Tuesday, April 29, 2025

larry johnson shows you some things about cheeto and the ukie war i'm suspecting you didn't know; 


Donald Trump is fond of blaming Barack Obama and Joe Biden for the debacle in Ukraine, but he is wrong. A major share of the blame also lies with Donald Trump because he oversaw the dramatic growth of the Ukrainian military during his first term and, to this day, brags about supplying Ukraine with Javelin missiles. I am no fan of Barack Obama… in fact, I’ve been a staunch critic, but the data on the growth of the Ukrainian military during Trump’s first term is irrefutable.

Let’s start with examining the size of Ukraine’s army in December 2016. This was at the last month of Obama’s time as President.

  • Active-duty personnel (2016): About 204,000 military servicemen (by late 2016)​mil.gov.ua. Ukraine’s MoD White Book 2016 reports a total Armed Forces strength of 250,000 people by end-2016, comprising 204,000 servicemen and 46,000 civilian staff​mil.gov.ua.
  • Reserve personnel (2016): About 130,000 trained reservists (end-2016)​mil.gov.ua. In 2016, Ukraine formalized an “operational reserve” of combat veterans. Official figures show the size of this reserve grew from ≈2,000 in 2014 to ≈130,000 by year’s end​mil.gov.ua.
  • Combined total (active + reserve): ~334,000 personnel. Adding active servicemen (~204k) and reservists (~130k) gives roughly 334,000 military personnel in 2016. (Total Armed Forces strength including civilian staff was 250,000​mil.gov.ua, but the question focuses on uniformed members.)..........more.........

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