White House has ‘Almost Zero’ Ability to Track Weapons It Sends to Ukraine
A US official said the White House has “almost zero” ability to track the weapons it is sending to Ukraine. So far, President Joe Biden has approved over $3 billion in arms shipments to Kiev.
Speaking with CNN about the weapons, one source said, “we have fidelity for a short time, but when it enters the fog of war, we have almost zero. It drops into a big black hole, and you have almost no sense of it at all after a short period of time.”
The source said the US lacked personnel “on the ground,” making it nearly impossible to track the movement of weapons. Another source told CNN Ukraine was incentivized to lie to get access to more weapons, saying “It’s a war – every statement is an information operation, every interview. Every Zelensky appearance broadcast is an information operation.”
The US infamously armed the resistance to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, only to have many of those weapons fall into the hand of the Islamic State and other al-Qaeda affiliate groups. The consequence was an Islamic Caliphate that took over large swaths of Iraq and Syria.
Neo-Nazi groups like the Azov Battalion have been incorporated into Ukraine’s armed forces. In a recent interview, President Volodymyr Zelensky was asked about the presence of these extremist groups within Ukraine’s military. Zelensky insisted they are “defending our country,” saying “they are what they are.”
The inability to track the arms is not deterring the US from sending weapons to Ukraine. Last week, Biden approved an $800 million weapons package. On Tuesday, White House official Matt Miller said, “we are always preparing the next package of security assistance.”
The US claims the arms transfers have been successful with little interference from Moscow., and a third source speaking with CNN says Russia is not threatening the weapons shipments. The outlet also reported that “it does not appear that Russia has been actively attacking western weapons shipments entering Ukraine – although it is unclear exactly why, especially since the US has intelligence that the Russians want to and have discussed doing so both publicly and privately. – Liberation Institute via anticom.com
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Nothing to see here. The US and NATO could be arming every terrorist organization in the world with highly advanced weapons. What could go wrong. I should say, what WILL go wrong.
Weapons that shoot down a passenger jet or blow up a bus or building in the hands of..who?
I am sure that some of these weapons will show up in the future. I doubt that people will be happy when that happens. I doubt that the US and NATO will take any responsibility either.
Canada sends money and arms to Ukraine. Do they know where any of it is going? Ukraine is one of the most corrupt countries in Europe. I don’t doubt that many government officials in Ukraine are doing very well financially. Setting up their escape plan. Just like Afghanistan.