A proposal to audit the $67.3 billion in economic and military aid sent to Ukraine to aid in its war with Russia was defeated in the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
“A resolution calling for an audit of U.S. military and economic aid to Ukraine has been narrowly defeated in the House of Representatives. The measure was rejected by 26 votes to 22 before the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
The proposed audit had been strongly opposed by House Democrats, who argued that such oversight activities would have sent a wrong signal to Ukraine, which has been strongly supported by Washington in its ongoing conflict with Russia.
‘This is not the time for us to be divided. We’ve held together with NATO, and the EU, and our allies. Let’s not fall into this trap’, the top Democrat on the committee, Representative Gregory W. Meeks (NY), said during the debate.
Republicans rejected such arguments, however, insisting that the measure was about transparency and accountability for Americans, rather than about sending any messages to Kiev.
While the Republicans have managed to demonstrate unity on the issue of stricter oversight in relation to continued support for Kiev despite the failure of the resolution to get through the committee, few have actually spoken against it altogether.
The U.S. has been supplying Ukraine with assorted heavy weaponry, including armored vehicles, artillery, rockets and drones, since – and even before – Russia launched its military operation against the neighboring state in late February. The total amount of funds appropriated for Kiev in military and economic aid by the U.S. has already exceeded $100 billion in less than a year”. -RT
This Russo-Ukrainian conflict has undoubtedly provided the United States with a readably available pretext for the current monetary disaster facing the West. Another proposal has already been brought to the table to send an additional $37.7 billion in aid would bring the total to $105.5 billion.
Woefully, however, this conflict is on the course of becoming a world war. It’s only a matter of time before it may expand into Asia, the Middle East, and South America.
If the United States wants to avoid finding itself at war with not only Russia but China, Brazil, India, Iran, and potentially even Saudi Arabia, it would be wise to do whatever it can to extricate itself from the ill-advised foreign policy of the existing government.