The US is considering increasing its small military presence in Ukraine by sending up to 60 additional military advisers, POLITICO reported on Saturday, the same day the House approved $61 billion in spending for the proxy war.
Four unnamed US officials told POLITICO that the additional troops would “support logistics and oversight efforts for the weapons the US is sending Ukraine.”
Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said the potential deployment would augment US personnel based at the US Embassy in Kyiv. “Throughout this conflict, the DOD has reviewed and adjusted our presence in-country as security conditions have evolved. Currently, we are considering sending several additional advisers to augment the Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) at the Embassy,” Ryder said.
Back in October 2022, the Pentagon announced that ODC and defense attaché personnel were back in Ukraine after being absent for the first few months of Russia’s invasion. The Pentagon said at the time that the personnel were conducting “onsite” inspections of US-provided weapons.
Ryder said the ODC “performs a variety of advisory and support missions (non-combat), and while it is staffed exclusively by DOD personnel, it is embedded within the US Embassy, under Chief of Mission authority like the rest of the Embassy.”
Ryder said the advisers would serve in a non-combat role, but the deployment would still mark an escalation of US involvement in the war and reflect the US’s long-term plans for the conflict. Besides the ODC and defense attaché, the US also has a small number of special operations forces in Ukraine. The Discord leaks revealed last year that as of March 2023, 14 US special operations troops were in Ukraine.
Special operators of ISIS?
Deja vu all over again. Other than the spooks, the first formal involvement of the US in Vietnam came in the form of advisors. The advisors were accompanied by a giant sucking sound that brought 500k soldiers to Vietnam. The rest, as they say, was history.
Is that like the Russian invasion of Ukraine?
Yes, it started with advisors in Donetsk too.
Did you have a problem with that one?
You could stretch your mother’s fartrs into a reason for war against all humans. Why do you hate living humans so much?
At least Donald “Putin (verb) (noun)” is on topic and surprisingly relevant this time.
Normally his “Is that like the Russian invasion of Ukraine?” interjection would be dropped into a Comment section on US federal excise tax debates, or a mild controversy in the Maldives or something.
So, Russia also got sucked in. I don’t object to Russian involvement in Ukraine anywhere near as much as I do US involvement.
* I am being robbed every day of my life to pay for US involvement in these damned wars. I object.
* If a draft is imposed in order to fight the war in Ukraine, my sons could end up going. I object.
* The US could end up in WW3 as a result of being involved in the Ukraine war. I object to thermonuclear Armageddon.
Those “military advisers” will be planning either an escape route for the soon to be deposed Zelenskyy or draw the terms of the surrender. And for the agitators, please spare me the three weeks timeline since it’s the same lie told about Christians believing earth is only 6000 years old.
I heard they may ask you for analytics assistance with the withdrawal.
Several hundreds of US “military advisers” lost their lives a month ago while they were used as cannon fodder in attempt to disrupt the presidential elections in Belgorod region. First there was an information that it were a far-right ethnic Russian militants who are fighting on the side of Kiev neo-Nazis, but later it became clear that those militants were only a part of the forces, the majority were Americans. At least, that’s what Russian and pro-Russian experts say. Most likely, it is true. Now, as Ukraine more and more desperately needs fresh cannon fodder, we will see more of NATO “military advisers” fighting on Kiev regime’s side.
Writing BS as usual.
The Kremlin way.
It would be pretty difficult for the US regime to hide several hundred deaths within its military ranks. A handful at a time could be falsified as “training accidents,” etc., but several hundred in a very short time frame would, even if not publicly admitted, quickly have grieving families demanding explanations.
The trick is to have a little group from other NATO countries. This way the gross number is not reported.
Every few days for two years tiny little escalations like a frog in heating water. When the water comes to a boil, the silly talk about who is winning, and who has the moral high ground will become meaningless in the nuclear fire.
An embedded journalist years ago reported that every unit seemed to have American fighters. On paper, I’m sure we’ll call them volunteers. Off the books, I’m sure many are paid a mint.
Canada kept trying to discourage “volunteers” from joining Syria’s fight against Al Q and Daeshi’i rebels, even threatening to revoke citizenship or levy criminal charges – yet nae a peep when Far Right Nationalists ship over to help their Aryan brothers kill Russians in Ukraine.
Are they going to get
injured“prostate issues”, like Austin?In his defense, Austin’s head is so far up his ass he couldn’t HELP but notice glandular oddities & refer it to a specialist.
Start with the Congress and their families?
JFK sent a few military advisors to Vietnam way back then…and we got 10 years of hell.
Currently, we are considering sending several additional advisers to augment the Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) at the Embassy,” Ryder said.
So, wasn’t this what Israel used as an excuse to bomb the Iranian diplomatic facility in Syria?
Seems like “Hey everybody, there’s going to be a WHOLE LOT of AMERICAN MILITARY PERSONNEL at our EMBASSY in KIEV (precise coordinates available upon request) that we TOTALLY TOTALLY HOPE does not get accidentally or intentionally hit. Heavens to Betsy, that’d just be the WORST if it happened. “
If they can advise from the US embassy, they can advise from any NATO base. So they won’t remain in the embassy.
“The US is considering increasing its small military presence in Ukraine (Vietnam) by sending up to 60 additional military advisers…”
No Cause For Concern.
Just make sure they’re wearing their transponders.
Having lived through the Vietnam military buildup, sending military advisor to a country is how the American involvement in Vietnam began.
North Vietnam did not have nuclear weapons, a new generation of ICBMs, or nuclear submarines.
How do you think this idiot plan will go!
Here is an old song that needs to be updated. Change the country named in the song from Vietnam to Ukraine and what is old is new again!
As I recall, North Vietnam never threatened to attack American soil, nor attempted to do so. Vietnam was entirely a domestic matter between “north” and “south” that the USA -chose- to meddle with. No “ethnic Americans” in South Vietnam were under threat from the north.
If you follow the history the problem of Vietnam went all the way back to the end of World War I when Ho Chi Min met with Woodrow Wilson and was told “No Independence for You.”
Some speculate this is a personal security detail for Zelensky. His term ends next month so he will no longer be the legal President of Ukraine. Trouble is expected.
advisors? hmmmmm yyes that rings a bell, wash rinse repeat lolol