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Title: Cruz pushes for US to arm Ukraine
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Fox News
URL Source: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201 ... -germany-ahead-possible-peace/
Published: Feb 8, 2015
Author: Fox News
Post Date: 2015-02-08 23:00:30 by GeorgiaConservative
Keywords: cruz, neocon, ukraine
Views: 1783
Comments: 11
Sen. Ted Cruz said Sunday that the U.S. should honor a treaty obligation to supply weapons to Ukraine to thwart Russian-back separatists -- a plan with little support among European leaders trying to broker a cease-fire deal as early as Wednesday. “When it comes to Russia and Ukraine, the path we're on doesn't make any sense,” Cruz, R-Texas, told ABC’s “This Week” while at the Munich Security Conference. “We need to be providing defensive arms to the people of Ukraine.” He was in Germany as part of a bipartisan congressional delegation attending the conference that also met with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. “We have a treaty obligation to stand with them,” Cruz said. “And right now, unfortunately, the Obama administration is not honoring that obligation. We need to come together and provide defensive arms so that [Ukraine] can stand up against this Russian aggression.”
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#3. To: GeorgiaConservative, hondo68, TooConservative (#0)
There is no such treaty. My guess the freak out is happening in DC because Russia is about to win big in the Ukraine and the USA has nothing it can do to stop it. Germany is running the show now.
Might want to tell the US Soldiers that are about to deploy and their families. Also Will Begin Shipment of US-funded Armored Vehicles WASHINGTON — American soldiers will deploy to Ukraine this spring to begin training four companies of the Ukrainian National Guard, the head of US Army Europe Lt. Gen Ben Hodges said during his first visit to Kiev on Wednesday. The number of troops heading to the Yavoriv Training Area near the city of L'viv — which is about 40 miles from the Polish border — is still being determined, however. The American training effort comes as part of a US State Department initiative "to assist Ukraine in strengthening its law enforcement capabilities, conduct internal defense, and maintain rule of law" Pentagon spokeswoman Lt. Col. Vanessa Hillman told Defense News. After meeting with commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Lt. Gen. Anatoliy Pushnyakov and acting commander of the National Guard Lt. Gen. Oleksandr Kryvyenko during his visit, Hodges said he was "impressed by the readiness of both military and civil leadership to change and reform."... ...The training mission has been the subject of plenty of discussion among US policy makers for months, and the United States has already earmarked $19 million to help build the Ukrainian National Guard... MORE: http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/land/army/2015/01/21/ukraine-us-army-russia/22119315/ This was all laid out last year by the White House- Few bothered to pay any attention. FACT SHEET: U.S. Support for Ukraine I'm getting the impression that you aren't exactly up to date on what is going on in Ukraine. Sit back and get comfortable, this play isn't even halfway through the first act.
#8. To: Operation 40 (#7)
How are those trainers from the US going to stop the Russians?
--------------------------- American soldiers will get shipped back in body bags giving Obama an excuse to start, and lose, WWIII.
Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/LatestSen. Ted Cruz said Sunday that the U.S. should honor a treaty obligation to supply weapons to Ukraine to thwart Russian-back separatists -- a plan with little support among European leaders trying to broker a cease-fire deal as early as Wednesday.
#7. To: Pericles, All (#3)
My guess the freak out is happening in DC because Russia is about to win big in the Ukraine and the USA has nothing it can do to stop it. Germany is running the show now.
US Trainers To Deploy To Ukraine
By Paul McLeary | Defensenews.com | January 22, 2015
US soldiers train with Ukrainian troops during Exercise Rapid Trident in 2011.
(Photo: Staff Sgt. Brendan Stephens/US Army) Op40: More US Taxpayers $ that are printed up by the FED and loaned at interest- great job if you can get it. After all, the US has plenty of money to throw around at "training" troops
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/09/18/fact-sheet-us-support-ukraine
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#9. To: Operation 40 (#7)
American soldiers will deploy to Ukraine this spring to begin training four companies of the Ukrainian National Guard, the head of US Army Europe Lt. Gen Ben Hodges said during his first visit to Kiev on Wednesday.
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