18 billion tax dollars went to the “Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative,”
<><>nearly $5 billion more tax dollars went to other foreign military financing programs,
<><>plus another $2 billion tax dollars went to “other defense.”
Richard Stern budget analyst at the Heritage Foundation, broke down the numbers for The Federalist:
<><>the tax dollar billions we send Ukraine are not labeled “military support,”
<><>the billions are simply foreign aid money,
<><>this is cash US aid that Ukraine can do whatever it wants with
<><>none of that aid or cash has ever come back to the US in any way.”
Washington Post: Killing Foreigners Via Aid to Ukraine Is Good For American Business
The Federalist ^ | DEC 04, 2023 | Tristan Justice / FR Posted on 12/4/2023 by Kazan
“The war in Ukraine might be deadly but at least it’s good for Boeing!”
That’s the latest message from advocates for unending foreign aid to Ukraine as the Russian war drags on into its third year.
The horrifying conflict could have ended more than a year and a half ago. Instead, Western leaders hung on to stubborn demands to keep Ukrainian membership in NATO on the bargaining table, and, apparently, to justify spending billions in tax dollars to enrich the US military-industrial complex.
Richard Stern, federal budget analyst at the Heritage Foundation, told The Federalist: “Of the military spending we give to Ukraine, none of it is money. All of it is equipment......equipment that has already been produced, so that’s not supporting US defense industries.”
So, who, exactly, is feeling the economic impact? It’s certainly not the average taxpayer. A Heritage Foundation analysis in August found the total aid to Ukraine cost taxpayers $900 per household.
Too, Ukraine isn’t winning........the war-torn nation is now digging in for a turbulent winter and a long, drawn-out conflict.
“Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ordered the construction of an extensive network of fortifications aimed at holding back Russian forces, signaling a switch to the defensive posture after a months-long Ukrainian counter-offensive yielded only small gains,” the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
More will die, but at least the military-industrial complex is making some money.
They pulled this crap on Reagan.
They should be tried for treason.
They pulled this crap on Reagan.
They should be tried for treason.
LOL! When have Democraps EVER kept their side of the deal? But stupidarse GOPers just might fall for it again.