Saturday, May 21, 2022

New York Times Editor's Question U.S. Strategy On The Ukraine War

Ukrainian servicemen of the Territorial Defence Forces fire an anti-tank grenade launcher as they take part in a training exercise in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, May 14. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich  

Kontinent/New York Times Editorial: The War in Ukraine Is Getting Complicated, and America Isn’t Ready 

The Senate passed a $40 billion emergency aid package for Ukraine on Thursday, but with a small group of isolationist Republicans loudly criticizing the spending and the war entering a new and complicated phase, continued bipartisan support is not guaranteed. 

Avril Haines, the director of national intelligence, the Senate Armed Services Committee recently that the next few months may be volatile. The conflict between Ukraine and Russia could take “a more unpredictable and potentially escalatory trajectory,” she said, with the increased likelihood that Russia could threaten to use nuclear weapons. 

These are extraordinary costs and serious dangers, and yet there are many questions that President Biden has yet to answer for the American public with regard to the continued involvement of the United States in this conflict.  

Read more ....  

WNU Editor: Growing doubts on President Biden's Ukraine strategy from the New York Times editorial board. My must read post for today. 

Another must read is Moon of Alabama's current assessment on the war .... Ukraine SitRep - Russians Break Through U.S. Bolsterism.

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