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Originally published on AntiWar
The Senate is expected to vote on an amendment this week introduced by Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) that would appoint a special inspector general to oversee the over $113 billion that has been authorized to spend on the war in Ukraine.
Hawley said the ideal candidate for the position would be John Sopko, who has served as the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction since 2012 and has issued scathing reports on US policy and waste in Afghanistan.
“He’s done a terrific job – maybe he’d like to do this job. I mean, he already knows how to do it. And that’s winding down,” Hawley said of Sopko in comments to Fox News Digital. “Maybe he’d like to shift over to Ukraine. I think that would probably be my first choice, but somebody like him, who’s been tough, tenacious, and independent.”
Sopko recently warned that he fears the US will repeat the same mistakes it made in Afghanistan in Ukraine. “I’m not super optimistic that we are going to learn our lesson,” he told reporters in February.
“I’ve been in Washington since 1982 and learning lessons is not in our DNA in the United States, unfortunately.”
Hawley is trying to include the Ukraine oversight amendment in a bill the Senate will vote on soon to repeal the 1991 and 2002 Iraq Authorizations for the Use of Military Force. His amendment will require 60 votes to pass, meaning it will need some Democratic support.
Hawley is a major China hawk and has been critical of US support for Ukraine and NATO’s plans for expansion into Finland and Sweden because he thinks the US should be focusing on building up in the Asia Pacific. In December, he sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging the Biden administration to prioritize arming Taiwan over Ukraine.
the $113 billion Tax dollars are already on the pockets of the Kiev Nazi junta. Too late for inspections
They are not all Nazi , some are even worse !! They have some DNC and even some Hillary supporter in there … ewww /puke
Guys, the West is slowly almost out of ammunition and missiles, “UK will run out of ammo in 2 or less weeks, if they enter a war with Russia” imagine how much they gave to Ukraine is unimaginably insane, they put themselves on huge risks, and still cannot beat Russia lol.
Maybe. The running-out-of-ammo narrative could just be a tactic to goad Russia into making a geopolitical mistake. OR, they (the West) could be telling the truth. Time will tell.
Agreed, they are too quick to inform us that they are out of ammo. Everything that they say is a feint or deception. Imagine how they keep Kiev propaganda going, they WILL escalate.
Hawley is a fool if he thinks the US can take on China when they couldn’t even take on Russia.
The US can take on China, provided it sheds the wokeness and neutralizes the traitors who are on the take, i.e. receive money from China, such as Pelosi, McConnel, and Biden families who have extensive ties to China. One key issue, is the current quagmire, in Ukraine, is much more preferable for corrupt politicians in NATO members states, EU, US, and Ukraine. Hence the policy giving Ukraine just enough to keep fighting, but not enough to win. Russia in this war for the survival of Russia as a state, and for survival of the Russian in Ukraine.
If Russia and US went at it full bore, i.e. total war, it would be mutually assured destruction, same with the US verses China.
Because they are depositing money in Swiss banks, at Goldman sachs, getting super expensive cars, Rolex watches that costs a fortune, buying villas at Beverley hills, building 350 million dollars worth yachts (per a vessel), all type of shit, but giving shit to Ukronazis, sending them to meat grinder. That is jew, zelensky and his brothel.
“While we, the Bosniak Nazis, are focusing on kidnappings and suicide bombings” Say the whole truth!
The welfare warfare freeloader corpo fascist entity posing as a republic is going all out to destroy its worthle$$ IOU ex Saudi Mercan petroscrip toilet paper fiat filth dollah. Chuck it on the rump Ukrapper dumpster fire and watch the “exorbitant privilege” finally and thankfully go up in flames. Keep Slumville burning bitcheZ; humanity loves it.
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Russophobes and Sinophobes, like what the hell good is a inspector general going to do? It’s the same old 💩!
Lenin and Trotsky were also massive Russophobes. This happens because the Orthodox Christians are the new Israel in fact, that’s why they are attacked by every satanic force, whether commie, neoliberal or jihadi.
Ukrainian SS saboteurs again tried to break into the Bryansk region through the village of Lomakovka in two pickup trucks.
But this time the Russian military opened artillery fire and destroyed one of the vehicles, the second managed to escape, according to preliminary data, 8 Nazis were killed, the Russian military had no losses
More news of the day: 310 Nazis have been killed today on the battlefield.
And the last one: the deadline to leave the monastery complexes in Kiev passed and the monks didn’t leave , on the contrary, people have arrived there to defend the monks. Best case scenario would be a huge clash between the authorities against the believers and monks which could spark into a larger conflict, and even a small revolution against the junta.
Just imagine the bribes that guy will get. Talk about a golden hand shake.
Citujem: “SENÁT USA BUDE HLASOVAŤ O DODATKU K VYMENOVANIU GENERÁLNEHO INŠPEKTORA PRE POMOC UKRAJINE.” Koniec citátu!!! Čo mi to pripomína? Ahá už viem. Protektorát Čiech a Moravy!!! Aj tam si nacisti vymenovali takzvaného zastupujúceho ríšskeho protektora, Haydricha. Tak toto má byť niečo obdobné, len to nemohli pomenovať tak ako to v skutočnosti je. Lebo tým by sa celá táto ich špinavá politika odhalila.