Why are we rushing to defend Ukraine? [merged threads]

[TBoneTX 45,250]

Ukraine Is Afghanistan All Over Again

 

Those drawing parallels to the Soviet-Afghan conflict should remember what happened in the sequel.

 

https://www.theamericanconservative.com/ukraine-is-afghanistan-all-over-again/

[Dashinka 24,479]

This is so true.  I assume Viktor Bout is helping out.  Ukraine, and Zelensky are only slightly less corrupt than Putin.  It is interesting, Zelensky is sort of the Ukranian version of Trump, but for some reason the Left loves him, and loathes Trump.  Never try to understand the weird logic of those on the Left.

 

It is worse in Ukraine. America's top-of-the-line air-defense tools are being employed against Russian and Iranian air assets. What would those countries pay for the telemetry data of a shoot-down, never mind actual hardware to reverse engineer and program against? There are no doubt Russian, Chinese, Iranian and other intelligence agencies on the ground in Ukraine with suitcases full of money trying to buy up what they can. Another cost of war.

[Mike E 11,739]

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/drone-attacks-russia-underline-vulnerability-97529345
 

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Drone attacks on Russia underline its vulnerability

A spate of drone attacks that Russian authorities blamed on Ukraine has targeted areas in southern and western Russia, reflecting the Ukrainian military’s growing reach as the war dragged into a second year”

…

 

”On Tuesday, Russian authorities also briefly closed the airspace over St. Petersburg, the country's second-largest city. Some reports alleged that an unidentified drone was spotted in the area, while the Defense Ministry said the skies around the city were closed as part of air defense drills.”

 

Other news outlets are reporting St Pete was attacked. 
 

Will be interesting when Russian aligned Ukrainian separatists send drones to Berlin. 

[TBoneTX 45,250]

To Save Time, Treasury Secretary Yellen Gives Zelensky Key To U.S. Treasury

 

U.S. — To avoid any future delays in sending billions of taxpayer dollars and deadly weapons to Ukraine, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has decided to make things easier and give President Zelensky the key to the U.S. Treasury.  [...]

 

https://babylonbee.com/news/to-save-time-treasury-secretary-yellen-gives-zelensky-key-to-us-treasury

Edited March 6, 2023 by TBoneTX

[TBoneTX 45,250]

Sensible-sounding analysis from KS.  Comments?

DeSantis Is Right About Ukraine

 

Ron DeSantis came out against our current blank check n' hack cliches Ukraine policy, stating the indisputable truth that Ukraine was not a vital US interest worthy of risking World War III with Russia.  [...]

 

https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2023/03/16/desantis-is-right-about-ukraine-n2620631

[TBoneTX 45,250]

Congress Takes Brief Pause From Sending All Your Tax Dollars To Ukraine To Send Them To Silicon Valley Bank

 

https://babylonbee.com/news/congress-takes-brief-pause-from-sending-all-of-your-tax-dollars-to-ukraine-to-send-them-to-silicon-valley-bank

[Dashinka 24,479]

6 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

Sensible-sounding analysis from KS.  Comments?

Nailhead meet hammer.  When will Zelensky start asking for manpower?

 

The Ukrainians are running out of troops.

[TBoneTX 45,250]

7 hours ago, Dashinka said:

When will Zelensky start asking for manpower?

Either via quid pro quo or overall idiocy, Bidementia will bumble us into World War III.

[TBoneTX 45,250]

Putin Immediately Surrenders After U.S. Airdrops Nashville Police Officers Into Battlefield

 

BAKHMUT — In a stunning development, Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced an immediate and total surrender after he received word that the United States had airdropped a tactical team of Nashville Police officers into the battlefield.  [...]

 

https://babylonbee.com/news/putin-immediately-surrenders-after-us-airdrops-nashville-police-officers-into-battlefield

[Dashinka 24,479]

Hmm, ineptness, or on purpose?

 

Pentagon error overvalued US weapons aid to Ukraine by $3bn

The Pentagon overestimated the value of the ammunition, missiles and other equipment it sent to Ukraine by about $3bn, an error that may lead the way for more weapons being sent to Kyiv for its defense against Russian forces.

 

The error was the result of assigning a higher-than-warranted value on weaponry that was taken from US stocks and then shipped to Ukraine, two senior defense officials said on Thursday.

 

“We’ve discovered inconsistencies in how we value the equipment that we’ve given” to Ukraine, one of the senior defense officials told Reuters. Congress is being notified of the accounting adjustment on Thursday, the sources said.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/18/pentagon-weapons-ukraine-russia

[TBoneTX 45,250]

10 hours ago, Dashinka said:

ineptness, or on purpose?

In Bidementia's multi-gatrillion-dollar budget, $3 billion is a rounding error.

[Dashinka 24,479]

47 minutes ago, TBoneTX said:

In Bidementia's multi-gatrillion-dollar budget, $3 billion is a rounding error.

But it does show how the Biden Administration has no idea what is happening with all the aid being sent.

[TBoneTX 45,250]

32 minutes ago, Dashinka said:

the Biden Administration has no idea what is happening

These words couldn't possibly be truer!

[TBoneTX 45,250]

Lookee what VDH has to say.

The Ukraine-American Gordian Knot

 

https://amgreatness.com/2023/06/18/the-ukraine-american-gordian-knot/

 

[Dashinka 24,479]

6 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

Lookee what VDH has to say.

Excellent analysis.  It is interesting, I have heard Vindman's name a few times this week.  What a joke of a person, but now it is clear he is trying to make a profit for himself.  What else is new for a member of the DC swamp.

 

I have noticed that since Ukraine launched their counter-offensive, there has been very little news.  I do expect Zelenskyy to start a new round of begging/blackmailing soon though.