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House Speaker rejects Biden's request for additional $24 billion in Ukraine aid (kyivindependent.com)

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[-] Beetschnapps@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

“Congressional funded” is a fun joke.

You’re describing things the way an imaginary person would wish how they should exist. I agree but I’ll be the first to say you’re off from reality yet you keep on that fantasy.

Things aren’t that way and there is no longer any mechanism to make them so. You aren’t wrong you’re just on a different planet. It’s not that things shouldn’t be that way, it’s the fact that there are no means to make that happen here and now. You are a part of that problem.

Also you are focusing on a narrow application of sharing arms to define a dictator. Rather than saying “supporting an ally is different from becoming a dictator” you keep conflating the two … why?

[-] BombOmOm@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

there is no longer any mechanism to make them so...it’s the fact that there are no means to make that happen

The vast majority of Ukraine aid was specifically mandated by Congress. This, for example, was $60B in April. I'm not sure what you are referring to when you say that there is 'no means to make that happen' when there clearly is.

If your complaint is that people voted in too many Republicans and Republicans won't do what you or I want, I would argue that Democrats should step up their game and earn more votes next election.

[-] Beetschnapps@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Again you’re describing things as they should be (aid approved by congress) not how they are or will be (infighting where Matt Gaetz dictates terms). Our world is worse than a single description so keep at it! You’re doing… someone’s work… minimizing stuff…