{"id":246655,"date":"2023-10-23T12:00:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T11:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=246655"},"modified":"2023-10-22T05:04:06","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T04:04:06","slug":"white-house-seeks-105-billion-to-arm-israel-ukraine-and-taiwan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2023\/10\/white-house-seeks-105-billion-to-arm-israel-ukraine-and-taiwan\/","title":{"rendered":"White House Seeks $105 Billion to Arm Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Biden administration released details about its massive proposal to provide arms to Israel and Ukraine, as well as funds to build up military assets in the region surrounding China.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

20 Oct 2023<\/em> – Today, the White House rolled out its proposed<\/a> $105 billion bill to arm Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. The legislation also includes funding for the border and humanitarian assistance. US officials say over $50 billion will go to American weapons manufacturers.<\/p>\n

The Biden administration is proposing a massive aid package<\/a> as it has struggled to get Congress to appropriate more funds for the proxy war in Ukraine. The largest portion of money is for Ukraine at $61.4 billion. The White House wants enough money for Ukraine to fund Kiev through the 2024 election.<\/p>\n

National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan described the aid as critical to American national security and demanded Congress pass the bill. \u201cThis budget request is critical to advancing America\u2019s national security and ensuring the safety of the American people,\u201d Sullivan said. \u201cThe world is closely watching what Congress does next.\u201d<\/p>\n

Israel will receive $14.3 billion in assistance, with $10.6 billion for air and missile defense support.The aid would be in addition to the $3.8 billion Tel Aviv from Washington in security assistance annually.<\/p>\n

Biden announced the legalization<\/em> in a speech on Thursday night, \u201cAmerican leadership is what holds the world together. American alliances are what keep us in America safe. American values are what make us a partner nation you want to work with.\u201d He continued,\u201dto put all that at risk \u2013 we walk away from Ukraine, we turn our backs on Israel \u2013 it\u2019s just not worth it. That\u2019s why tomorrow I\u2019m going to send to Congress an urgent budget request to fund America\u2019s national security needs \u2013 needs to support our critical partners, including Israel and Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n

The bill includes $7.4 billion for several initiatives to increase Washington\u2019s military posture in the Indo-Pacific. That includes $2 billion in grants for foreign governments to buy American weapons. Taiwan will receive a portion of that money, although US officials did not provide a detailed breakdown.<\/p>\n

Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Shalanda Young, explained that nearly half of the money will go to American arms makers. \u201cThis supplemental request invests over $50 billion in the American defense industrial base, ensuring our military continues to be the most ready, capable, and best-equipped fighting force the world has ever seen,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Young claimed that the spending would bolster the American economy and create jobs. However, a study indicated that military spending costs more jobs<\/a> than it creates.<\/p>\n

Additionally, $14 billion will go towards border security. The White House claimed it was needed to \u201ckeep the southwest border secure and stop the flow of fentanyl.\u201d A portion of those funds will go towards hiring thousands of law enforcement officers.<\/p>\n

A small number of Republican representatives have hindered Congress from passing additional funds for Ukraine. The Biden administration hopes to push several GOP members of Congress to vote for the bill by combining funding for Taiwan, Israel, and the border with Ukraine.<\/p>\n

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Kyle Anzalone is the opinion editor of <\/em>Antiwar.com, news editor of the <\/em>Libertarian Institute<\/a>, and co-host of <\/em>Conflicts of Interest<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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