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So you admit they are jeopardizing European democracy and prolonging a war that has killed thousands of Ukrainian civilians for political leverage.
It's only jeopardized if a deal doesn't get cut.
She harmed the US military and the future of a merit based promotion for her own daughter to enable Tommy Tuberville. She's a joke. Her office has responded to me expressing support for support for Ukraine, but I guess the cult got to her. She doesn't need the cult until 2026, but I suppose like so many she's looking over her shoulder and doing the expedient thing versus the right thing.
LOL. Don't herniate yourself shoving those goal posts around. Amazing that you don't expect Team Red to be able to walk and chew gum at the same time. There is some disgusting stuff in the wish list over the border. Stuff that is inherently un-American. But, sure, Team Red.
I'll take Republicans who won't serve in a 2nd Trump Administration for $1000, Ken.
But it is and it’s been known for over a month.
Could be wrong but if the Democrats agree to fund U.S. border security as part of the aid package wouldn’t the package pass thus sending aid to Ukraine?
Why should aid to Ukraine be dependent on anything else? What do you think the GOP will demand next time?
The Special Inspector General for spending in Iraq and Afghanistan says that the US is doing everything it can to monitor spending in Ukraine right now without actually sending personnel to Ukraine. That's from an interview with Teri Gross a few months back. Any more accounting for spending will require boots on the ground. You in for that?
The package in the senate has Israel, gaza and taiwan aid in it as well. Why not border security if they're throwing that all together?
Biden already did, but Republicans moved the goalposts again. The last thing the GOP wants is an agreement on border security. They need that issue to bludgeon the democrats with. If they reach an agreement, what's left for them to campaign on? Abortion? The visibility of minorities in public spaces?
@Jimmy McGill
A sprawling ammunition plant in southeast Iowa is slated for $1.2 billion in upgrades over the next two years as the continuing war in Ukraine has sharply increased demand for the 155 mm artillery shells manufactured there.
The Iowa Army Ammunition Plant in Middletown, near Burlington, is one of the primary producers of the artillery shells that Ukraine is using in its fight against Russia's invasion. Shells are also being manufactured at the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Pennsylvania. Already the U.S. has shipped more than 1.5 million rounds to Ukraine, but Kyiv is seeking more.
Reuters reported in September that the U.S. plans to ramp up its monthly production of the artillery shells to 100,000 in 2025. Production already has stepped up to 22,000 a month, about double what it was six to eight months ago.
Local officials estimate the current civilian workforce at 830. A spokesperson for the Army's Joint Munitions Command said additional hiring is expected as construction takes place.
It’s unclear whether the 155 mm shells also will be an important component in Israel’s developing war with Hamas. A U.S. military official told the Des Moines Register that information on specific armaments being provided to Israel cannot be disclosed at this time.
However, Breaking Defense reported in August that Israel was stepping up purchases of 155 mm shells to replace some 300,000 the U.S. had sent to Ukraine from storage in Israel, where they had been available to the Israeli military.
The artillery shells Ukraine is firing at Russia? Many are made in Iowa; more on the way
An Iowa plant is a top source of the 155 mm shells that Ukraine is using against Russia. Production is being stepped up; plant upgrades are planned.www.desmoinesregister.com
That's why it's a win/win for Joe heading into 2024.
And there it is something to point to. Not to something that actually does anything to address the real problem with the border. Fix the hiring of illegals and it all trickles down.
But can he get them to take yes for an answer. This has been done before and it’s never enough.
