Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) is planning to introduce a resolution in the House that would declare it is US policy to seek a Ukrainian victory against Russia, which includes returning all Russian-controlled territory to Kyiv, including Crimea.
According to Yahoo News, the resolution “affirms that it is the policy of the United States to see Ukraine victorious against the invasion and restored to its internationally recognized 1991 borders.”
The resolution will be co-sponsored by Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) and will need to make it through the House Foreign Affairs Committee before being put to the floor for a full House vote. The committee is chaired by Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), who has been calling on President Biden to arm Ukraine with longer-range weapons that can launch strikes on Crimea.
The news comes after leaks allegedly released by Airman Jack Teixeira revealed the Biden administration doesn’t think Ukraine can regain territory in its expected counteroffensive. The Pentagon has also told Congress that it’s unlikely Ukraine will be able to retake Crimea.
Despite the US assessments, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his top aides maintain peace talks can’t happen until Russia is expelled from Crimea and the territory it captured since launching last year’s invasion. Making it official US policy to support these goals would guarantee a prolonged conflict and would risk an escalation that could lead to a direct NATO-Russia clash.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has previously acknowledged a Ukrainian attempt to retake Crimea would cross a “red line” for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
A congressional staffer who supports the resolution told Yahoo that the bill “demonstrates the wide support in Congress for Ukrainian victory. We all need to move beyond ‘as long as it takes’ and embrace ‘Ukrainian victory’ as our rallying cry in order for Ukraine to win the war this year.”
“Clash” is the name of a band, not an encounter with Russia…
Great band. “Rock the Kasbah”. Great tune. Sad demise of the band.
Is it a war resolution where Congress ibligates US to govto war for Ukraine.
It is a proxy war resolution.
It’s meaningless BS.
Just last week, the State Department said the very same thing:
“The United States, our allies, and our partners worldwide are united in support of Ukraine in response to Russia’s premeditated, unprovoked, and unjustified war against Ukraine. We have not forgotten Russia’s earlier aggression in eastern Ukraine and occupation following its unlawful seizure of Crimea in 2014. The United States reaffirms its unwavering support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders, extending to its territorial waters.”
That’s why the resolution merely “affirms” blah, blah, blah. Because blah, blah, blah is ALREADY the “policy of the United States.”
They know what is the truth. They know the direction we are headed is fraught with danger. Yet they continue in this direction. My mind is numb.
How can Congress be this stupid?
It is perfectly in line with US policy of the last 30 years. The ultimate goal was to split Russia in several parts. The reunification of Crimea with Russia was the first step in an opposite direction. And now Donbass and two regions more. To accept it would mean a major defeat for American foreign policy. Not many people in Congress are ready for this.
The biggest question is what happens when the US loses the power and prestige that they are used to having? Are they going to go quietly into the night licking their wounds? Or they will react with the full force of their military and take humanity and the planet with them? Any thinking person knows or should know what these monsters can do.
Can’t see them willingly going quietly into the night. It looks like the lunatic fringe would prefer to take us to war when it comes to holding on to power.
We already ARE at war with Russia.
Yea, I understand but I’m talking about a direct conflict where they won’t be using a proxy country but will engage with each other directly.
Zionism is a pernicious ideology that has built into it the seeds of its own destruction, namely the Samson Option.
Zionism birthed the neocons. They have in turn birthed over two decades of constant wars of choice, all of which they lose.
Their dream about global hegemony is still alive but the most important thing for them is to keep the dominating position in their own country. Their warmongering and hysterical rhetoric is serving, first of all, to impress American taxpayers and convince them that Russia is their enemy, and even China. Otherwise people may ask questions about the exaggerated military budget.
The dollar collapses to where it can no longer support a military.
Would they be ready to die for this?
Why they should die themselves, or even send Americans to die while there are a lot of fools in Europe who are ready to die for them?
A more pertinent question is exactly who is Congress so beholden to that they will continue this self-destructive aggressive warring that is bankrupting the USA both financially and morally?
Almost all of them. Including my own useless, corrupt Congresswoman.
The question is WHAT is congress (small “c” on purpose) beholden to? How about money from the MIC. They don’t realize they cannot spend a weekend at the Hamptons if they are incinerated or dead from radiation poisoning.
From what I understand, SC is a big MIC state. Hence, Lindsey Graham, as well.
That is all we can expect from a bunch of war criminals, that is what they are.
Because they are bought and paid for whores for the military industrial complex…..make sense now?
I wish I had thought of that! Wow! How simple! Sounds like something Blinken would have come up with.
