The United States’ defense of Ukraine won’t “pick back up,” retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer told Newsmax Saturday.

“I hate to be the wet blanket here, but I disagree … It’s not going to pick back up,” he told Newsmax’s “Saturday Agenda.”

“We used between 10[%] and 15% of our THAAD [Terminal High Altitude Area Defense] missiles defending the Israelis against Iran. We have our own needs.

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