The Pentagon is warning Congress that it is running low on funding to replace weapons the U.S. has sent to Ukraine and has already been forced to slow down resupplying some troops.
  • regul@lemm.ee
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    9 months ago

    I refuse to believe that the US Armed Forces are running low on funding for anything.

    uWu pweese were just a smol bean little military

    • HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club
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      9 months ago

      The problem isn't that the US military doesn't have the ability, but that it needs Congress to authorize the expense.

      • regul@lemm.ee
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        9 months ago

        I am similarly skeptical of this. No doubt there is some congressional funding mandate to maintain some level of readiness. I've also been told that the arms going to Ukraine were things we were going to be replacing anyway, so that it is apparently leaving the US armed forces undersupplied kind of makes that sound like it was a lie.

  • realitista@lemm.ee
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    9 months ago

    My understanding is that Ukraine hasn't yet drawn on any of it's lend lease grants which IIRC are around $7b, so maybe that can plug the gap?