A group of nine bipartisan members of the House is urging President Biden to supply Ukraine with longer-range weapons and expedite the delivery of M1 Abrams tanks to the country.
In a letter led by Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), the lawmakers called on Biden to send Kyiv Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMs), which have a range of 190 miles. The lawmakers said they were “encouraged” by Britain’s decision to supply Ukraine with Storm Shadow missiles that can hit targets up to 155 miles away.
“We urge you to transfer ATACMS to Ukraine from existing US stocks or approve transfers from our allies,” the letter reads. “These surface-to-surface missiles provide a long-range capability that will significantly improve Ukraine’s ability to target Russian troops and equipment in Ukrainian sovereign territory.”
In March, the Pentagon announced it was speeding up its delivery of Abrams tanks to Ukraine by refurbishing older models instead of manufacturing new ones. Under the new plan, Ukraine is expected to receive the US-made tanks toward the end of the year, but that’s not fast enough for Crow and the other representatives who signed the letter.
They called on Biden to speed up the delivery even more by using whatever authority is necessary. “We strongly urge you to do everything in your power to accelerate this timeline, whether that be through the Defense Production Act, expended contracts, or pulling from different stocks to provide Ukrainian troops the tactical equipment needed to mount their counteroffensive,” the letter says.
The lawmakers also called for the US to ship more air defenses to Ukraine and applauded Biden’s approval of F-16 deliveries. The letter noted the “overwhelming bipartisan support for Ukraine in its fight against Russia” as the majority of Congress still favors pouring more weapons into Ukraine despite the risk of escalation and provoking a direct war between NATO and Russia.
The other signatories to the letter are Reps. Tony Gonzales (R-TX), Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Jared Golden (D-ME), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Donald G. Davis (D-NC), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), and James R. Baird (R-IN).
i wonder if Ukraine is going to attack Crimea again.
i wonder what Russia’s response to that would be.
Yeah – GREAT idea.
After the humiliation of seeing American military junk being blown to smithereens in the last 12 months in Ukraine, maybe these imbeciles should STFU.
But they can’t can they? They’re yet more dumb Yanks, hyped up on delusions about American exceptionalism and God-given supremacy.
It’s a tragedy. What happened to the great America I once knew? It’s gone. America is a ridiculous nation these days, literally a joke. Their people don’t even bother fighting for their Republic.
And so, the US will decline and others will take its place.
China already has, Scipi and that peaceful, industrious nation will prove a far better world model than the United Snakes.
C’mon man, this war isn’t ramping up fast enough. We over here in the U.S. are imploding, we need a distraction!
USA on an E.E.T.H.!
Ok Jay, I’ll nibble. What does E.E.T.H. stand for?
“Express Elevator To Hell”
Come on man!
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on June 10 that his government would seize a Russian owned An-124 heavyweight cargo aircraft, and that Ottawa would move towards forfeiting the aircraft to Ukraine.
https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/an124-seized-canada-to-ukraine
Owned by the Russian air carrier Volga-Dnepr Airlines, the An-124 aircraft in question had been chartered by the Canadian government and landed in Toronto on February 27, 2022, carrying rapid tests for Covid-19 from China. Kept at Toronto Pearson Airport ever since, the aircraft registered as RA-82078 is not expected to be delivered to Ukraine until after the conclusion of current hostilities.
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what do you call that? i call it playing with fire.
and if you mess around with fire, you’re gonna get yourself burned …
What a stupid and dangerous MOFU sissy pants. If and when the Nukes fly does he think Canada and its people will not be affected??? WTF!
Jason Crow, LISTEN UP!,start to represent the USA citizens in your own state and district as I am sure they need attention. Stop flirting with nuclear devastation to the people who elected you! (Another DC Ghoul).
He doesn’t care just so long as enough of them are brainwashed by the MSM to keep electing him. And if that doesn’t work he can use the local political machinery to kneecap his rivals
Idiot # 1,: Poke the bear….
Idiot # 2: OK…. pokes the bear …. hey the bear didn’t do anything.
Idiot # 1: poke the bear again,… harder!
Idiot #2: OK…. he pokes the bear harder…… hey this is fun!
The bear wakes up. Kills idiot # 1.
Idiot number 2 runs away.
Applied moral of the story: don’t let idiots run foreign policy.
Jason Crow and his merry band of idiots should literally be on their knees begging the Moron-in-Chief for negotiations.
Death, death and more death is the only thing that penetrates those empty skulls.
“Bipartisan Lawmakers Urge Biden to Send Longer-Range Weapons to Ukraine – The call was made in a letter led by Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO)”
Russia has long range ICBMs that can strike Washington and London.
How far does America want to go in escalation?