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Here’s a comforting question: how sure are we that the weapons and hardware we’re sending to Ukraine are actually ending up in the hands of the right people?

The right people?

The United States has sent $46 billion in military aid to Ukraine — nearly $80 billion from Ukraine’s Western allies in security and economic assistance. And according to two recent Department of Defense inspector general (IG) reports, we’re not exactly sure where a lot of that equipment and arms have ended up. “Challenges in Ukraine’s war zone have made it nearly impossible to track the weapons,” says Reason’s Jordan Cohen and Jonathan Ellis Allen.

Even before the Russian invasion, Ukraine had one of the largest illegally trafficked arms markets in Europe, according to the 2021 Global Organized Crime Index. In fact, sending arms to Ukraine was like giving oligarchs and crime families a lucrative new business opportunity.

The two IG reports discovered several major flaws in the security of the weapons pipeline.

[Source.](https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2023/08/01/u-s-military-is-unsure-where-all-ukraine-arms-shipments-end-up-n1715096) > Here’s a comforting question: how sure are we that the weapons and hardware we’re sending to Ukraine are actually ending up in the hands of the right people? The right people? > The United States has sent $46 billion in military aid to Ukraine — nearly $80 billion from Ukraine’s Western allies in security and economic assistance. And according to two recent Department of Defense inspector general (IG) reports, we’re not exactly sure where a lot of that equipment and arms have ended up. “Challenges in Ukraine’s war zone have made it nearly impossible to track the weapons,” says Reason’s Jordan Cohen and Jonathan Ellis Allen. > Even before the Russian invasion, Ukraine had one of the largest illegally trafficked arms markets in Europe, according to the 2021 Global Organized Crime Index. In fact, sending arms to Ukraine was like giving oligarchs and crime families a lucrative new business opportunity. > The two IG reports discovered several major flaws in the security of the weapons pipeline.

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No Fucking shit. You have Ukrainian generals and the defense minister purchasing Swiss mountain villas moving their families there. Did they seriously need a Fucking dod study to tell them how they were financing all of those purchases?

The US DOD needs a serious house cleaning.

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Yep, plus Dont forget the multi-million dollar private yachts that are being purchased with these 'swisse holiday chalets and Mediterranean villas, or the dozen or so former Members of Ukraine parliament joolensky had to publicly fire last year because they all suddenly turned up to work with expensive Mercedes or other high priced vehicles, after the first 'foreign aid packages' began arriving.

Someone should also make a post showing how many of ukraines ruling class had their adult children quickly vacate ukraine before the travel ban on ukraine males leaving went into force.

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Listen, I hear you, but the first thing the Ukraine government did once we started paying their bills: the Ukraine version of congress voted themselves a 70% raise.

Seriously. Fuck Ukraine, fuck Biden, fuck the UK blocking the peace treaty.

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Yep, and we're gonna need a lot more fcks ....