An American veteran wounded on the Ukraine front lines calls for more U.S. funding, and says some people don't "understand the repercussions" of a Russian victory.
  • downpunxx@kbin.social
    9·
    5 months ago

    These headlines are bullshit, all the urging needs to be made to Republican members of Congress, aid for Ukraine is a no brainier for the President and Democratic members of Congress, this phrasing makes it seem like there’s a real discussion being held, and not a hold up by Republicans, and it’s infuriating

  • AutoTL;DR@lemmings.worldBEnglish
    5·
    5 months ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:

    Washington — With additional funding for Ukraine caught up in U.S. politics, some Americans who were wounded fighting alongside Ukraine’s forces as they battle to fend off Russia’s invasion visited Capitol Hill on Wednesday and Thursday, along with family members of others who were killed in action, to urge lawmakers to approve more money for Kyiv.

    Adam, part of a delegation organized by the R. T. Weatherman Foundation, spoke with congressional staffers to share his first-hand account of the war, and he stressed the urgency for more U.S. military aid to reach Ukraine’s forces, in particular conventional artillery shells, which are quickly running out.

    Adam told CBS News he felt called to serve on the Ukrainian front lines after Russia launched its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022.

    “We can’t hold foreign aid hostage just because some senators or congressmen are trying to push for increased border policies,” Adam told CBS News.

    Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told ABC News this week that “time is running out” for U.S. lawmakers to clear the new funding.

    Mr. Biden warned weeks ago that the U.S. government’s allotted money for Ukraine would run out at the end of the year, and he said if the new funding wasn’t approved, it would be the “greatest Christmas gift” for Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

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  • Hotdogman@lemmy.world
    453·
    5 months ago

    Alternate headline: Vet goes to fight for another countrie’s army and finds out it’s not the most funded military in the world like he is used to.

    • dragontamer@lemmy.worldEnglish
      302·
      5 months ago

      Yo, asshole. Some of us know US Veterans who have died volunteering for Ukraine. So shut the fuck up.

        • dragontamer@lemmy.worldEnglish
          161·
          5 months ago

          Volunteer. The USA never told him to go. It was his decision and he knew the risks. But that doesn’t mean these volunteers can be the butt of your jokes or memes.

          Secondly: because its to the American Benefit to have the Ukrainians test out our war-capacity. 155mm, Drones, and HIMARS, and Stinger Missiles have been proven to be needed. Thanks to the Ukrainian war, we’re building up capacity but we need someone “using” that equipment to justify the buildout of these production lines.

          Its an obvious way to get US Steel and manufacturing kick-started again. Stinger Missiles in particular were in a sorry state, with all production lines torn down. Its going to take another 4 years before we get another Stinger Missile, but it was thanks to the Ukrainians that we discovered the problem.

          The data on the US Patriot system vs Russia’s hypersonic missile will be good practice vs the hypothetical Chinese hypersonic missiles as well, if China vs Taiwan ever goes hot. Its to our advantage to have our technology tested in Ukraine. Why give Europe the field-practice when its so much better for us to get the data instead?

        • Laughbone@lemmy.world
          51·
          5 months ago

          I urge you to stop and think about what you’re saying, the US did this already before well both world wars and it did not work.