Yeah, as if merely declaring that something is “the policy of the United States” makes it happen!
From the link:
Notably, the resolution, which requires review from the House Foreign Affairs Committee before a vote from the full chamber, “affirms that it is the policy of the United States to see Ukraine victorious against the invasion and restored to its internationally recognized 1991 borders.”
Wasn’t it “the policy of the United States” that the governments in Kabul and Saigon were never to fall? How did that work out?
The Americans never look back at their defeats which there have been many , they look forward to the day they actually win a war Ukraine won`t be it .
In all of the years of the existence of the America, there has been just 16 years that we have not been at war. Somewhere. Quite a feat for a relatively new country.
“would guarantee a prolonged conflict” – it is highly unlikely that Kiev regime can survive one year longer.
Which means……….drum roll………US. and NATO troops will take over. That is the only way it is going to happen. To repeat my earlier post: Does anyone have the phone number of manufacturers of bomb shelters?
I heard some Ukranian official clown being interviewed today and the Ukranian official position is 1991 borders.
He was also asked about our leaks and the prediction their Spring Offensive would fail.
Total dodge.
Even he could not bring himself to tell a lie and say that the prediction was false and that is his job; spin the American press.
Just how does he believe they push Putin back to the 1991 borders if he does not believe they can win their next big battle, that they have to win, to accomplish his pipe (full of opium) dream of 1991 borders?
After WW2 Churchill wanted to push Russia back to the 1938 lines he was laughed out of the room.
The dodge was so obvious it was uncomfortable for the journalist but she had to know the audience picked up on it so to push further would be a waste of a question about other topics.
General Patton was all for it. He wanted to attack the Soviet Union while is was weak, utilizing some German soldiers as well. That is why I believe he was murdered. I don’t for a minute believe the collision was an accident.
“House Resolution Would Declare US Policy Is to Seek Ukrainian Victory The
resolution will be introduced by Rep. Joe Wilson and defines a
Ukrainian victory as the return of all territory, including Crimea”
This guarantees absolutely no negotiations and perpetual war in Ukraine or ignominious defeat!
Perpetual war in Ukraine has a lot of potential to expand to Nukes and the death of us all.
Ukraine cannot possibly win. It guarantees ignominious defeat.
What remains in doubt is how much damage to the whole world will be done in getting to that.
This reminds me of a time when they changed French Fries to “freedom fries”. Comedian George Carlin once said, where are all of our smart politicians? To which, he answered, we have none. Garbage in, Garbage out.
Send these bastards and their families over to Ukraine…
Let them hook up with the Azov Battalion. They can wear jackets with NAZI insignias, just like them.
“”We all need to move beyond ‘as long as it takes’ and embrace ‘Ukrainian victory’ as our rallying cry in order for Ukraine to win the war this year.””
So, as long as it takes isn’t good enough because it will shortly become clear that Ukraine simply can’t do it by itself. At that point, we need to either stop the weapons gravy train or take a more active part ourselves. Congress is just saying which way they’d like to jump.
Active part ourselves ? US boots on the ground =WW3 is that what you are suggesting ? . the first Russian soldier shot dead by the US or by one of it`s NATO LACKEYS will see Europe turned to ASH.
That’s what this legislation means. After all, if the position of the US is that Ukraine must win and Ukraine can’t win by itself, what does that imply in terms of active participation by the US/NATO?
First pawn Ukraine, second pawn Poland.
I thought everything was up to Ukraine to decide. Funny how things change.
Since I do not seek heroes to worship among the political class, I know nothing of this Rep. Joe Wilson. Knowing nothing I will assume what I usually do about most politicians and, based on this article and his proposed bill, state that the man publicly has acknowledged that he is an unrepentant IDIOT incapable of self-appraisal. Like a goodly number of conservative politicians and all Leftist ones they believe that they are gods and have the power to alter reality. This is what Presidential Executive Orders are, especially the Bidenesque ones: “In that it has been determined that water is wet, and due to climate change it has become increasingly wet and threatening the very essence of our existence on the planet that we declare is our home, I do declare that by 2030 water’s wetness must be decreased by no less than 55% or the following penalties will be imposed on each and every household that opens their taps. Blah, blah.”
