Four Senators Call for Long-Range Tactical Weapons to Ukraine

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Four GOP Senators urged Biden in a letter to send tactical missile systems to Ukraine. They claim if they don’t, it will prolong the war. The logic of that escapes me. The Senators include Tom Cotton. Roger Wicker, Susan Collins, and Lindsey Graham.

In the letter, the four Senators urged Joe Biden to immediately send “MGM–140 Army Tactical Missile Systems to Ukraine (ATACMS).” They write that “providing these weapons would enable Ukraine to strike key Russian logistics and communications targets, as well as cruise missile and drone launch sites within Russian-occupied Ukraine.”

“The longer-range unitary warhead variant of an ATACMS should be sent without delay. They claim in the letter that the “Ukrainian military has achieved some breakthrough in Russian occupied territory. It is essential that the United States immediately provide ATACMS to Ukraine to achieve final objectives before winter and deny Russia the ability to fortify its positions.”

Lockheed Martin makes the weapons. They describe them: ATACMS is a long-range guided missile that gives operational commanders the immediate firepower to win a deep battle. It has a 190-mile range.

This is an escalation in a war that Ukraine cannot win. It’s becoming quite a challenge to claim we are not in a direct war with Russia.

Biden mentioned that the military was low on ammunition.

Mike Pence recently said that if Russia can’t be repelled, we must send US troops to Ukraine.

We believe that would mean conscription.

That would put us in direct war with Russia and their allies. Russia has said that they could use nuclear weapons if they feel they are losing. They see NATO on their border as an existential threat.

Is it moral for the US to fight using Ukrainians as the troops?

He’s stirring the pot with China.


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Greg
Greg
1 year ago

One would think by now these Republicans, except for Graham, would recognize the Intelligence Community has their own agenda. It should be obvious literally everything in the Federal Government has been politicized. The conclusion one has to draw is their support is for future gain once leaving office, if not for present financial gain. What will these politicians say once… Read more »

Papa
Papa
1 year ago
Reply to  Greg

Those Senators don’t care about what’s happening in the “theater of battle”. That hasn’t been important since WW2. Truman gave China to Mao and nearly gave S. Korea to to N. Korea. We could have won in Vietnam, but your “take that hill” and/or the “body count” was the measure in Vietnam. This whole fiasco is about globalism, money and… Read more »

Papa
Papa
1 year ago

Age old plan by politicians and elites; They need a war (crisis) so they (deep state, NAZI, Communists) can control We The People!

The Prisoner
The Prisoner
1 year ago

These are awful people who appeal to powerful interests instead of the nation. Mitch is proud, to have so many corrupt senators among his members. I estimate about 20 of the GOP senators are fully in the corrupt Mitch RINO camp. Cotton plays a patriot on TV with his cherry picked issues. He outright supported the election coup of 2020.… Read more »