Just yesterday, Breitbart reported that Biden is asking Congress for $13.7 billion in aid for Ukraine.
The $13.7
billion is purportedly for equipment, intelligence support, and direct
budgetary support for Ukraine.
The request is
part of a $47.1 billion ‘emergency spending’ package Biden is proposing
for relief efforts following recent natural disasters in Kentucky and other
states and in response to COVID-19 and monkeypox outbreaks.
Since the
beginning of the conflict, Biden has sent
more than $13.5 billion in “security assistance” to
Ukraine.
Recently on 24
August, which is Ukraine’s Independence Day, Biden announced $3
billion aid package to Ukraine.
Back in
May, $40 billion of taxpayer money
was approved in aid to Ukraine.
The following
is a reminder of the details of the $40 billion.
More than $4 billion was
dedicated to ‘international disaster assistance’ in Ukraine.
Almost $15
billion was dedicated to defense operations and maintenance - including $6
billion for the Ukraine Security Assistance and $8.7 billion to replenish stocks
of U.S. equipment already sent to Ukraine.
Hundreds of
millions of dollars were dedicated to the procurement of missiles, weapons,
tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, and aircraft.
Close to $3.9
billion was dedicated to the maintenance of U.S. forces deployed to Europe.
Around $2
billion was dedicated to long-term support to NATO allies and DOD modernization
programs.
About $16 billion is for
economic support to Ukraine.
A generous $11
billion was granted that enabled Biden to transfer articles and services from
the U.S. without congressional approval.
Nearly $200
million was dedicated to the U.S. State Department's diplomatic programs to
respond to the situation in Ukraine and countries affected by the conflict.
Around $110
million for embassy security, construction, and maintenance.
You might
assume that measures to meticulously track and accurately disclose details of
the actual expenditure would be part of a package? However, Kentucky Senator
Rand Paul had attempted to add safeguard measures for
transparency for the $40 billion package,
but that idea was rejected by both parties.
It is unlikely
that the recently requested $13.7 billion will be tracked or the details
disclosed to the public.
So, what is
likely to happen?
Contracts for
arms and food aid will be given to Democrat cronies and with an implicit quid
pro quo agreement between the politician and the private
contractors.
The money
could find its way back to US shores and into the accounts of all those who
approved them. But this will be done legally.
Perhaps in the
form of lucrative employment for family members, such as Hunter Biden's role on
Burisma's board; family members could end up on boards of the cronies who were
awarded contracts. There are myriad other ways to launder money and it will all
happen legally.
The Democrats
know they are going to lose in November. The time between now and the mid-terms
will be used to drain the Treasury to fund their various pet projects. The
Democrats are like an employee on notice of termination with an unlimited
expense account
This is scandalous.
Beyond the
corruption, the criminal waste of money, and the needy not receiving their aid,
there is a serious security concern for the US.
Twenty-two GOP
Congress members questioned the administration's compliance with the Arms Export Control Act of
1976, which limits the use of weapons exported by the U.S. government
in foreign countries.
Even Democrat
mouthpiece CNN conceded there is
no tracking for the considerable dispatch of weaponry
into Ukraine.
CBS News
reported that of the billions of dollars of military aid that the U.S. sends to
Ukraine, only 30% of it reaches its
final destination. CBS then deleted the report and tweets linked to the report.
The war in
Ukraine had attracted more than 20 thousand foreign
fighters.
Some among
these mercenaries could either pilfer this advanced weaponry for usage
elsewhere or sell them on the black market. What if the mercenaries or black-market
bidders turn out to be terrorists? What if they manage entry into the US owing
to Biden’s open borders?
The U.S.
government could have unknowingly funded a terror attack on its own soil.
Despite these
concerns, all legislation for aid to Ukraine was passed swiftly and with an
overwhelming majority without debates, questions, or requests for amendments.
Those
lawmakers who challenged the group think were branded as agents of Putin propagandists by both parties.
Lawmakers have
never ever shown such consensus on addressing burning issues in the US – such
as the open border, the crime wave, the drug addiction crisis, the inflation
crisis, etc.
Nobody in DC
is talking about Mississippi residents having no proper drinking water due
to recent
torrential rain and decades of poorly maintained water systems.
How is the
situation in Ukraine?
A few weeks
after Russia's intervention in Ukraine, President, Volodymyr Zelensky invoked
his emergency powers under martial law to ban
several opposition political parties.
Zelensky
banned three media outlets for five years claiming they were pro-Russian messengers
funded by Russia. But other reports suggest these media outlets were
merely questioning Zelensky’s
narrative.
Zelenskyy also
suspended officials including the chief of the domestic security agency and
prosecutor general citing dozens of cases of
collaboration with Russia by officials in their agencies.
Zelensky also
has a fondness for publicity. During the raging war, he found time to pose
for Annie Leibovitz's portrait spread for Vogue.
Zelensky
even appealed to China
to help Ukraine in its war efforts and to help "rebuild Ukraine." In
a phone call with
Chinese President Xi, Zelensky offered Ukraine as a "bridge to
Europe" for China.
When it comes
to money, Zelensky doesn't discriminate between the West or their adversaries.
In fact,
Zelensky won the presidential election in 2019 after much of his campaign was
allegedly bankrolled by one
of Ukraine’s richest — and most corrupt — oligarchs, Igor
Kolomoisky.
Under
Zelensky, anti-oligarch laws were passed to target wealthy individuals who
oppose Zelensky. Corruption charges were leveled at Zelensky's
predecessor and main rival, Petro Poroshenko. Observers called this politically motivated.
To sum it up
Zelensky is a corrupt despot ruling Ukraine with an iron fist.
So, what’s the
bill so far?
Biden
has already spent $13.5
billion.
The $40 billion has
allegedly been disbursed or committed.
Biden has the
authority to send arms from existing U.S. stockpiles worth $11 billion without
Congressional approval.
Biden
dispatched $3 billion in aid to Ukraine on their Independence Day.
Biden now
wants $13.7 billion.
The total is
around $81.2 billion.
A recent government report revealed that
COVID-19 relief efforts led to possibly the largest fraud in the history of
America - an estimated $163 billion were
paid to undeserving individuals due to either error or fraud.
If this is the
situation within the US, what happens thousands of miles away in Ukraine?
The absence of
opposition and free media means the government is not accountable to anybody,
and the lack of oversight in the legislation that dispatched aid makes it
worse.
Equally
concerning is the record of corruption and cronyism in
Ukraine under Zelensky -- and in the U.S. under Biden
Will the
Republicans launch an investigation next year after winning the House and the
Senate during the midterms?
No harm in
hoping.
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