As the Republican Party’s blockade of aid to Ukraine drags into its fourth month, the U.S. government under Pres. Joe Biden has found a clever new way to give Ukraine’s forces the weapons and ammunition they need to defend their country.

It is, in essence, an American version of Germany’s circular weapons trade—the so-called Ringtausch. The United States is gifting older surplus weapons to Greece with the understanding that Greece donates to Ukraine some of its own surplus weapons.

Greek media broke the news last week. According to the newspaper Kathimerini and other media, the Biden administration offered the Greek government three 87-foot Protector-class patrol boats, two Lockheed Martin C-130H airlifters, 10 Allison T56 turboprop engines for Lockheed P-3 patrol planes plus 60 M-2 Bradley fighting vehicles and a consignment of transport trucks.

All this hardware is U.S. military surplus—and is available to Greece, free of charge, under a U.S. legal authority called “excess defense articles.” Federal law allows an American president to declare military systems surplus to need, assign them a value—potentially zero dollars—and give them away on the condition that the recipient transport them.

  • @[email protected]
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    fedilink
    -910 months ago

    I think its funny. You said nothing and then started to rage because I didnt stay the standard set of lines. The more you type the funnier it gets.

    • @[email protected]
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      fedilink
      410 months ago

      Now it’s not funny but sadly pathetic that you crave attention so much someone just responding to your pathetic comments makes you feel like you “won”.

        • littleblue✨
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          110 months ago

          That tracks, as no one thinks of you at all. Sadly, your persona here will simply be staffed by fresh meat once you’re resigned to the trench on the front your drone-maimed corpse’ll plug soon enough. All in time, young comrade. Just wait and see what daddy Putin decides next for your oh-so-loyal patriotic self. 🌻🌻🌻