Pentagon tells Republicans 'no evidence' that weapons for Ukraine are being diverted

[brooklynite]

Last edited Tue Feb 28, 2023, 06:20 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: Politico

Top Pentagon officials on Tuesday told lawmakers they’re confident weapons being sent to Ukraine are being used for their desired purpose and aren’t being smuggled to the black market, a major concern among some Republicans.

The testimony of the Pentagon’s policy chief and internal watchdog came in a House Armed Services hearing on U.S. support to Ukraine as Republicans make a push to ramp up open oversight of billions in aid to Kyiv.


Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl told the panel that the Pentagon assesses that Ukrainian forces “are using properly what they’ve been given.”

“What we’re not seeing is any evidence of significant diversion,” Kahl told lawmakers. “Our assessment is if some of these systems have been diverted it’s by Russians who have captured things on the battlefield, which always happens, but that there’s no evidence the Ukrainians are diverting it to the black market.”

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/28/pentagon-republicans-weapons-ukraine-00084779

[PlutosHeart]

1. Perfect ability to R's to check up on if they

are caught also on anything.
Just sayin'.

[Warpy]

2. Liars, cheats and thieves think everybody lies, cheats, and steals

I would hate to go through my life that way.

They have zero evidence except their own amorality.

[PortTack]

6. ☝️☝️☝️☝️

[TomSlick]

12. Exactly.

[Freethinker65]

3. Hmmm. Senate might want to check sales of weapons to other countries during Trump Adminstration.

Sounds like something Trump would allow for personal favors and/or kickbacks.

[peppertree]

4. 'a major concern among some Republicans'...

Riiight.

[IronLionZion]

14. Yup, Republicans gave tons of weapons to Iran, Irag, and the Afghan mujahideen.

These people are projecting as usual. Selling things to the highest bidder is exactly what Republicans liked doing with COVID relief during a pandemic.

[FredGarvin]

5. Meanwhile Russian money is being diverted to Republicans.

Who's zoomin' who?

[Bayard]

7. Oh, brother

Is this their latest ploy? Why can't these people just do their freaking jobs?

[oldsoftie]

8. If they WERE being diverted UKR wouldnt be kicking RU's ASS

And they'd be screaming that they weren't getting them

[muriel_volestrangler]

9. No link in your OP (nt)

[Cha]

10. "..Major Concern.. " Bullshit.. they're

digging to throw Shit Against the Wall.

[CousinIT]

11. Link

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/28/pentagon-republicans-weapons-ukraine-00084779

[DENVERPOPS]

13. When, if ever,

is this Republican Pure Bullshit ever going to end????????????????????

If I were religious, I would say: God Help Us

Do the Republicans stay up nights dreaming this crap up???????? Or do they have a special Psy-ops group writing this stuff for their Trump Humping Cult??????????

I wish I was gonna be alive to see their own 70 million TrumpHumper Voters get obliterated by their Republican Party leaders actions, and wake up, and realize that they have been played masterfully.......and figuring out that it is THEM, that destroyed the U.S.

We are walking a thin line, one of which there will be a point of no return........