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| Ukraine becomes Biden's second Afghanistan | |
| 2023-07-26 | |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. by Dmitry Kosyrev [RIA] Ukraine for the Biden administration is beginning to unpleasantly rhyme with Afghanistan. That is, with a shameful failure and waste of money. So far, we are talking about small episodes in the intra-American squabble, but it is noticeable that these episodes are becoming a system. Here is the first of them: about taking away weapons supplied from the United States , that is, with American money. A Pentagon Office of Inspector General document on the subject has been published . It can be seen that the inspectors did not put much effort: they only list the episodes of the theft of such weapons, disclosed by the Ukrainian SBU. Here are bulletproof vests for a miserable sum of 17,000 dollars, there are 60 rifles - in all cases, these trifles were taken away from the front by some kind of volunteer soldiers. The report emphasizes that the US does not have the ability to control theft because there are no suitable American personnel in the battle zones. And would they control it - would they themselves reveal the leakage of weapons, much heavier and for completely different amounts? But the essence of the event is not at all in this. And the fact is that we are talking about a document dated October 6 of last year, and all the episodes from there are spring or summer. But "for some reason" right now this document has become known to the general public. And let's note how this happened: the conservative Heritage Foundation sent a request to the department on the basis of the law on freedom of information and received what they wanted. Well, published. If such an episode was a single one, it could be considered an accident. But the fact of the matter is that the word "Ukraine" is now becoming an increasingly common cudgel for Republicans to use against Democratic administrations. And here's another case of whistling this cudgel: about religion and freedom such in all the same Ukraine. It must be recalled here that democrats are people who fight against any religion (except for their "awakened" ideology, which is more terrible than the teachings of the most rabid sects). And the Republicans rely (among other things) on all and sundry Christian churches in their country. The story is this: Tucker Carlson talks on the air with Michael Pence , Vice President of the United States under Donald Trump . And Pence reassures the audience that there is nothing wrong with religious freedom in Ukraine. But here a discussion begins in many media from the republican flank, and people participate in it, surprisingly well understanding the difference between the Russian Orthodox Church , the UOC and so on.
And that's why he does it: to remind you what freedom of religion is. This is when people of any religion, not necessarily Christian, can freely go to their temples. And he notices at the same time: we and NATO are fighting not for Ukraine, but against Russia . And our own liberals at any moment will be happy to do with our Christians the same way Zelensky does with his own. It is, of course, normal when an American turns the conversation from Ukrainian problems to American ones. This, in fact, is the essence of what is happening. For example, it is no coincidence that the story of last year's Pentagon report leaked to the world right now - the fact is that the Republican majority in the House of Representatives just passed a resolution ordering the appointment of a special investigator on where the US money and weapons go in Ukraine. With an ominous addition: such as he once worked on Afghanistan. And the Biden administration opposes this, stating that the same office of the Pentagon Inspector General is just re-examining exactly this question: where does the money (and weapons) go. That's the previous report they all saw. So there is no need for some auditors to get in the way of others. Well, Donald Trump, as if by chance, right now, seriously took up the Ukrainian topic. And approached her in his own style. He said that he would end the conflict in a jiffy and, to begin with, would force the Europeans to invest in Ukraine as much as the United States, otherwise what is it: they received (as it seems to him) only 20 billion dollars. What will happen next? Ukraine has already become one of the main areas of Republican strike against Democrats ahead of the 2024 election year. It is already presented as a "second Afghanistan." Then both sides will watch how the voter reacts. But the Democratic administration has already realized the seriousness of the situation and is taking action, including "studying the issue." If anything, he will appoint the guilty and try to dump the toxic asset called Ukraine. | |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #2 The American people would like to see a peace settlement. Pence and Lindsey seem pretty entrenched. Not sure how the GOP other than Trump plays this in 2024. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2023-07-26 12:20 |
| #1 Replace Biden with Putin and the author would be correct. 10 years of Afghanistan losses repeated every 4 months. |
| Posted by: Enver Slager8035 2023-07-26 01:02 |