WTH is Biden doing in Ukraine? Congressman Jimmy Panetta on the right US policy
What the Hell Is Going On
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4.4 • 633 Ratings
🗓️ 16 March 2022
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
This past week, plans to bolster Ukraine’s military defenses with MiG fighter jets were derailed when President Biden refused to permit the transfer of the fighters to Ukraine. With the White House and NATO also rejecting a “no-fly zone” over Ukraine, the war’s civilian toll continues to rise. As the war drags, a growing number of Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill are calling on the President to ramp up military aid to Ukraine and provide Kyiv with the military assistance it requested.
Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D) joined Marc and Dany to discuss the Biden administration’s response to Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, the repercussions of the US response in Ukraine, and what the White House needs to do to support Ukraine.
Congressman Panetta is a member of the US House of Representatives, representing California’s 20th Congressional District. First elected in 2016, Panetta currently serves on the House Committee on Ways and Means, the House Committee on Agriculture, and the House Committee on Armed Services. He also serves as a Chief Deputy Whip in the 117th Congress. In 2007, Congressman Panetta volunteered for active duty and was deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, where he worked with Special Forces units and, as a result of his meritorious service in a combat zone, was awarded the Bronze Star.
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| 0:00.0 | What the hell's going on? |
| 0:01.7 | What the hell is going on? |
| 0:03.0 | What the hell is going on? |
| 0:04.1 | I don't know what the hell he's talking about. |
| 0:05.8 | You don't have to know what the hell is on it. |
| 0:07.7 | What hell's the matter with these guys? |
| 0:09.2 | We don't know what's going on. |
| 0:11.0 | What hell's going on? |
| 0:12.0 | Who in God's name knows what it's all about. Hi, I'm Danielle Plankan. |
| 0:27.8 | And I'm Mark Keezen. |
| 0:28.8 | Welcome to our podcast. |
| 0:30.1 | What the hell is going on? |
| 0:32.1 | Danny, I'm going to turn the tables on you. |
| 0:33.7 | I'm going to ask you the question. |
| 0:35.0 | What the hell is going on? |
| 0:36.3 | Well, then I'm going to do the Mark routine, which is, folks, we understand from people who know better than ask you. I'm going to ask you the question. What the hell is going on? Well, then I'm going to do the mark routine, which is, folks, we understand from people who know better than us. Your phone |
| 0:42.0 | is in your hand. So, press, subscribe, review, share the podcast. We're growing our audience |
| 0:49.0 | and you're helping us. So thanks for that. Other than growing our audience, what the hell is |
| 0:53.1 | going on, Danny? You know what? |
| 0:54.6 | We've been watching over the last week as the Biden administration has flipped and flopped and flopped and flipped on the question of whether to supply these MIG jets to Ukraine to help them defend against the increasing bombardment of civilian sites by the Russian forces. |
| 1:14.6 | And it all culminated in this really bizarre world press conference that the President gave, |
| 1:22.6 | which seemed fairly tough, and then was followed by a tweet that said, we're not going to be fighting |
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