Listen fool. From day one the Ukraine has been losing this war and the looting of the U.S. Treasury by Joey Biden and his band of thieves in both the U.S. and Ukraine have changed nothing. Their battle losses have been in the range of 15 to 1 Russian. From day two a Ukraine loss was inevitable and passing a bill will not bring back the dead, return lost territory or refund stolen treasure, and the Russians care nothing about what bloviating American politicians may proclaim. So, I say to Rep. Joe Wilson, “Sit down, shut-up and try very hard to do something about those things that human ingenuity can change for the better . . . and your resignation might be a good place to start.”
Trying to defeat Russia will result in mutual destruction. Who gains? Israel. Who controls Washington? Israel.
Washington is controlled by the oligarchy. American oligarchy has close ties with Israel but still there is a big difference between American oligarchy and Israel.
According to Yahoo News, the resolution “affirms that it is the policy of the United States to see Ukraine victorious against the invasion and restored to its internationally recognized 1991 borders.”
And let’s go back to 1991 and this time we keep our word that we gave to Gorbachev about NATO expansion and integrating Russia into the international community.
Yep. It would have been a different, survivable world.
Why not just put up a resolution and require Putin to commit suicide? That’s more effective.
So how many Ukrainians are going to die for the US to achieve it`s aims ? . 1,000 , 100,000 , millions ? .
Too bad there isn’t wide support in Congress for abiding by the limits the constitution places on the actions of our government.
South Korea announced if the world doesn’t control North Korea’s nukes, they will build their own. Biden’s answer was inviting South Korean president to White House and telling him don’t build nukes, we will hand you our nukes and you can use them as you wish, so that if there is a conflict in Korean peninsula they can destroy each other completely. There were 3 times in history, peace was to break out on Korean peninsula, but Republican neocon members of congress put their finger in it. First one was during Clinton Administration, US was supposed to deliver fuel to generate electricity and they mothball their nuclear activity. The US congress prevented Clinton administration to deliver any fuel. North Korea announced they have no choice but go nuclear. Then George W. accused them of cheating, They kicked all inspectors out then legally exited from NPT and publicly announced they will build nukes and did. They now have intercontinental missiles ready to hit any location in the US. Biden’s solution is to make a bigger mess out of it.
Now to Ukraine, 300,000 troops in Ukraine have been killed. They have no troops or ammunition to spare. There is no way for Ukraine to win the war. Biden’s goal in Ukraine’s war, as Lloyd Austin said is to weaken Russia. But, he has weakened Ukraine. China is throwing a life-line to Ukraine and by extension to US in Europe. The rational path to take is, to take it, but, instead Biden wants to start a war with China as well.
Biden 𝘩𝘢𝘴 weakened Russia. But he’s also weakened Europe. I’m still trying to decide if that was intentional. Like a bull in a china shop, he’s very, very good at breaking things without any meaningful comprehension of the consequences.
Does anyone have a phone number for manufacturers of bomb shelters?
Just one word: “Idiots”.
The USA decides it is US policy to seek a Ukrainian Victory in a war they claim they are not involved in, a war they only fund. Did Biden not say that a regime change is required, Putin must go, Austin said Russia must be broken up? What is negotiable?
I do not want to see Ukrainian victory. I want to see Ukraine defeated.
Why? Because of how and why this war started. Because a win for Ukraine would return us to an even worse, more dangerous world than what started the war — NATO threatening Russia and China, and Ukraine itself doing ethnic cleansing right on the Russian border to incite renewed conflict.
So, Ukraine must be defeated. Utterly, and essentially destroyed. Perhaps a puppet rump might remain, if only to keep out Poland.
That was NOT the best outcome before the war. It is a creation of the fighting, a result of the choice by the US to force this into a war.
Warmongers get destroyed. Ask the Czar and both Kaisers.
The U.S.—the entire West—is circling the drain, and these retardates proclaim themselves all-in for the 1991 borders of Ukraine! Just who do these jokers represent? Rhetorical question, of course. And the answer obviously isn’t “their constituents”—as in the poor slobs who actually live in the places that these clownshow whores allegedly “represent.”
Justin Raimondo was right: we are trapped in Bizarro World, and I’m beginning to wonder if any of us are going to get out of it alive.
That is why I am asking for a friend who has phone numbers of manufacturers of bomb shelters.
I would like to see a bill introduced in congress were it is US policy that all warmongering representatives and senators must send their children into wars first, before all others.
This sounds more like political brownie points for the folks back home, in his district. Maybe it’s just a sound bite for C-SPAN. But it would take a lot more than a few sound bites to get a resolution like this through Congress.
The war-mongers on both sides of the aisle now. Keep conflicts going around the world so chaos is the new normal and divert the people’s attention away from the globalist demons plans to confiscate your humanity.