{"id":94482,"date":"2023-07-18T09:34:43","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T14:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=94482"},"modified":"2023-07-18T09:34:43","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T14:34:43","slug":"94482","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=94482","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/bobhoge\/2023\/07\/16\/now-that-the-whole-world-knows-were-low-on-ammunition-frantic-effort-to-re-arm-commences-n777651\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Now That the Whole World Knows We&#8217;re Low on Ammunition, Frantic Effort to Re-Arm Commences<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The entire world knows that the United States is low on firepower because President Joe Biden acted on his inexplicable desire to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/bonchie\/2023\/07\/09\/foreign-policy-genius-joe-biden-openly-proclaims-weve-run-out-of-ammunition-and-that-seems-like-a-problem-n773688\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blurt out<\/a>\u00a0such information on CNN, telling Fareed Zakaria, \u201cThis is a war relating to munitions. And [Ukraine]\u2026 is running out of that ammunition, and we\u2019re low on it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also maintained that the shortage was one reason behind the controversial decision to send\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/streiff\/2023\/07\/07\/us-releases-cluster-munitions-to-ukraine-in-stopgap-effort-to-aid-ukraines-offensive-n772728\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cluster munitions<\/a>\u00a0to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Now the U.S. is scrambling to strengthen stockpiles, according to John Kirby, coordinator for strategic communications at the National Security Council. (By the way, what does that title even mean?)<\/p>\n<p>Appearing with Shannon Bream on \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/us-scrambles-increase-weapons-production-biden-let-military-info-slip-tv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News Sunday<\/a>,\u201d Kirby described the effort:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">We\u2019re working very closely with the defense industry to try to ramp up production, particularly for artillery shells\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">You saw that we gave some cluster munitions to Ukraine as a bridging solution here while we ramp up production. We\u2019re having very, very strong conversations with the defense industry and we believe that we\u2019ll be able to get there.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Watch:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WATCH: Part one of our exclusive interview with NSC Communications Coordinator John Kirby on President Biden\u2019s NATO summit and concerns about ammunition shortages. Tune in! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lRRHFVpQGM\">pic.twitter.com\/lRRHFVpQGM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fox News Sunday (@FoxNewsSunday) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNewsSunday\/status\/1680589816709234688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 16, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Bream had brought up a think tank report that estimated it could take years to get back to where we were:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">Kirby was responding to a segment reporting that a Center for Strategic and International Studies report found replacing inventories for ammunitions such as 155 mm shells could take between four and seven years. Replacing Javelins could take up to eight years and Stingers up to as many as 18 years, according to the report.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile, he has to convince the manufacturers that the administration is in it for the long haul, saying:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The\u00a0defense industry obviously wants to make sure that if they\u2019re going to increase production, that production rate is going to stay elevated for a period of time. Because that means hiring more workers, it means retooling and adding capacity in their factories and manufacturing capabilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">So we understand that and that\u2019s sort of the central thesis here of the discussions that we\u2019re having with them, is to get them to increase production and let them know that we\u2019re serious about doing that for some period of time.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h4>Cocaine in the WH<\/h4>\n<p>Kirby also became the latest in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/nick-arama\/2023\/07\/06\/wh-spox-gives-troubling-answer-when-asked-if-theyll-tell-us-when-they-find-out-who-brought-in-cocaine-n772165\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">long list<\/a>\u00a0of Biden officials offering weak answers about the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/nick-arama\/2023\/07\/14\/watters-drops-info-big-question-about-why-secret-service-closed-cocaine-investigation-n776321\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Secret Service investigation<\/a>\u00a0into the cocaine found at the White House, saying investigators \u201cdid the best they could\u201d even though they solved nothing. It sounds like he\u2019s talking about little kids who lost a softball game, not about security in what is supposed to be one of the most secure buildings in the world.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1680591729710252033&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fredstate.com%2Fbobhoge%2F2023%2F07%2F16%2Fnow-that-the-whole-world-knows-were-low-on-ammunition-frantic-effort-to-re-arm-commences-n777651&amp;sessionId=5bd276daf89cba17c879e9d5a74b8f55a2841d3f&amp;siteScreenName=RedState&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=aaf4084522e3a%3A1674595607486&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1680591729710252033\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">Well, again, I can\u2019t really speak to the investigation that was done by the Secret Service.\u00a0<strong>They did the best they could<\/strong>\u00a0to to track down how it got there, and who it might have belonged to. And they just were not able to come up with any forensic evidence that \u2013 that proves it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">But, of course, look, we take this seriously. It\u2019s not the kind of thing we want to see happen. Now, it did happen in a visitor\u2019s lobby area out just outside the main West Wing. So it was a highly trafficked area. We\u2019re going to take a look at how that happened.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">And obviously, if there\u2019s things we can do to prevent that in the future, we certainly will do that.\u00a0<strong>Nobody\u2019s happy about this.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It\u2019s embarrassing that our National Security Council spokesman even has to answer questions like these, but that\u2019s what the Biden White House has brought on us. Whose\u00a0<em>cocaine<\/em>\u00a0is in the People\u2019s House? I mean, come on. And talking about our military vulnerabilities on national television because the president couldn\u2019t keep his lips sealed?<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s humiliating.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now That the Whole World Knows We&#8217;re Low on Ammunition, Frantic Effort to Re-Arm Commences The entire world knows that the United States is low on firepower because President Joe Biden acted on his inexplicable desire to\u00a0blurt out\u00a0such information on CNN, telling Fareed Zakaria, \u201cThis is a war relating to munitions. 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