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Answering Idiots - Tucker Carlson

It pains me to post this, because I once respected this man, and I believe he may be seeking at least a savior. But he's just flat wrong on this, and presents it with such confidence, many people will believe him.

According to Tucker Carlson, "Ukraine is re-selling up to half of the American supplied weapons to Mexican drug cartels operating along the US border."

"This is not speculation, it's a fact," he continued.

You can watch the video here: https://x.com/P_Kallioniemi/status/1889054617713127602

NO, Ukraine is not selling half the weapons we give them to Mexican cartels.

1. It would be impossible for Ukraine to ship Himars, Patriot missile batteries and M777s across Europe to a port, put them on a ship and send them to Mexico without everyone knowing about it. You can't hide the stuff we've given to Ukraine. We aren't talking pistols here. Not even machine guns. Most of the Ukrainians are still rocking Soviet bloc small arms. We've given them SOME small arms, but not that much.

Most of the military hardware we've given to Ukraine is large, technically advanced and much of it is traceable. Here's the list:

Air Defense
Three Patriot air defense batteries and munitions;
12 National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) and munitions;
HAWK air defense systems and munitions;
AIM-7, RIM-7, and AIM-9M missiles for air defense;
More than 3,000 Stinger anti-aircraft missiles;
Avenger air defense systems;
VAMPIRE counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (c-UAS) and munitions;
c-UAS gun trucks and ammunition;
Mobile c-UAS laser-guided rocket systems;
Other c-UAS equipment;
Anti-aircraft guns and ammunition;
Air defense systems components;
Equipment to integrate Western launchers, missiles, and radars with Ukraine’s systems;
Equipment to support and sustain Ukraine’s existing air defense capabilities; and
21 air surveillance radars.

31 Abrams tanks;
45 T-72B tanks;
More than 300 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles;
Four Bradley Fire Support Team vehicles;
More than 400 Stryker Armored Personnel Carriers;
More than 900 M113 Armored Personnel Carriers;
More than 400 M1117 Armored Security Vehicles;
More than 1,000 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicles;
More than 5,000 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs);
More than 200 light tactical vehicles;
300 armored medical treatment vehicles;
80 trucks and more than 200 trailers to transport heavy equipment;
More than 1,000 tactical vehicles to tow and haul equipment;
153 tactical vehicles to recover equipment;
10 command post vehicles;
30 ammunition support vehicles;
29 armored bridging systems;
20 logistics support vehicles and equipment;
239 fuel tankers and 105 fuel trailers;
58 water trailers;
Six armored utility trucks;
125mm, 120mm, and 105mm tank ammunition;
More than 1,800,000 rounds of 25mm ammunition; and
Mine clearing equipment.
Aircraft and Unmanned Aerial Systems

20 Mi-17 helicopters;
Switchblade Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS);
Phoenix Ghost UAS;
CyberLux K8 UAS;
Higher-600 UAS;
Jump-20 UAS;
Hornet UAS
Puma UAS;
Scan Eagle UAS;
Penguin UAS;
Raven UAS;
Other UAS;
Two radars for UAS;
High-speed Anti-radiation missiles (HARMs);
Air-to-ground munitions;
Support equipment for F-16s;
More than 6,000 Zuni aircraft rockets;
More than 20,000 Hydra-70 aircraft rockets; and
Munitions for UAS.

You can read the full list here: https://www.state.gov/bureau-of-political-military-affairs/releases/2025/01/u-s-security-cooperation-with-ukraine

Now some of those things are small enough to put in the back of a truck, but not many. And most of that stuff would not be of use to Mexican drug cartels because they don't have anyone trained to fire them. And they don't get hit with a lot of missiles (yet) so they don't have need for air defense.

Sigh. I could go on and on. But you get the point. NO, the cartels have not purchased 17 M-1 Abrams tanks from the Ukrainians.

Get a life, Tucker. I know it's hard making a living as a pundit, but HOW MUCH IS RUSSIA PAYING YOU. Geez.

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