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Unforgivable war crimes committed by Russia on the battlefield
$40 million embezzled by Ukrainian officials (January 2024): Ukraine’s security service reported that employees of a Ukrainian arms firm, with defense ministry officials, siphoned off $40 million meant for 100,000 mortar shells. The money was paid but the shells never arrived; funds were diverted to accounts in Ukraine and the Balkans. Five people were charged, one caught fleeing. $1.1 billion in untracked U.S. weapons (January 2024): A Pentagon Inspector General report found nearly 40,000 weapons—worth over $1 billion—sent to Ukraine were unaccounted for. These included Javelins, Stingers, and night-vision gear. No evidence of misuse surfaced, but the lack of tracking in a warzone raised risks of diversion. Critics say this is waste through negligence. $6.2 billion accounting error (June 2023): The Pentagon overestimated the value of equipment sent to Ukraine by $6.2 billion due to using replacement costs instead of net book value. This wasn’t cash lost but spending authority miscalculated, meaning Congress approved more aid than intended. Some see this as fiscal waste from sloppy bookkeeping. $113 billion with lax oversight (2022-2023): House Republicans and the Afghanistan reconstruction inspector general warned that the $113 billion in U.S. aid approved by late 2022 lacked robust oversight. Unlike Afghanistan’s $146 billion over 20 years, Ukraine’s aid rolled out fast with minimal fraud safeguards. No specific losses were proven, but the scale and speed invited waste risks. $33 billion in direct budget support (2022-2024): Of the $175 billion total U.S. aid, about $33 billion went to Ukraine’s government for salaries, pensions, and services. Critics like Rand Paul argue this props up a corrupt system without clear U.S. benefit, calling it wasted if not tied to battlefield gains. No hard data shows how much was misspent. $300 million redirected from replenishment (March 2024): The Pentagon found $300 million in contract savings and sent it to Ukraine instead of replenishing U.S. stocks, despite a $10 billion gap for replacements. Some in Congress saw this as wasting resources meant for U.S. readiness. -
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The inner monologue: What do you typically discuss with yourself? Do you also argue?
I regularly ask that guy why so many are unevolved. -
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Unforgivable war crimes committed by Russia on the battlefield
Logical fallacy appeal to emotion. Of course, none of this is true. -
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Unforgivable war crimes committed by Russia on the battlefield
This has nothing to do with the topic. The bold type demonstrates your computer skills are about the same as a grade schooler. This is just more emotional blah blah. -
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Pension UK
Actually I provided the link in a post some months ago. I'll try to dig out the link. The Thai government requested an agreement similar to that which the Philippines has and their request was ignored by the UK government at the time..... 100% blame for this situation lies with the UK government. (Of course, it's not just Thailand with this frozen pension issue - most countries outside the EU don't have such agreements either. The list of countries that do is short! -
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Trump popularity sinks as Americans quickly sour on economy: poll
And the orange moron wasn’t “Best friends with Epstein”? Time for your afternoon nap Susan.- 2
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