Posted on Feb 16, 2022
Senate Responds to Threat of Russian Invasion of Ukraine with Strongly Worded Statement
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Despite a lack of agreement on sanctions, the bipartisan statement released Tuesday vowed that any Russian invasion would be met with "the immediate imposition of strong, robust and effective sanctions."
Yea.....That'll stop the Russians.
Yea.....That'll stop the Russians.
Senate Responds to Threat of Russian Invasion of Ukraine with Strongly Worded Statement
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A lot of hot air from both sides with little accomplished and nothing robust enough to be a true deterrent.
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There are other options being discussed on the Hill other than the sanctions bill. My office is introducing legislation that is common sense, bicameral, and bipartisan.
But regardless, the absence of an appropriations bill funding the rest of FY22 is a major impediment to any serious effort to address this crisis. You can thank the Progressive Caucus…
But regardless, the absence of an appropriations bill funding the rest of FY22 is a major impediment to any serious effort to address this crisis. You can thank the Progressive Caucus…
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I’m still pondering that Afghanistan situation where the Biden administration gave the Taliban and their al-Qaida allies “$83 billion worth of weapons, including 200+ aircraft, 2,000 armored vehicles, 600,000 small arms, etc. In due course, the most sophisticated U.S. weaponry will be reverse-engineered and sold to Bashar al-Assad in Syria, the Houthi rebels in Yemen, the Shi'ia militias in Iraq, Hezbollah and Hamas. Even Russia and China are taking a close interest.” General world consensus was the US acted recklessly in its departure and is now weak. This may be some indication of how the Biden admin will be dealing with our enemies during the next 3 years.…
https://www.upi.com/Voices/2021/09/20/Afghanistan-withdrawal-US-weapons-left-behind/ [login to see] 222/
https://www.upi.com/Voices/2021/09/20/Afghanistan-withdrawal-US-weapons-left-behind/ [login to see] 222/
Taliban's windfall from U.S. withdrawal: $83B in weapons
The U.S. left behind $83 billion worth of weapons in Afghanistan, including 208 aircraft, 2,000 armored vehicles, 600,000 small arms, 32,000 grenades, mortars, rockets and bombs and 30 million rounds of ammunition.
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SPC Erich Guenther
I only see 4 C-130's which I do not know how old they are my guess is very old if the Pentagon left them as late in the game as they did. The rest of the aircraft was pretty old. Rifles and weapons, old, artillery - stupid to leave the counter battery stuff behind but I presume the Russians have that technology already. M-113, M1117.........not exactly state of the art armored vehicles, Vietnam has enough of them. Humvee was already obsolete and going forwards will be quickly phased out from the inventory that the Army uses. The only other item I would say leaving behind was a bad idea was the night vision googles but those are so maintenance intense in the heat and dust they will not last long operationally without proper care.
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SPC Erich Guenther Maybe it depends which articles you read. I had read the stuff left behind was newer. Anyway you cut it, the exit was reckless and poorly planned, allies were left behind to cutthroats and American taxpayers gave 83 bill arms to notorious American enemies. Also, every article I read indicates that the world now sees the US as foolish, and weak.
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SPC Erich Guenther
Sgt (Join to see) - Well I think the plan was to leave behind military equipment considered excess in Afghanistan. Additionally, included in the $83 Billion count was all the arms we equipped the Afghan forces with..........which also we intended to leave behind with what remained of the Afghan Army. The whole military equipment left behind argument is not really a fair assessment against Biden and is heavily partisan. The rapid withdrawl and leaving people behind / looking weak is a fair assessment.
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