Russia Russia Russia

[Nouseforaname]

32 minutes ago, Dubs said:

that’s not very nice!

He’ll get over it when he cashes the check.

[Deranged Rhino]

6 hours ago, Jauronimo said:

You get all that from my criticism of a tweet from some nobody which contained an estimate of the level of corruption in Ukraine that the guy pulled out of his own ass and, based on his ass estimate, more ass estimates of the percentage of guns and money winding up in the hands of ???, and then outrage at the implications of an ass estimate of guns and money winding up in the hands of ??? years from now?

 

 

The stuff about your posting aside (I don’t agree with his assessment of you as I stated), and the “nobody” who tweeted, let’s focus on the substance. 
 

We - and this administration specifically - just left billions of dollars of equipment and weaponry in Afghanistan in their rush to pull out (for polling / political purposes, not strategic purposes), which are now in the hands of the people who were our enemy (for over two decades) until very recently. There’s a historical record, factual and proven, that we lost millions, if not hundreds of millions in hard cash in both Iraq and Afghanistan. We spent unaccounted for millions in Syria (a war we were never officially involved in) trying to buy allies - some of whom were very unsavory types - through cut outs who turned out to be even worse. 
 

It’s not speculation to presume a large percentage of the nearly $40b in cash and weapons will not go into the intend hands. It’s the expectation. According to the language of the bill itself the distribution is classified and being run by Langley, not congress. That’s done to avoid public oversight and tamp  down the operational blowback they build in to their calculations. 
 

Or is your position that there will be no waste or misappropriation of any part of that $40 billion of your money? And if your answer to that is no, that’s not your position, then let me ask you how big of a percentage of that money/weaponry would have to go missing/fall into the wrong hands for it to be a concern for you personally? 
 

Because it’s going to happen. The blowback  always does. That’s why they invented a term for it. 
 

 

Edited May 12, 2022 by Deranged Rhino

[Nouseforaname]

https://www.wsj.com/articles/finlands-leaders-announce-intention-to-apply-for-nato-membership-11652340796
 

I wonder what changed their minds?

[devnull]

24 minutes ago, Meazza said:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/finlands-leaders-announce-intention-to-apply-for-nato-membership-11652340796
 

I wonder what changed their minds?

 

Watching Ukraine's ride on the gravy train

[Deranged Rhino]

But I was told this is nonsense 9 weeks ago... 🤔

 

 

People keep falling for the same neocon/neoliberal bull and then wonder why the world is on fire and the country is broke. It’s a mystery. 

[IDBillzFan]

19 minutes ago, Deranged Rhino said:

People keep falling for the same neocon/neoliberal bull and then wonder why the world is on fire and the country is broke. It’s a mystery. 

 

Why do you love Putin so much, you commie.

 

Don't you know laundering billions upon billions of unchecked cash to fight a war we're not really fighting is critical to keeping Russia from winning?

 

STFU and buy your electric car, peasant, or we're going to limit your shower time again.

[Deranged Rhino]

Remember, there are NO Nazis at all in Ukraine, or receiving aid and funding from the US. That's just Putin talking points... wait, what was that? 

 

 

 

There's only ONE bad guy in this scenario, and it's Vlad. Everyone else are angels with nothing but the best of intentions for you, your family, Ukraine, and the world.

[Deranged Rhino]

Remember, Putin is the one making you pay more at the pump. Not the policies of our own government - which they then turn around and lie about. 

 

 

 

But we should trust them to be fully honest about their goals and agenda with regards to Ukraine, right? Because they're continually proving their honesty in all other matters... 

[Deranged Rhino]

 

So by all means, let's continue to strip away money and provisions from our own fighting forces, while we try to provoke WW3, all the while hoping and praying that China doesn't sense an opportunity.

[Billsandhorns]

1 minute ago, Deranged Rhino said:

 

So by all means, let's continue to strip away money and provisions from our own fighting forces, while we try to provoke WW3, all the while hoping and praying that China doesn't sense an opportunity.

Unfortunately, this is not new news

[Deranged Rhino]

4 minutes ago, Billsandhorns said:

Unfortunately, this is not new news

 

 Very true. 

[Deranged Rhino]

2 hours ago, devnull said:

 

Watching Ukraine's ride on the gravy train

 

Adults are in charge though... 

[Deranged Rhino]

 

Funny that. 

[Deranged Rhino]

 

[Deranged Rhino]

 

The idea of assigning a watch dog to monitor the money is TREASONOUS to some... 

 

If you have to ask why, then you haven't been paying attention to the grift for the past 20+ years of permawar.

 

 

Edited May 12, 2022 by Deranged Rhino

[Deranged Rhino]

 

They really wanted to stop Putin, ya'll. It wasn't at all about doing damage right here at home. Nope. Not at all.

[Foxx]

Way to go NATO!

 

[Dubs]

7 hours ago, Deranged Rhino said:

 

Funny that. 

phucking Finland. A totally insignificant country that will bring zero benefit to NATO and the US by allowing it to join. Smart move. Brilliant. 

[4merper4mer]

11 hours ago, Dubs said:

phucking Finland. A totally insignificant country that will bring zero benefit to NATO and the US by allowing it to join. Smart move. Brilliant. 

Really cool hockey uniforms.

[IDBillzFan]

Nice to see Rand Paul blocking the money...at least temporarily.

 

But we all know...it's gonna pass quickly. Those congress peeps have got some seriously laundering to work on.