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[New post] Sen. Blumenthal: US Getting Its ‘Money’s Worth’ in Ukraine Because Americans Aren’t Dying.

Site logo image Christina Macpherson posted: " "We're losing no lives in Ukraine, and the Ukrainians are fighting heroically against Russia," Romney said. "We're diminishing and devastating the Russian military for a very small amount of money … a weakened Russia is a good thing." By Dave DeCamp" Antinuclear

Sen. Blumenthal: US Getting Its 'Money's Worth' in Ukraine Because Americans Aren't Dying.

Christina Macpherson

Sep 2

"We're losing no lives in Ukraine, and the Ukrainians are fighting heroically against Russia," Romney said. "We're diminishing and devastating the Russian military for a very small amount of money … a weakened Russia is a good thing."

By Dave DeCamp / Antiwar.com  https://scheerpost.com/2023/08/31/sen-blumenthal-us-getting-its-moneys-worth-in-ukraine-because-americans-arent-dying/

Sen. Romney recently called the proxy war the 'the best national defense spending' the US has ever done.

Fresh from a trip to Kyiv, Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) is arguing that the US is getting its "money's worth" in Ukraine because Russia is taking losses and no Americans are dying, showing a lack of concern for Ukrainian lives.

"Even Americans who have no particular interest in freedom and independence in democracies worldwide, should be satisfied that we're getting our money's worth on our Ukraine investment," Blumenthal wrote in the Connecticut Post.

"For less than 3 percent of our nation's military budget, we've enabled Ukraine to degrade Russia's military strength by half … All without a single American service woman or man injured or lost," he added.

The argument has become a common talking point among hawks in Washington who want the US to keep fueling the proxy war against Russia. Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) recently called the conflict "the best national defense spending I think we've ever done."

"We're losing no lives in Ukraine, and the Ukrainians are fighting heroically against Russia," Romney said. "We're diminishing and devastating the Russian military for a very small amount of money … a weakened Russia is a good thing."

The hawkish senators' comments came amid Ukraine's faltering counteroffensive. Despite the lack of success on the battlefield, the Biden administration and most members of Congress want to keep funding the war, which they acknowledge would not continue without US support.

"As Zelensky is frank and forthcoming to say, Ukraine could not have survived without America and our allies," Blumenthal said. "But his counteroffensive is far from an assured success. In the end, the only way he loses is if America pulls the plug."

The Washington Post recently reported that US intelligence has determined Ukraine's counteroffensive will fail to meet its main objective of severing Russia's land bridge to Crimea. Despite the conclusion, the US is pushing Ukrainian commanders to go harder on the battlefield and complaining that Ukraine has become too "casualty averse."

Leading up to the counteroffensive, the Discord leaks and other media reports showed that the US did not believe Ukraine could regain significant territory. But the Biden administration still pushed for the assault and rejected the idea of a ceasefire.

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