Just yesterday, 30 liberals House Democrats led by Rep. Pramila Jayapal (Washington), chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, sent a letter to Joe Biden requesting him to pursue a diplomatic solution to the war in Ukraine.
They called for the
record economic and military support to Ukraine to be coupled with diplomatic
push and a direct engagement with Russia to find a solution "that is
acceptable to the people of Ukraine”
"Such a
framework would presumably include incentives to end hostilities, including
some form of sanctions relief, and bring together the international community
to establish security guarantees for a free and independent Ukraine that are
acceptable for all parties, particularly Ukrainians."
They warned about the
perils of increased nuclear threats.
"The alternative
to diplomacy is a protracted war, with both its attendant certainties and
catastrophic and unknowable risks."
There is mention of
spending on the war.
“As legislators
responsible for the expenditure of tens of billions of US taxpayer dollars in
military assistance in the conflict, we believe such involvement in this war
also creates a responsibility for the United States to seriously explore all
possible avenues"
Since the beginning
of the war, the US has sent over
$60 billion in aid to Ukraine.
These aid packages
have received rare, almost unprecedented bipartisan support.
Only a small
contingent within the GOP i.e. 57 of 212 House Republicans and 11 of 50 Senate Republicans voted against the aid
packages. Among them was Senator Rand Paul (R – Kentucky) who
proposed essential transparency
and accountability, but that idea was summarily rejected.
Quite often when
asked how long the US can be expected to spend billions on the war effort, all
Democrats, some Republicans, Biden, and his top aides respond with “as long as
it takes.”
Back to the letter.
The signatories made
it clear that they still support Ukraine aid packages and “agree with the
administration’s perspective that it is not America’s place to pressure
Ukraine’s government regarding sovereign decisions”
But dissent is
abhorred in D.C.
Hence war ravenous
Democrats issued scorching rebuttals to the letter.
Some responded on
social media.
Sen. Chris Murphy
(D-Conn.) responded as follows
https://twitter.com/chrismurphyct/status/1584679936723337216
Rep. Ruben Gallego
(D-Ariz.) responded as follows
https://twitter.com/RepRubenGallego/status/1584609672580894720
The backlash prompted
Jayapal to release the following statement:
“We are united as
Democrats in our unequivocal commitment to supporting Ukraine in their fight
for their democracy and freedom in the face of the illegal and outrageous
Russian invasion.”
She then meekly added
“Diplomacy is an
important tool that can save lives”
Such is the appetite
for a war that the likes of Trump, Tucker, and Tulsi were branded Russian
propagandists for merely demanding a peaceful solution via diplomacy and an end
to unconditional aid.
House Minority Leader
Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) recently said that a GOP-led House would oppose
more aid to Ukraine. McCarthy was called pro-Putin
for his position.
Make no mistake, the support for war doesn’t emanate from the
concern for the Ukrainian people.
It is more about quid-pro-quo deals that DC politicians have with cronies and donors such as arms
dealers and others. Every cent that is dispatched to Ukraine is routed via these
third-party dealers.
This is why DC stands together in unconditional support of the war. This also explains
why their unhinged reaction whenever anybody mentions ending the conflict. Some probably
stand to make such a considerable fortune that will leave them rich enough to
retire prematurely.
The letter was signed
by the likes of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.), Cori Bush (Mo.), Ro Khanna
(Calif.), Ilhan Omar (Minn.), and Reps. Jamie Raskin (Md.)
The letter
purposefully excluded the obvious serious security concerns about sending
unlimited and unaccounted
arms to a war zone.
CBS News revealed
that of the billions in military aid that the U.S. dispatches to Ukraine,
merely 30% of it reaches its final destination. CBS then deleted the
report and tweets linked to the report after their Democrat bosses probably walloped them with a
stick for telling the truth.
The war in Ukraine
attracted over 20
thousand foreign fighters. The advanced weaponry could be sold in the black
market from where they could end up with terrorists. Perhaps some of the
unvetted foreign fighters are terrorists.
The letter also
deliberately excludes mention
of corruption and cronyism in Ukraine under President Zelensky which increases the
likelihood of the aid being misused.
https://twitter.com/stephiereine/status/1504283406720454658
There is also no
mention of the tyranny under Zelensky.
Zelensky banned several opposition political parties and dissenting media outlets. Zelensky branded his
dissenting colleagues as pro-Putin.
Corruption, tyranny,
and an aversion to dissent - Zelensky is sounding like a modern Democrat. Perhaps
that is why this was excluded from the letter.
So what prompted this
letter?
A Pew
Research poll revealed that the share of Americans who are extremely
concerned about Ukraine fell from 55 percent in May to 38 percent in September.
Among Republicans and
Republican-leaning independents, 32 percent say the United States is providing
too much support for the war, up from 9 percent in March.
Clearly, the
Democrats realize that their constituents are more focused on
inflation, high gas prices, crime, the fentanyl crisis, etc. that are a result
of Biden’s misgovernance. A war in a faraway country is the least of their
worries since they themselves are struggling.
AOC was recently
confronted about her support for the war
https://twitter.com/CitizenFreePres/status/1580399538979753989
It seems strange that
the signatories of the letter, who previously supported the war unconditionally
for such a prolonged period of time, would suddenly change their minds and become peaceniks
The wide coverage in the liberal news media, which is staunchly for war, is definitely suspicious. They never amplify messages they disapprove of.
We must hence regard the letter as a campaign stunt.
Perhaps their
internal polls show the reelection prospects of some of the signatories are at risk due to
their support for the conflict in Ukraine.
They needed overtly distance themselves from the
war.
It is possible that
these 30 liberal House members worked with the Democrat leadership to concoct,
plan and conduct this rather inexpensive PR exercise to con their voters.
Apart from distancing themselves from the war, the letter also enables them to distance themselves from a deeply unpopular Joe Biden.
It is not beyond the
realm of possibility that the White House was warned in advance about the
letter.
Perhaps Zelensky was
also informed about the letter with an assurance that the money won't ever
stop.
Upon being re-elected
the signatories will most likely continue to support the war.
The letter is most
likely to be tossed into the White House paper shredder.
But it could achieve
its purpose of deceiving voters into thinking that the signatories are indeed
serious about defunding and ending the conflict if re-elected.
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