The Pentagon has said that the government shutdown that will happen if Congress doesn’t pass a funding bill by September 30 could hinder US support for Ukraine.
Pentagon spokesman Chris Sherwood told POLITICO that the Defense Department’s suspension of what is considered nonessential activities expected under a shutdown could interrupt “delivery of defense articles, services and/or military education and training” for Ukraine.
During government shutdowns, the US military typically stops activities that are deemed unnecessary for national security, including training. The Pentagon could issue exemptions for the Ukrainian training, but if not, the programs will be forced to stop, including the training of Ukrainian pilots on F-16s that recently started inside the US.
Sherwood said that the Pentagon would still have access to funds to take weapons from military stockpiles for Ukraine, a program known as the Presidential Drawdown Authority. The Pentagon recently claimed billions became available in PDA for Ukraine due to an “accounting error” that overvalued weapons previously sent to the country, and Sherwood said those funds could be rolled into the next fiscal year, which starts on October 1.
But Sherwood said the actual deliveries could be stopped if the activity is suspended during the shutdown, regardless of whether or not there is funds for the weapons. The Pentagon would also not be able to dip into the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, a program that allows the US to purchase weapons for Ukraine.
A shutdown seems likely as Congress is at odds over a funding bill necessary to avert it. House Republicans put forward a short-term funding bill that would be opposed in the Democrat-controlled Senate since it does not include an additional $24 billion in spending on the war in Ukraine that the White House has requested.
Nah, this is a game they are playing. Nothing is going to stop the flow of arms and weapons to the sacrificial lamb Ukraine.Someone else always has to die to keep the profits high. As long as Ukraine is killing Russians and hurting Putin everything is A OK.Personally I only care about Social Security,Medicare and Medicaid and SNAP. The PTB are probably planning to go after some pensions as well as unions. There is no doubt whose interests they favor and it is not the everyday citizens who live their lives in quiet desperation.
As long as Ukraine is killing Russians and hurting Putin everything is A OK.
Except they’re not. It’s Ukrainians getting slaughtered and Russia grows stronger… See, it’s not all bad news.
The MIC and investors are making a killing, literally and figuratively.
I don’t have the faintest idea on how to solve our problems.
It starts with realizing we’re in a hole, and to stop digging.
Russians are also dying. This isn’t a team sport where we’re keeping track of who has the most points.
The Russians are a great and tenacious people whom suffered greatly in WW@. They also played a large part in saving our ass. How did we respond? With anger and fear which created the MIC which is sucking out our nations blood and treasure is how. How Democratic.
Granted but the false narrative that Russia is losing and losing bad that our government promotes and being amplified by morons like Rational Thinker and Don Julio are stoking the engine of self destruction.
They lie. People die.
I was typing “NO MORE MORONS” and Bruce Almighty appeared on my screen to tell me, He’s not listening to my prayer. (Sarcasm)
Sorry I forgot to say{sarcasm}
Except everything you wrote is horses**t!
S-400s being decimated and appear useless. (certainly not good for foreign sales!)
VDV commanders being eliminated.
Ukrainian advances in Robotyne AND South of Bachmut!?!
More Copium, Jaggoff!
The Democrats are holding FEMA funds hostage by tying it to Ukraine funding. And they are the party of the little guy./s
Once again in the past that might have been said. FDR was said to have been a traitor to his class. But a few crumbs came down on a temporary basis. They have been reduced or eliminated by the Masters of Mankind a title I stole from somewhere but can’t remember but it applies.
SHUT IT DOWN!
SHUT IT DOWN!
SHUT IT DOWN!
LOL. See my comment below, Russian Hacker! Exquisite timing! Love you, man! (Sarcasm)
Can we keep it shut down permanently?
One can hope. Apparently before Zelensky became America’s Sweetheart, he had a reputation for hiding assets just like the oligarchs he complains about. God only knows what he and his cronies have done with the billions of free cash from the Biden Administration.
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/oct/03/revealed-anti-oligarch-ukrainian-president-offshore-connections-volodymyr-zelenskiy
They go through this Government Shut Down pantomime every year , i can only imagine it is to scare the sheep .
Yes all 330 Million of us not counting the 10 thousand running this quaqmire.
