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kleinbl00  ·  414 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: October 7, 2023

March 23, 2023: Hamas sent high-level delegation to Moscow at Russia’s invitation

October 3, 2023: Iran to trade Hezbollah arms to Moscow, Arab tribes in Syria (link may be spotty due to the fact that Israel is facing an onslaught of cyberattacks, including some tied to Russia, while battling Hamas

No surprise then that (October 10, 2023) White House considers adding Ukraine to Israel aid package

Meanwhile in Russia,

So no surprise that three hours ago,

    “I think many will agree with me that this is a clear example of the failure of U.S. policy in the Middle East,” Putin said at a Kremlin meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ Al Sudani.

    “[Washington] tried to monopolize regulating [the conflict], but was unfortunately unconcerned with finding compromises acceptable for both sides,” Putin added.

    “It put forward ideas on how it should be done and pressured both sides. Each time, however, without taking into account the fundamental interests of the Palestinian people.”

Putin Says U.S. Foreign Policy Failure Caused Israel-Hamas War

Russia is about to be using surplus Hezbollah weaponry against Ukraine. "wouldn't be a stretch" is a rather forgiving assessment of the situation at hand in my opinion.





uhsguy  ·  414 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I’m pretty sure this turn of events will allow the Ukrainian weapons money to go through. Maybe even more money than was originally blocked. 100b or so seems likely. That should keep the war going to 2025 or really 2026

kleinbl00  ·  414 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Having read about the collapse of the CIA in Legacy of Ashes and reading the Washington Post describe the CIA as the 4th largest air force in the world or some shit, I'm pretty sure the money we say we're giving to Ukraine has nothing to do with the money we're spending on Ukraine. I'd give it better than even odds that "Phoenix Ghost" is just the code name the CIA uses to pay off Musk for use of Starlink in Ukraine.

At one point, 80% of the world's liquid hydrogen was in a warehouse on Burbank Avenue. And at one point, Howard Hughes was looking for Manganese nodules.

So we can piss and moan about appropriations but I have absolutely zero doubt that cold-war-magnitude blank checks are being written in several hemispheres right now.

uhsguy  ·  414 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I don’t think there was truly much doubt that the money would continue to flow. Everything that congress does right now is performative in nature. The real legislation happens in the Supreme Court.