The Biden administration depleted the US weapon stocks by sending them to Kiev, the Pentagon chief has claimed
The Pentagon is now prioritizing refilling its own weapon stocks instead of sending them to Ukraine, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has said, blaming the Biden administration for any “challenges” the US military has been facing lately.
Hegseth made the remarks on Thursday during a media briefing alongside Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Asked about the reported $200 billion war chest the Pentagon has been seeking from Congress to fund the Iran war, Hegseth confirmed the discussions were ongoing and appeared to imply the requested supplemental could grow even beyond the sum.
“As far as $200 billion, I think that number could move, obviously. It takes money to kill bad guys,” Hegseth stated.
The additional funding is needed to replenish the US military stocks to “ensure that we’re properly funded for what’s been done, for what we may have to do in the future,” he added, while pointing fingers at the previous US administration.
Read more Pentagon wants $200 billion Iran war chest – WaPo“We’re also still dealing with the environment that Joe Biden created, which was depleting those stockpiles and not sending them to our own military but to Ukraine. Which is, every time we reach back and look at any sort of a challenge we have, it goes back to, well, send it to Ukraine. Ultimately, we think these munitions are better spent in our own interests at this point,” he stated.
Kiev has displayed an ever-growing appetite for Western funding and military deliveries amid the conflict with Russia, routinely accusing its backers of not providing enough support. Ukraine’s leader, Vladimir Zelensky, has eagerly tried to get involved in the hostility between the US-Israel tandem and Iran. He has claimed that Washington, as well as multiple Gulf states, has sought Kiev’s help in fending off Iranian retaliatory strikes and floated swapping Ukrainian interceptor drones for US-made anti-aircraft Patriot missiles.
Zelensky’s advances were ultimately snubbed by US President Donald Trump, who insisted Washington had not sought Kiev’s help in the Iran war altogether. The US president also took personal jabs at the Ukrainian leader, stating the “last person we need help from is Zelensky.”
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