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BumRushDaShow

(129,491 posts)
Wed Apr 24, 2024, 12:45 PM Apr 24

Biden says US to begin sending military equipment to Ukraine within 'hours'

Source: ABC News

April 24, 2024, 12:15 PM


The U.S. will begin sending military equipment to Ukraine within "a few hours" after the passage of a long-stalled foreign aid package, President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday.

In remarks from the White House, Biden said he signed the $95 billion package. He said it will make both America and the world "safer."

"It was a difficult path [to my desk] and it should have been easier, and it should have gotten there sooner," Biden said of the legislation, which was first requested by the administration last fall and seemed all but dead due to GOP-led opposition in the House before the sudden reversal of Speaker Mike Johnson.

"But in the end, we did what America always does: we rose to the moment, came together and we got it done," the president continued. "Now we need to move fast, and we are."

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-us-begin-sending-military-equipment-ukraine-hours/story?id=109575096

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Biden says US to begin sending military equipment to Ukraine within 'hours' (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Apr 24 OP
I'll bet a lot of equipment was already staged very close to Ukraine erronis Apr 24 #1
The other day I saw pictures of Bradley Fighting Vehicles on flatbed trucks on the border of Poland mitch96 Apr 24 #3
Ah, good to know! 🌻🇺🇦🌻 electric_blue68 Apr 24 #6
Some was sitting on railway spurs in Poland. republianmushroom Apr 24 #5
Very statesmanlike statement. maxsolomon Apr 24 #2
Just do it. republianmushroom Apr 24 #4

erronis

(15,335 posts)
1. I'll bet a lot of equipment was already staged very close to Ukraine
Wed Apr 24, 2024, 12:56 PM
Apr 24

And of course many countries in the freedom-loving world have already been stepping up with support - frequently US-made weaponry and supplies. We'll replenish our allies soon.

mitch96

(13,925 posts)
3. The other day I saw pictures of Bradley Fighting Vehicles on flatbed trucks on the border of Poland
Wed Apr 24, 2024, 01:26 PM
Apr 24

and Ukraine ready to go..
Let 'em loose boys...
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