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Old 02-27-2022, 06:19 PM
 
Location: Kansas City, MISSOURI
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There is this narrative going on here that Biden isn't doing anything to help the Ukrainians, or not doing enough. Or is too late. Or something. The problem with that narrative is, well, it's flat out wrong.

So far this year, the Biden administration has provided Ukraine with $1 billion in military and humanitarian aid, including $350 million announced yesterday.

Biden to send $350M in military aid to Ukraine
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U.S. President Joe Biden has authorized the State Department to send another $350 million in weapons, including Javelin anti-tank weapons, to help Ukrainian forces fight back the ongoing Russian invasion.

With Ukraine struggling to repel Russia’s tanks, bombers, helicopters and missiles, the new tranche would supply Ukrainian forces with anti-armor and anti-aircraft systems, ammunition for firearms and body armor, according to the State Department.

This marks the third time Biden has used his presidential drawdown authority to send emergency security assistance from U.S. stockpiles to Ukraine, and it brings the total commitment of U.S. security assistance to $1 billion for this year.
With this information now provided to the Biden haters, I predict that the same ones who said Biden wasn't doing anything to help them, will now come around and tell us that by sending them military aid, he is escalating the war, or something along those lines ...

... Which will only go to show that the Biden haters will simply make up anything they can to attack him, including changing their narrative willy-nilly as it's convenient for them.
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Old 02-27-2022, 06:24 PM
 
Location: Florida
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How much of the $1 billion is going to the military industrial complex?
How much of it is actually going to Biden's son, Hunter, who is over there or in control of some company over there?????? Instead of money, why not just send in the US troops to push Putin back?
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Old 02-27-2022, 06:27 PM
 
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If that's true, that's the first positive thing Biden has done. Congratulations to Sleepy Joe!
It's taken over a year, but he finally did something helpful, instead of harmful.
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Old 02-27-2022, 06:28 PM
 
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There is this narrative going on here that Biden isn't doing anything to help the Ukrainians, or not doing enough. Or is too late. Or something. The problem with that narrative is, well, it's flat out wrong.

So far this year, the Biden administration has provided Ukraine with $1 billion in military and humanitarian aid, including $350 million announced yesterday.

Biden to send $350M in military aid to Ukraine

With this information now provided to the Biden haters, I predict that the same ones who said Biden wasn't doing anything to help them, will now come around and tell us that by sending them military aid, he is escalating the war, or something along those lines ...

... Which will only go to show that the Biden haters will simply make up anything they can to attack him, including changing their narrative willy-nilly as it's convenient for them.
How about we as Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy if he agrees with you? Is that also his narrative? Or are you saying he does not need bullets?
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Old 02-27-2022, 06:32 PM
 
Location: Madison, Alabama
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Saw a number a day or so ago that said $1T. Obviously a typo since our DoD budget is only about $700B.

$1B to Ukraine this year, or maybe the past 12 months, is about right.
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Old 02-27-2022, 06:33 PM
 
Location: Kansas City, MISSOURI
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How about we as Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy if he agrees with you? Is that also his narrative? Or are you saying he does not need bullets?
From 2 days ago:

Zelensky says discussed military aid, sanctions with Biden
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he had spoken with US President Joe Biden about military aid and sanctions, as his country faces down a Russian invasion.

“Strengthening sanctions, concrete defense assistance and an anti-war coalition have just been discussed” with Biden, Zelensky writes on Twitter, adding that Ukraine was “grateful” for “strong” American support.
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Old 02-27-2022, 06:35 PM
 
Location: Kansas City, MISSOURI
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And here is his actual tweet, in which he thanks Joe Biden for his help:
https://twitter.com/ZelenskyyUa/stat...70216191000588
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Old 02-27-2022, 06:37 PM
 
Location: Metro Detroit, Michigan
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Nothing wrong with this... So long as "the big guy" gets his 10%...
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Old 02-27-2022, 06:38 PM
 
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I'd much rather give this money to Ukraine than give more money to Pakistan, Afghan, Iran, etc... This is aid that is needed quite frankly we need to pay up.
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Old 02-27-2022, 06:38 PM
 
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Nothing wrong with this... So long as "the big guy" gets his 10%...
Oh, you know darned well that "the big guy" got his cut.
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