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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (1382668)	12/8/2022 1:32:59 PM
From: Broken_Clock	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1580450

Ukraine is a Rus word for 'washing machine' === Ukraine Aid Audit Bill Voted Down By Democrat-Led Panel The bill received strong support from Republicans, and Rep. Greene says she will reintroduce the measure in the next Congress by Dave DeCamp Posted on December 7, 2022Categories NewsTags Ukraine The House Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday narrowly voted down a bill that would audit the tens of billions of dollars that Congress has approved to spend on the war in Ukraine. The bill was rejected by the Democrat-led panel in a vote of 26 to 22. The legislation was introduced by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and a small group of Republicans who oppose US aid to Ukraine, but it received strong support from more hawkish Republicans. Republican Reps. Thomas Massie (KY), Matt Gaetz (FL), Barry Moore (AL), and Andrew Clyde (GA) cosponsored Greene’s bill. Greene has said that she will reintroduce the measure in the next Congress when Republicans have a majority in the House. “It’s official the Democrats have voted NO to transparency for the American people for an Audit for Ukraine,” Greene wrote on Twitter after the vote. “But we take over in January! This audit will happen!” Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), who is expected to head the House Foreign Affairs Committee in the next Congress, has come out in favor of the audit bill. “The era of writing blank checks is over,” McCaul said, according to The Washington Post. McCaul has been critical of the Biden administration for not sending longer-range weapons to Ukraine and wants to encourage Ukrainian strikes on Crimea despite the risk of escalation. But he represents the mainstream Republicans who want to keep arming Ukraine but agree there should be more oversight. Democrats have been critical of the growing Republican calls for more oversight of the Ukraine aid. Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA), the head of the House Armed Services Committee, even dismissed the concerns as “Russian propaganda” and said the calls from Republicans to increase oversight “makes me a little crazy.”

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (1382668)	12/8/2022 2:13:47 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1580450

Hey Wharfie, let me get this right. Because you know me, I don't want to misrepresent the views of other people. - The war in Ukraine was started by NATO. - The reason was to give Brandon an excuse to launder money on behalf of Brandon Jr. - PooTin gets drawn into a war that he never wanted to fight in the first place but is forced to because he needs to defend RuZZia from nAtO eXpAnSiOnIsM. - Zelensky is just Brandon's puppet in NATO's war of choice. That whole thing about "I need ammo, not a ride" was just a ruse. - RuZZia is forced to kill civilians because Zelensky put them in harm's way. It's not PooTin's fault that kids happen to be in the playgrounds and expectant mothers happen to be in maternity wards that get bombed by RuZZian cruise missiles. - It's Europe's fault that PooTin even has the means to wage war in the first place, because Europe made themselves dependent on RuZZian energy. - PooTin should have been TIME's Man of the Year because he says what he means and then does it. Let me know if I missed anything. Tenchusatsu

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (1382668)	12/8/2022 3:45:15 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	1 Recommendation Recommended By pocotrader Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1580450

Wharfie, Something else for you to whine about; Putin's not Person of the Year. No one is whining harder than the Kremlin itself: Kremlin lashes out at Time over person of the year; Putin admits war is taking longer than expected: Live Ukraine Updates (msn.com) "The magazine’s editorial directives remain within the boundaries of the pan-European mainstream, which is totally short-sighted, anti-Russian and vehemently Russophobic," Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Maybe RuZZia can express their displeasure by firing more cruise missiles at civilians. You know, just to prove that they are not the bad guys in PooTin's war of choice. Tenchusatsu