Is it true that Biden is going to appoint Chicken Little to Chairman of the JCS?
If chicken little gets a job what about Henny Penny or Humpty Dumpty?
OMG old guy for the win
that is some dialog right there! tell you what
dude what.
“Potential Government Shutdown Threatens US Support for Ukraine”
The Headline should read: Potential Government Shutdown Roots Cause IS US Support for Ukraine. Over $200 Billion wasted on Ukraine alone over 10 years.
You got that exactly right. The war budget has fucked us all,but not the ruling class.
So Green, Gaetz and the other obstructionist are being paid by Russia? I figured.
Republicans have given Americans a meaningful opportunity to weigh in on Biden’s wars. There is a reason he didn’t mention his intentions for Ukraine in the last election campaign. With a bit of luck, he may finally have to worry about what voters think about all of this.
Behind that smile there is a nasty man who only thinks about the corporate state and nothing for the masses. This is the story of his career. He has been dredged up from the Senate of a small state favored by Corporations for its tax laws to VP by Obama another do nothing to help people politico to President because nothing needed to change. We all know everything is not wonderful in the USA.
I hope. Except, “the vote blue no matter who” crowd still have 50% of the votes. I have doubt that he would be allowed to run, though. My doubt is growing after CNN reminded us of his repeated lies recently. I also have the same amount of doubt regarding my own political aptitude. (Sarcasm)
Fast talking used car salesman Newsome is making rounds on his behalf.
Sometimes I think we should have 2 leaders, one for domestic policy and one for foreign policy. It is far too easy for a President with a popular domestic policy to adopt foreign policies that would otherwise be opposed.
I would not count on it. He was busy setting the conditions for war before it started, so he could cash in on it. And now, it’s raining money in the Biden family.
You are making two foolish assumptions.The first is that elections in the US are a fraudulent joke. Secondly I don’t believe the average voter has the information or inclination to give a shit.
Rand Paul is a maverick, even within his own party. But I like what he had to say today.
https://www.hulu.com/watch/60da223c-d2a0-411a-95c9-665a839371f9
I was also impressed by Jeff Sach’s opinion posted here at Antiwar.
https://original.antiwar.com/Jeffrey_Sachs/2023/09/19/the-real-history-of-the-war-in-ukraine/
Well then, good. Shut it Down; first good reason I’ve heard for doing so. Colonel Sherwood should go fight in Ukraine if he thinks it is such a worthwhile pursuit. Don’t Let the Door hit him in the Ass on the Way Over!
Shutting down will badly hurt the people who need the programs like SS and Snap etc. The rich have a deep buffer zone separating them from pain and suffering. It is always the little guy who takes in on the chin.
Sort of; but in general, entitlement programs continue to be paid even during a shutdown; as does social security and federal pensions. They’ll do what they always do though, find those individual items that cost nothing but unduly discomfit people, like access to parks, and shut those down.
Entitlement programs continue to be “paid,” but employees may be furloughed, offices shut down, etc. So if you happen to be applying for benefits, or need help of some kind, your application may be delayed or the office you go to to talk to someone about your situation may be closed.
But yes, for the most part, “government shutdowns” are just theater. You won’t be able to tour the Smithsonian, etc., but the Navy isn’t going to have to wait any longer for its new aircraft carrier, and the generals will still be able to get together for a round of golf on the base course, even if there’s no one to mix their Mai Tais for them at the club afterward.
Not only that, the folks who were furloughed tend to get Paid In Full once the funding is returned. So, some temporary pain for the tax-eaters.
Love the second paragraph. Thank you.
“Potential Government Shutdown Threatens US Support for Ukraine” I need to turn on MSNBC. It sounds like Russia finally hacked our Government!? RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA! PUTIIIIIIIIIIIN! Ooh, I glanced at the mirror and was surprised to find Maddow staring back at me–eyes and veins bulging. (Insincere sarcasm)
OMG i can just post the same assh*le BS over and over again but the end result will always
be this> https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=blue+oyster+cult+don%27t+fear+the+reaper
One can only dream of a shutdown. But the lobbyist will probably will shown lawmakers they have some dirt on them and they will fall in line.