{"id":2200855,"date":"2024-03-17T19:20:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-17T23:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-kirby-admits-fears-that-aid-to-ukraine-has-affected-us-readiness\/"},"modified":"2024-03-17T19:24:54","modified_gmt":"2024-03-17T23:24:54","slug":"john-kirby-admits-fears-that-aid-to-ukraine-has-affected-us-readiness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-kirby-admits-fears-that-aid-to-ukraine-has-affected-us-readiness\/","title":{"rendered":"John Kirby acknowledges concerns over US readiness due to Ukraine aid support"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fjohn-kirby-admits-fears-that-aid-to-ukraine-has-affected-us-readiness%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=2200855&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--><h2>John Kirby\u2063 Raises Concerns Over U.S. Military Stocks Amid Ukraine Support<\/h2>\n<p>In a candid interview, <strong>John Kirby, National \u2062Security Council spokesman,<\/strong> shared\u2064 his unease about the potential impacts of the continued U.S. aid\u200d to Ukraine, specifically regarding the country&#8217;s arms supplies. His concerns come to light amidst the ongoing conflict that has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flashback-aoc-cried-when-us-gave-israel-1b-to-help-iron-dome-protect-civilians\/\" title=\"AOC shed tears as US granted B to aid Iron Dome in safeguarding civilians.\">strained international relations<\/a>\u200d and \u200ddefense resources.<\/p>\n<p>While speaking on <em>This \u2063Week<\/em>, Kirby engaged with host\u200c Martha Raddatz on a topic that&#8217;s been on the minds of many Americans: <strong>Is our military readiness \u2063at risk due\u2062 to the extensive support we&#8217;ve been extending \u200cto Ukraine<\/strong> since the onset of the Russian \u200cinvasion?<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cSure. Of course. Since the beginning of\u2062 the war, with\u2062 every package we provided, we\u2019ve got\u200d to make a certification that it\u2019s not \u2064gonna damage our own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-got-it-newsmax-reporter-emerald-robinson-national-security-source-confirms-a-piece-of-hardware-has-been-secured-in-germany\/\" title=\"We Got It! - Newsmax Reporter Emerald Robinson: National Security Source Confirms \"A Piece of Hardware Has Been Secured\" in Germany\">national security<\/a>,\u200b and as we have given more \u200band depleted our inventories, we have been doing everything we \u200ccan\u200c to work with\u2062 the defense industry to restock, to replenish,\u201d Kirby said. \u201cThat\u2019s what this replenishment authority \u2014 why that\u2019s so\u2064 important, so yes, it\u2019s a concern. We haven\u2019t reached a point yet where our own national\u2062 security and our own operational \u2062plans have\u2063 been jeopardized, but it\u2019s absolutely something you can\u2019t ever take your eye \u200boff.\u201d\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>An \u200cUnpassed \u2062Bill and Its Ramifications<\/h3>\n<p>The discussion deepens as the latest bill for aiding Ukraine\u2014a considerable financial gesture that promises not just military support, but humanitarian aid across various conflict\u2063 zones\u2014remains stagnant in Congress. With a substantial\u200b $12\u2063 billion planned to bolster the Ukrainian government and an additional $10 billion aimed at assistance for Ukraine, \u200dGaza, and more, the stakes are high.<\/p>\n<h3>Kirby&#8217;s New Role Amidst a\u2062 Critical Time<\/h3>\n<p>The backdrop for\u200b Kirby&#8217;s apprehension is his recent promotion, as he steps \u200cup as assistant \u2064to the president\u200b and White House national security communications adviser. With the presidential election on the horizon, his insights assume\u200b greater significance. President Joe Biden, facing reelection, is\u2063 navigating these turbulent \u2063international waters.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to\u2063 read more from the Washington Examiner<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>International Developments and Russian Setbacks<\/h3>\n<p>Meanwhile, Ukraine&#8217;s territories have seen controversial Russian elections, which have been\u200b met with widespread\u2062 international criticism. As the\u2062 eyes of the world judge these \u2064actions, \u200dreports \u2062come in claiming substantial \u200blosses\u200b for the Russian military\u2014a\u200c staggering \u206285% depletion of the initial invasion\u2064 forces.<\/p>\n<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a \u200bconversation with Tucker \u2064Carlson, maintains a bold stance: Russia can still turn the\u2062 tides in its favor against Ukraine, \u2062providing the\u200b U.S. steps \u2063back. \u200cNevertheless, the toll of the \u2063conflict is undeniably high on all fronts.<\/p>\n<p>As these events unfold, Kirby&#8217;s vigilant\u200b perspective on the implications of U.S. aid \u2064to Ukraine,\u2064 juxtaposed with the need to ensure American military readiness, paints a picture\u2063 of a delicate balance at play\u2014one that could define the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/commander-in-chef\/\" title=\"Head Chef\">global political landscape<\/a> in the years to\u2064 come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Kirby, National Security Council spokesman, voiced concerns on &#8220;This Week&#8221; about U.S. military readiness amid extensive arms shipments to Ukraine, following Russia&#8217;s invasion<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2200856,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24075705704629-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2200855","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24075705704629-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2200855","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\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2200855"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2200855\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2200856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2200855"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2200855"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2200855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}