Responsible Statecraft: Biden to name a US military operation for Ukraine
Amid the news about the admin’s multi-year weapons investment, a general will be appointed for a separate command, too. Two things that point to the notion that Washington is supporting a long war in Ukraine, and truly doesn’t think there
will be a diplomatic solution or cessation of violence there anytime soon: one, the $3 billion in recently announced military transfers is a “multi-year military investment” including weapons that won’t be available via defense contractors for at least three years.
Secondly, a little nugget dropped on us Wednesday night: Biden plans on “naming ” the U.S. military assistance mission in Ukraine and making it a separate command with its own general. You know, like Operation Desert Storm, Operation Gothic Serpent, Operation Uphold Democracy, or Operation Unified Protector. We can expect the name, when it comes, will be heavy on the righteous benefactor angle, softer on the sword. But it is nevertheless a military operation, and that carries with it some practical, and serious implications. From WSJ:
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WNU Editor: The US is signaling to everyone that the Ukraine war is going to be a long one.
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