Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com,
A brand new group shaped to rally GOP help for Ukraine released an ad this weekend that stated US spending on the conflict in Ukraine is sweet for the US as a result of it “weakens” Russia.
The advert was made by Republicans for Ukraine, a marketing campaign launched by Defending Democracy Together, a company led by neoconservative Invoice Kristol. The trouble comes as help for arming Ukraine is waning amongst GOP voters, with a latest CNN poll discovering 71% of Republicans had been in opposition to Congress authorizing extra Ukraine support.
This advert will air on the Sunday reveals tomorrow in DC.@GOP4Ukraine pic.twitter.com/5C3KWBarAg
— Invoice Kristol (@BillKristol) September 23, 2023
“When America arms Ukraine, we get so much for just a little. Putin is an enemy of America. We’ve used 5% of our protection finances to arm Ukraine, and with it, they’ve destroyed 50% of Putin’s Military,” the advert says.
The advert is blunt and doesn’t try to border US help for Ukraine as a battle for democracy because the Biden administration does, and claims hurting Russia may also harm China.
“The extra Ukraine weakens Russia, the extra it additionally weakens Russia’s closest ally China. America wants to face robust in opposition to our enemies, that’s why Republicans in Congress should proceed to help Ukraine,” the advert says.
Secretary of Protection Lloyd Austin used comparable language within the early days of the conflict, saying one of many US targets in Ukraine was to “weaken Russia,” leaving little question the battle is a proxy conflict.
Invoice Kristol — arguably the neocon who has lied most pathologically and compulsively over the past 3 many years, and who has the best quantity of harmless blood on his hand — is now producing propaganda for Biden’s conflict, a conflict coverage that solely US liberals overwhelmingly help: https://t.co/Tipu2afIjq
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) September 24, 2023
Hawks in Congress have adopted comparable speaking factors to justify extra spending on the Ukraine conflict. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) recently said the US was getting its “cash’s value” in Ukraine as a result of Russia is taking losses and no Individuals are dying.
The argument reveals an absence of concern for Ukrainian lives.
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