patrick.net

Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-Ok.) previously opposed the Ukraine aid but yesterday changed his vote and got on board. “Seventy-five percent of the bill, the total funding, stays within the United States,” Mr. Mullin defensively explained to Newsmax last night. “That’s what a lot of people don’t realize. This goes to our defense industry; this goes to replenishing our munitions.”

Sadly, that’s not a very strong argument. The $12B Ukraine actually gets for military aid is a tiny drop in the graft bucket. Last year, the U.S. and NATO dumped $200B into Ukraine’s Glorious Spring Offensive (summertime). But despite billions of warbucks, the GSO still failed spectacularly. What Senator Mullin expects a paltry $12B to accomplish, with fewer soldiers than in 2023, worse battlefield positions, and a stronger, better-equipped Russian army, is anybody’s guess.

Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-Ok.) previously opposed the Ukraine aid but yesterday changed his vote and got on board. “Seventy-five percent of the bill, the total funding, stays within the United States,” Mr. Mullin defensively explained to Newsmax last night.