Anonymous Coward User ID: 37586140 United States 07/23/2014 01:38 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Obama administration sending military advisers to Ukraine within weeks Published time: July 23, 2014 16:31 The United States is reportedly preparing to send a team of military advisers into Ukraine to assist with revamping forces there in the midst of the ongoing crisis between government-loyal troops and an anti-Kiev militia. On Tuesday this week, the Washington Times reported that a spokesperson for the US Department of Defense confirmed plans to put Pentagon advisers in Ukraine. “Within the next few weeks, a group of Defense Department representatives who specialize in strategy and policy will head to Kiev to evaluate specific programs that the United States may want to help bolster,” reporter Maggie Ybarra wrote for the Times. The newspaper says that Army Col. Steve Warren, a spokesperson for the Pentagon, told the Times that the objective of sending DoD advisers overseas is to “shape and establish an enduring program for future US efforts to support the Ukrainian military through subject-matter expert teams and long-term advisers.” more: [ link to rt.com] |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 16537138 United States 07/23/2014 01:47 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Obama administration sending military advisers to Ukraine within weeks This is how Vietnam started in 1965. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 30075865 United States 07/23/2014 04:12 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Obama administration sending military advisers to Ukraine within weeks The U.S. Congress more than ever now needs to say, NO!
Congress needs to cut all funding for the white house immediately and keep cutting until the message is heard loud and clear! |