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As corrupt as Ukraine is, I would image that 80% of the cash funds sent over for relief have been stolen. From firsthand accounts by foreign fighters, many Ukrainians are operating with very little material support and many have had to source their own kits to fight. So our military gear is going somewhere other than the battlefield.

At the end of the day, the corruption should bother everyone including everyone in Congress, but it isn't. Taxpayers have lost billions in the process. BUT, I commend the Ukranians for destroying Putin's military. They have achieved what NATO has only dreamed about.

Was it worth the investment and wasted tax dollars? In a way, yes. No American military casualties (that we know about) has happened and Putin's military is only a shadow of what it once was. It will take a decade for the Russian military to recover. So that's all good in my books.

Where the real corruption will happen is on the rebuilding of Ukraine. Hopefully we will have a new Administration that will tell Europe it's their problem to deal with and not ours. This is Russia's and Europe's mess to sort out. In the meantime, carpet bomb the Russians back to Moscow.

Czech Parliament ratifies agreement with the USA to allow American troops into the country and remain on Czech soil in an effort to further strengthen ties between the two NATO countries.

The money that’s been stolen from the American taxpayer and sent to Ukraine is bad enough. Using hundreds of billions for the preservation of the world’s most corrupt hub of international money laundering is not in our best interests but we don’t have a voice. The military and political powerhouses in Ukraine and around the world have been skimming money and arms. The arms hit the international illegal arms market and get sold to the highest bidder.

We might be angry now at the theft of our money but just wait until our stingers are used by the Cartels to take a loaded airliner or 3 down or the ragheads start murdering on a massive scale with the weapons they’ve stolen from us. The theft is bad enough but the real crime lies in who and what is currently holding onto some of our weapons.

And no one in Congress is demanding accountability for the billions spent. Just like Iraq and Afghanistan. Billions squandered and no accountability.

Just the cost of war folks, nothing to see here. Imagine what could be done if we actually gave a $hit and accounted for the money spent. Wars would last months, not decades.

And no one in Congress is demanding accountability for the billions spent. Just like Iraq and Afghanistan. Billions squandered and no accountability.

Just the cost of war folks, nothing to see here. Imagine what could be done if we actually gave a $hit and accounted for the money spent. Wars would last months, not decades.

Eastern Europe is a dangerous place, I don't blame the Czechs.
Russia has had its grubby hands into everything, spreading their trademark corruption system and creating enclaves of Russians everywhere.
I can't name an Eastern European nation that hasn't be infected.
Poland took 30 years to get cleansed from that corruption.

I recently met a woman from Moldova.
The Russians have 1500 troops stationed there and the Moldovans want them out.
It's like a mini-Ukraine situation.
This woman said "We were so strong when we were 15"
She's pro-Russia.
Moldova may be another flashpoint.

Well, since I started the thread (you knew that, right?), have more than a passing interest in what's posted.

And you dodged the question. But, I expected that.

Eastern Europe is a dangerous place, I don't blame the Czechs.
Russia has had its grubby hands into everything, spreading their trademark corruption system and creating enclaves of Russians everywhere.
I can't name an Eastern European nation that hasn't be infected.
Poland took 30 years to get cleansed from that corruption.

I recently met a woman from Moldova.
The Russians have 1500 troops stationed there and the Moldovans want them out.
It's like a mini-Ukraine situation.
This woman said "We were so strong when we were 15"
She's pro-Russia.
Moldova may be another flashpoint.

Yep, old toot, known for his deflection.
Never answers anything he is asked, always a run around.

Russian navy laying sea mines to the approaches of Ukrainian ports.

Well, they just might get smoked screwing around in range of Ukrainian anti-ship batteries.

Well, they just might get smoked screwing around in range of Ukrainian anti-ship batteries and seaborne drones.

BBC reporting that cluster bombs are being used effectively against concentrations of Russian troops.

Those batteries and the coming of the F-16s.

Given to them by whom?

Paid for by whom?