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The fact is their Obama administration had earlier consistently refused to provide any equivalent military aid to Ukraine , presumably in keeping with Obama's whispered request to then President Medvedev that he tell Vladimir he (Obama) would have more flexibility after the election.

Much is sanctimoniously made by Democrats of the harm and risk imposed on our dear ally Ukraine by Trump's temporary withholding of aid to them.

Lethal aid was opposed by key allies, including Germany, but the military aid that was given was recommended by the European command. One reason Trump's been criticized over temporarily withhold the Javelins is that, unlike the previous administration, Ukraine was promised these weapons and was left waiting for them, making it difficult for them to plot strategy.

Firstly, according to the Ukrainians, they had no idea that anything had been delayed.

WASHINGTON — A senior Pentagon official told the congressional impeachment inquiry that Ukrainian officials inquired about the delay in U.S. military assistance to their country on the same day President Trump asked the Ukrainian president to investigate Joe Biden.

A Ukrainian official serving in the U.S. asked the Pentagon on July 25 “what is going on” with nearly $400 million in aid to Ukraine, according to Laura Cooper, deputy assistant secretary of defense for Russia, Ukraine, Eurasia.

“And did that connote to you that they were concerned that something was in fact going on with it?” asked House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., who is leading the inquiry.

“Yes sir,” Cooper responded.

KIEV, Ukraine — When Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke with President Donald Trump in the now-infamous July 25 phone call, he believed $391 million worth of military aid was already on its way to Kiev, two Ukrainian officials and a US official told BuzzFeed News.

The Ukrainian government didn’t know it was being held up in Washington by Trump, according to the two Ukrainian officials. Nearly a month after the call — which Zelensky has since described as “good” and Trump has called “perfect” — the Ukrainian government was left stumped when they received word that the aid had in fact been suspended.

Please attribute your claim that they were left waiting for them.

The Ukrainian government didn’t know it was being held up in Washington by Trump, according to the two Ukrainian officials. Nearly a month after the call — which Zelensky has since described as “good” and Trump has called “perfect” — the Ukrainian government was left stumped when they received word that the aid had in fact been suspended.

Firstly, according to the Ukrainians, they had no idea that anything had been delayed.

The Ukrainians were left to swing in the wind, waiting for the aid.

How about a piece of impeach pie?

At least they had Obama blankets... [yawn]

was opposed by key allies, including Germany,

Senate removes phrase 'white nationalist' from measure intended to screen military enlistees

The Republican-controlled Senate quietly cut the phrase "white nationalist" from a measure in the National Defense Authorization Act, which was intended to explicitly address the threat of white nationalists in the military, altering the language of a House-passed amendment before passing the massive military spending bill Tuesday

The House amendment, which was passed in July, was drafted to explicitly study the feasibility of screening for white nationalist beliefs in military enlistees.

But the final version of the bill passed by the Senate and sent to President Donald Trump for his signature now only requires the Department of Defense to monitor for "extremist and gang-related activity," rather than specifically referencing white nationalism.
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The news comes days after the US military and naval academies launched internal investigations after cadets and midshipmen were captured on ESPN's pre-game show for the Army-Navy game making a hand gesture that some interpreted as white nationalist and others interpreted as innocent.
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This is almost 2020, right; not 1860?

cj, you are far to dumb