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  If you are talking about the SIGAR reports, the only problem with that is it was so far down the road. Were there other prior investigations?
  Of course, it definitely seems like Ukraine is much more willing to fight against Russia than Afghanistan was against the Taliban. But it would also be a bit foolish to overlook that government corruption isn't exactly uncommon in Ukraine. It's absolutely something that every country, who is giving aid to Ukraine, should be considering and looking in to.
  But, hypothetically, would it better serve the US government's goals for Ukraine to admit that some funds were being misused or deny it now and then admit years later after the war is ended (or until so much time has passed that the war effort has already fallen out of public favor for other reasons)?
context: This is absolutely hilarious.
  You're letting a man who was prominent in the Panama papers, who fired the person investigating him, lead an investigation into where our money is going. >
  
  I assume you're referring to Viktor Shokin? >
  
  You heard em folks, the government said they didn't do anything wrong. Case closed. >
  
  I mean they would be the ones to know. US AID to Ukraine is tracked decently well. >
  
  They'd also be the ones to lie and cover it up if some of the funds are being misappropriated. It's a proxy war. American money fights American enemy using Ukrainian cannon fodder. If Americans find out some of the money isn't being used in the right way then support for Ukraine wanes and the US gov't finds it more difficult to fund their proxy war. >
  
  Except there’s no convincing evidence they have been misused. I’m sure some has, but to what degree is completely unknown. Could be insignificant or could be significant. What you’re working with is assumption, which is worth a lot less than this report. >
  
  I'm just saying that even if the Treasury had found that there was widespread corruption, it wouldn't be announced. Whether or not there is, I have no idea. >
  
  Maybe, maybe not. We know about all the money lost in Afghanistan because of several reports written by official US government audits. And at least this time around we’re giving the money to people who are highly motivated to use it they we way we intend it to be used.