{"id":1952365,"date":"2023-06-20T19:53:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T23:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-accounting-error-gives-extra-6-2-billion-in-aid-to-ukraine\/"},"modified":"2023-06-20T19:54:59","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T23:54:59","slug":"pentagon-accounting-error-gives-extra-6-2-billion-in-aid-to-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-accounting-error-gives-extra-6-2-billion-in-aid-to-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon&#8217;s mistake: $6.2 billion extra aid to Ukraine."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpentagon-accounting-error-gives-extra-6-2-billion-in-aid-to-ukraine%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1952365&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/pentagon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pentagon<\/a> has made a costly mistake. It turns out that the value of weapons and equipment sent to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/ukraine\">Ukraine<\/a> has been overestimated by a whopping $6.2 billion dollars over the past two years. But don&#8217;t worry, the Pentagon has a plan to make up for this shortfall in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-denies-monoclonal-antibody-treatments-as-states-experience-shortages\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Denies Monoclonal Antibody Treatments as States Experience Shortages\">future shipments<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ukraine-russia-war-weapons-surplus-funding-72eeb6119439146f1939d5b1973a44ef\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh, an internal review revealed that the military had used the estimated cost to replace the transferred equipment instead of the actual value recorded in the Pentagon\u2019s books. This discrepancy has resulted in a $3.6 billion shortfall this fiscal year, and a $2.6 billion shortfall in FY 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But here&#8217;s the interesting part: since the money has already been allocated by Congress, the Pentagon has the authority to make up the difference without needing further appropriations. It&#8217;s like finding a hidden treasure just when you need it the most. And guess what? This windfall comes at the perfect time as FY 2023 is coming to a close and existing Congressional funds for the war effort were running low.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt\u2019s just going to go back into the pot of money that we have allocated for the future Pentagon stock drawdowns,\u201d Singh said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As if this revelation wasn&#8217;t enough, it also coincides with the long-awaited Ukrainian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/my-former-friends-have-joined-the-fascists\/\" title=\"My Former Friends Have Joined the Fascists\">counter-offensive<\/a> into Russian-occupied territory that began earlier this month. The counter-offensive has been an exciting exploration as Ukrainian forces test the Russian line for weaknesses. In response, Russia has launched an increasing number of drone attacks on Kyiv. The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-65818705\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kakhovka<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> hydroelectric dam was even demolished, causing a mass evacuation and triggering an \u201cecological disaster.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Throughout the war, the U.S. has approved a staggering $113 billion in aid for Ukraine, including $40 billion in military aid. The last aid package, passed by Congress last December, was meant to last until the end of FY 2023 in September. However, unexpected costs resulting from the counter-offensive may deplete those <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/series-i-bond-interest-rate-expected-to-fall-to-6-48-in-november\/\" title=\"Series I Bond Interest Rate Expected to Fall to 6.48% in November\">funds sooner<\/a> than anticipated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While President Biden has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-accounting-error-gives-extra-6-2-billion-in-aid-to-ukraine\/\" title=\"Pentagon's mistake: .2 billion extra aid to Ukraine.\">publicly pledged unwavering support<\/a> for Ukraine until Russia is defeated, there are concerns that Republicans in Congress and public opinion may limit future aid as the war continues with no clear end in sight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/05\/22\/biden-f-16s-ukraine-g7-00098243\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Just last month<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Biden approved the transfer of F-16 fighters to Ukraine and the training of their pilots to fly them. This marks a reluctant escalation in the amount of long-range equipment being sent to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-two-sides-of-the-withdraw-from-afghanistan-or-not-argument\/\" title=\"The Two Sides Of The \u2018Withdraw From Afghanistan Or Not?\u2019 Argument\">war-torn nation<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On Tuesday, Moscow claimed that the Ukrainian military was planning to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/russia-warns-ukraine-against-striking-crimea-with-us-british-missiles-2023-06-20\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">strike targets in Russian-held Crimea<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> using British and American missile systems, and warned that Russia would retaliate if that happened. Crimea is claimed by Ukraine, but was annexed by the Russian Federation in 2014 after an internationally condemned invasion.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pentagon allegedly overestimated the value of weapons and equipment sent to Ukraine by $6.2 billion in the past two years. To compensate for the shortfall, future shipments will cover the difference. Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh stated that an internal review revealed the military relied on estimated costs for this miscalculation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":856,"featured_media":1952366,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[29227,7629,11051,4953,7586,6991],"class_list":["post-1952365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire","tag-6-2","tag-aid","tag-extra","tag-mistake","tag-pentagons","tag-ukraine"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1952365","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/856"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1952365"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1952365\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1952366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1952365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1952365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1952365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}