Nov 1, 2022
Throughout history, countries have
sent other countries both supplies and support to other countries
involved in conflict without being directly involved in it
themselves. How do we, as the government, decide how much is enough
support? How much more or less support should we send? What if our
support is misappropriated? What if our values shift out of sync
with the people we are supporting?
https://www.thoughtco.com/france-american-revolutionary-war-1222026
https://historyofmyamerica.com/why-did-france-help-american-revolutionary-war/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/french-and-indian-war-1754-1763-causes-and-outbreak
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/foreign-response-american-civil-war.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
https://www.britannica.com/event/Korean-War
https://www.history.com/news/vietnam-war-origins-events
https://strategic-culture.org/news/2014/05/31/how-the-ukrainian-civil-war-started/
https://nationalviews.com/facts-ukraine-civil-war-crisis-russia
https://www.cnn.com/2015/02/10/europe/ukraine-war-how-we-got-here/index.html
Foreign assistance flows through US companies
https://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-global-aid-true-false-20170501-htmlstory.html
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/10-us-companies-profiting_n_3780973
From 2013:
https://www.globalissues.org/article/74/the-arms-trade-is-big-business
https://time.com/5428669/saudi-arabia-military-relationship/
Older Ukraine Aid articles:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/27/congress-approves-aid-package-ukraine
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/congress-votes-to-arm-ukraine/
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/380483-congress-bans-arms-to-controversial-ukrainian-militia-linked-to-neo-nazis/
https://khanna.house.gov/media/in-the-news/congress-bans-arms-ukraine-militia-linked-neo-nazis
Newer Ukraine Aid articles:
https://www.newsweek.com/these-69-house-reps-voted-against-providing-ukraine-aid-1686658
https://www.defensenews.com/congress/2022/09/27/congress-to-vote-on-123-billion-ukraine-aid-package/
https://marketrealist.com/p/how-much-money-has-the-us-sent-to-ukrainie/
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303432/total-bilateral-aid-to-ukraine/
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russias-fsb-arrests-eight-crimea-bridge-blast-2022-10-12/
https://www.westernjournal.com/look-us-weapons-left-behind-afghanistan-now-showing-report/
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-58393763
Audio from:
https://www.c-span.org/video/?523913-1/washington-today
Leaked Phone Call between Assistant Secretary of State
Victoria Nuland and US Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey
Pyatt:
https://youtu.be/MSxaa-67yGM
http://www.billybon3s.com