Friday, June 9, 2023

Is President Biden's Reputation At Stake In Ukraine's Counteroffensive?

Presidents Biden and Zelensky  

Politico: White House anxiously watches Ukraine’s counteroffensive, seeing the war and Biden’s reputation at stake  

With the debt ceiling done, attention turns to the challenges piling up internationally.  

Senior U.S. officials are convinced that future support for the Ukraine war — and President Joe Biden’s global reputation — hinges on the success of Ukraine’s counteroffensive. 

Succeed and Western military and economic aid will flow. Stumble or fail to meet expectations, and that support will likely dry up, sparking heightened calls for an expedited diplomatic resolution and hampering one of the White House’s signature international achievements.  

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WNU Editor: President Biden has just repeated that the U.S. is all in on a Ukraine victory .... Biden predicts US will have funding to support Ukraine ‘for as long as it takes’ (The Hill).

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

Not good. If a US political outcome is dependant on which side wins. There is a high probability that the US will intervene..either by covert action or overtaction.

Anonymous said...

We are not fighting with our troops and with NATO and so NO. Russian reputation already downgraded because of their ineptitude and losses.

Anonymous said...

Biden has a reputation?

Anonymous said...

above: yes. that is why is record in the past made him the president rather than Trump.

Anonymous said...

3:57 Not much of a "reputation." Pretty much the only thing he had going for him was that he wasn't Trump. And what a brilliant move to make "can't win a race" Kamala the VP.

Anonymous said...

Biden got the deal for Budget deal, gave us a great economy etc etc
Trump? major indictment for concealing, lying about classified materials...now that is a first for a failed ex president

Anonymous said...

But they will have Ukraine in the end, so who cares what you have to say.

Anonymous said...

His reputation as a shithead? Nah, I don’t think so.

Hans Persson said...

Would say this counter offensive is probably what decides what comes next in this retarded game of chess. If Ukies don't deliver on whatever they have promised, its going to be very difficult to convince us that another cold winter is worth this.

fazman said...

Maybe in 10 years , if the arse kicking at fortress Kiev is anything to go by