Not since Charles Lindbergh, Henry Ford, Joseph Kennedy, and Father Coughlin extolled the virtues of Adolf Hitler in the 1930s and 40s has there been so much influence, as is happening today with Russia’s war in Ukraine. Powerful Americans never sided with a major foreign enemy.
Television commentator Tucker Carlson has frequently disparaged U.S. and NATO support for Ukraine, calling it an “unjust act.” scam It is supported by a “propaganda campaign aimed at persuading the American public to take sides in this conflict, a conflict that technically has nothing to do with the United States.” This is reminiscent of Neville Chamberlain calling Nazi Germany’s invasion of disputed Czechoslovakia in 1938 a problem. “A distant country that I know nothing about”
Mr. Carlson’s pro-Putin views are as follows. widely popular On Russian TV. Last week, in what he called an “interview,” he basically gave President Vladimir Putin two hours of his free time to spread propaganda. Karlsson did not ask about imprisoned dissident Alexei Navalny or Putin’s record on political assassinations.he later explained “Every leader kills people., including my leader. …Some people kill more people than others. Leadership requires killing. ” Within days, Mr. Navalny said: Died in remote Siberian prison2 years after another assassination attempt We’re screwed.
In response to the events, former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) addressed Carlson on X, saying:This is Putin’s Russia, and you are a helpful fool to Putin. ”
Mr. Carlson’s, and by extension Mr. Putin’s, views are reflected in both houses of the US Congress. Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama opposes further U.S. funding to aid Ukraine. useless exercise wastefully. “At the end of the day, it’s a middle school team playing a college team. They can’t win. … We can spend all the money we want, but unless we send in NATO and the military… I won’t do it if I have anything to do with it – then there’s no chance.”
Ohio State Senator JD Vance avid follower of donald trumpexpressing a similar message of defeatism, insisting that the latest aid package is not going to fundamentally change the realities on the battlefield. “I think the most reasonable thing to achieve is a negotiated peace.”
Most members of the House and Senate who oppose further aid to Ukraine, despite their own beliefs in national security, simply reflect President Trump’s own selfish desires. The former president recently declared a commitment to mutual defense under Article V.An attack against one is an attack against all.” – not valid for NATO member states that have not yet increased defense investment to 2%. Russian invaders “should do whatever they want” without worrying about US intervention.
The shame of a former president and candidate returning to office making such a statement is unprecedented in American history. But it was shared with the U.S. Senate the next day.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, a longtime national security hawk and strong supporter of arms deliveries to Ukraine, explained Why did he suddenly reverse his position supporting a bipartisan aid package that included: Many important enhancements Securing the southern border is something Republicans have long called for. “I spoke with President Trump today and he is adamantly opposed to this policy. … He believes packages like this should be loans, not gifts.”
But President Trump made his thoughts clear. real motivation Opposing a bilateral compromise, he said, “The current border deal would be another gift to the radical left Democrats. They need it politically.”
National security issue after national security issue, whether it’s the Ukraine issue or whatever the Republicans call it. “Intrusion” On America’s southern border, Trump is serving his own political interests and those of his mentor, Putin. deeply admire And that absolute power he is jealous.
when he brags about doing so “End the war in Ukraine within 24 hours” Putin knows that means Trump will cut off aid to Ukraine and force Ukraine to withdraw. President Putin has made clear that he has no intention of handing over territory he seized in two major attacks in a decade.As Secretary of State Antony Blinken put it“If Russia stops fighting, the war will end. If Ukraine stops fighting, Ukraine will end.”
Even Elbridge Colby, a respected strategic analyst who served in the Trump administration and helped craft transformative policies toward China, be against Biden promises to help defend Ukraine “As long as necessary” “The war isn’t going very well. […] And we are probably headed for a stalemate at best.The key here is for Europeans to step up. […] He has a more pragmatic policy than the triumphalist liberalism that the administration and some Republicans have advocated for the past two years. ”
This view confirms the perception of Putin and other aggressors that America’s will is destined to plant the flag, even if Americans do not fight and die. It reflects public dissatisfaction with another “forever war” like Afghanistan, which Mr. Trump and Mr. Biden vowed to end and which they did. devastatingly.
But the solution to the unrest over Ukraine is not to cut Western aid and weaken Ukraine’s will and ability to resist Russian aggression, but to provide everything it needs to ultimately prevail. be.
China, Iran, and North Korea all have their own plans based on the success or failure of Ukraine and the West.
joseph bosco He served as the Secretary of Defense’s Director of China Affairs from 2005 to 2006 and as the Director of the Asia-Pacific Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief from 2009 to 2010.
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