Great news for the arms industry!
That is the word from our State Department….But I ask why? And who would benefit from such a prolonged conflict?
Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Washington’s European allies that the US believes the war in Ukraine could last through the end of 2022, CNN reported Friday, citing two European officials.
The report said that many Western officials have assessed there’s no short-term end in sight for the war, and public comments from US officials have reflected this. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has warned of a “protracted conflict” that he said could go on “for months or even longer.”
Last week, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley has said he believes the war will continue for years. “I do think this is a very protracted conflict, and I think it’s measured in years. I don’t know about decade, but at least years for sure,” he told the House Armed Services Committee.
A senior State Department official told CNN that Blinken has “has discussed with his counterparts our concern that the conflict could be protracted, but all of his engagements have revolved around how best to bring it to a halt as quickly as possible.”
But Blinken hasn’t explored diplomacy with Russia as a potential avenue to bring about an end to the war. Blinken hasn’t spoken with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, since February 15, and President Biden doesn’t appear to have plans to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Instead of diplomacy with Moscow, the US is significantly increasing its military aid to Ukraine. On Wednesday, Biden authorized a new $800 million weapons package for Ukraine, bringing the total military aid pledged since Russia invaded on February 24 to about $2.6 billion.
A second senior State Department official told CNN that the US has “done a lot and so we do have faith and we always had faith in our Ukrainian partners. But as the fight doubles down, so does our commitment to give them weapons and equipment that they can use.”
(antiwar.com)
My question remains.
Who the Hell benefits from a prolonged war?
I think the answer to that question is the last paragraph of the quote….
We know that the refugees will not benefit….nor the fighters…..nor the people left behind…..not the dead or the maimed…..
With a little analysis one can see just who the Hell benefits.
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There is no reason to keep on saying that the United States did not try a diplomatic solution to the Russian Invasion .. Biden and Zelenskyy both tried it and failed …Biden said, “Today in the United Nations, we laid out the full nature of Russia’s threat to Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, as well as (to the) core tenets of the rule-based international order,”
“We continue to urge diplomacy as the best way forward, but with Russia continuing its build-up of its forces around Ukraine, we are ready no matter what happens,” he added.
Additionally, US President also said that he spoke with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky last week and both sides engaged in “nonstop diplomacy
There is always a reason to bitch about the lack of diplomacy……I have written enough, most do not care, about the so-called diplomacy of Zelensky but my attempts fail to worship at the alter of Zelensky so they are i8gnored. chuq
I wonder how they expect Ukraine to pay the bill for all these armaments? You can be sure it will be presented in due course, to whatever is left of that country after the war. No manufacturer (or foreign country) is giving away all this military aid. The reckoning will come one day.
Best wishes, Pete.
It is already coming due here…..inflation and recession on the horizon thanx to all the air, 13 billion +, and more to come…..we will pay and so will the country. chuq
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Has society forgotten? … “A senior State Department official said: as the fight doubles down, so does our commitment to give them weapons and equipment that they can use.”
THank you mu friend chuq
Most welcome!! 🙏🏽
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