Breakdown of Washington’s spending on War in Ukraine as Americans wonder where $113 billion has gone

Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.

Important Takeaways:

  • $113 BILLION on a war with no end in sight: DailyMail.com breaks down Biden’s enormous military package for Ukraine on the first anniversary of Putin’s invasion, the Republican audits, and what the taxpayers think
  • The last time the United States gave Europe such substantial financial backing, President Harry Truman was trying to rebuild a continent ravaged by the Second World War.
  • Seventy-five years on, the Biden administration and Congress have now set aside a similarly staggering $113 billion in American taxpayer funds for Ukraine in a conflict that has no end in sight.
  • The huge support package – three times more than what the U.S. spent in Afghanistan in a year – is dominated by the $46.6 billion in military equipment and support.
  • the UK in second giving $5.1 billion since the start of the invasion and the EU handing over $3.3billion
  • The American package has so far included 8,500 Javelin anti-armor systems, a Patriot air defense battery, 20 Mi-17 helicopters, 31 Abrams tanks and 700 Switchblade drones.
  • 109 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, 75,000 sets of body armor and helmets, 38 High Mobility Artillery Rocket systems, and 4,000 Zuni aircraft rockets have also been sent over.
  • Military analysts believe the Western hardware has been essential in helping Ukrainian forces keep the Russians at bay.
  • And Zelensky wants more, including fighter jets. There has been a push from both Republicans and Democrats to provide F-16s.
  • ‘American taxpayers are rightly frustrated with over a hundred billion U.S. dollars that have been spent in Ukraine, especially given the lack of a clear vision or strategic objective in the conflict’ Heritage Action for America executive director Jessica Anderson told DailyMail.com.
  • ‘Before Congress even discusses the possibility of additional aid, the public must get answers to a number of important questions.
  • ‘This includes some kind of public disclosure of where and how the previous economic aid has been spent, and public disclosure of the impact of drawdown authority.
  • ‘Additionally, the Biden administration must articulate a plan on what ‘victory’ is, the American commitment to that ‘victory,’ and the American financial commitment in a post-conflict reconstruction phase.’
  • ‘President Biden has been complaining that the Republicans don’t care about the deficit or debt and here he is handing out billions of taxpayer dollars in additional aid to Ukraine.
  • ‘America can’t afford to keep on writing checks. If Biden is serious about avoiding a debt ceiling disaster, he needs to act like it and put away the taxpayers’ checkbook.’

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