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2024-04-23 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

‘Too Little, Too Late': Congress' $60 Billion Aid Package Won't Get Ukraine Off The Ropes, Experts Say

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Posted by Besoeker 2024-04-23 06:36|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top

#1 $60 Billion final Military Industrial Complex payment. What's next ?

Posted by Besoeker 2024-04-23 07:00|| 2024-04-23 07:00|| Front Page Top

#2 But in time for enough money to be laundered back to the party and administration.

Posted by Procopius2k 2024-04-23 08:01|| 2024-04-23 08:01|| Front Page Top

#3 ^ No advanced IRS FINCEN financial routing software needed for that one P2k.

Posted by Besoeker 2024-04-23 09:33|| 2024-04-23 09:33|| Front Page Top

#4 $60Billion for a UKR win is so last week.

Posted by swksvolFF 2024-04-23 10:22|| 2024-04-23 10:22|| Front Page Top

#5 Take that money and put it into Social Security. All aid outside the US should be tied to social security solvency.

Posted by 49 Pan 2024-04-23 10:49|| 2024-04-23 10:49|| Front Page Top

#6 And Biden gets to leave the border open.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2024-04-23 11:04|| 2024-04-23 11:04|| Front Page Top

#7 The real shocker is that Trump still still supports Mike Johnson.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2024-04-23 11:08|| 2024-04-23 11:08|| Front Page Top

#8 Sometimes Trump is really dumb. This is one of those cases. I am STILL voting for him though. FJB.

Posted by Whiskey Mike 2024-04-23 12:04|| 2024-04-23 12:04|| Front Page Top

#9 Trump has to cover this base. If the election should by extreme narrow chance get tipped to the house, it would be important to have the Pubs in the majority.

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-04-23 12:08|| 2024-04-23 12:08|| Front Page Top

#10 Sounds like it won’t do any good. Let’s keep the money.

Posted by Super Hose 2024-04-23 12:56|| 2024-04-23 12:56|| Front Page Top

#11

Ref #7: I suspect the Orange Man is still backing Speaker Johnson for fear of a Hakim Jeffries (Obama-Lite) takeover. Neither one worth a flying chaw of tired Beachnut or a soggy fart.

Just my guess.

Posted by Besoeker 2024-04-23 13:24|| 2024-04-23 13:24|| Front Page Top

#12 [YAHOO NEWS] Ukraine says it hit another of Russia's Black Sea Fleet ships, setting it ablaze.

The Kommuna, Russia's oldest serving ship, was struck in Crimea, a Ukrainian spokesperson said.

The 111-year-old Kommuna has historical value — but is also of practical use, one expert said.

Posted by Angealing+B.+Hayes4677 2024-04-23 13:55|| 2024-04-23 13:55|| Front Page Top

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