Last weekend, President Volodymyr Zelensky flew to the United States courtesy of the US Air Force. Rather than immediately go to Washington, D.C., as he usually does, to ask taxpayers for more money, the Ukrainian president visited the battleground state of Pennsylvania with Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro and Democratic Sen. Bob Casey.
That in itself is bad enough; Hatch Act of 1939. Hatch prohibits executive branch employees (such as pilots and crew members of its U.S. Air Force planes) from participating in political elections. And yes, Sen. Bob Casey is in the best campaign of his career, according to the same number of polls this month. washington post and Rasmussen reports.
But President Zelenskiy did more than just interfere in elections in battleground states. Instead, he found time to do a fashion shoot wearing his disaster-casual look in his trademark T-shirt and olive cargo pants. new yorker. As expected, the New Yorker flattered Zelenskiy's “syruppy baritone” and threw harsh words at him, including “many people.” [have compared] In that interview, President Zelenskiy chose to directly criticize former President Donald Trump. “My feeling is that President Trump may think he knows how to stop wars, but he doesn't actually know how.” (Related: Morgan Murphy: Democratic Party: Party of War)
Imagine during a presidential election 1940 electionWinston Churchill traveled to the United States to criticize the Republican candidates running against President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Can you imagine this great statesman requesting Lend-Lease funds from America and admonishing Wendell Willkie and his running mate at the same time?
You probably don't understand that, because Churchill was not a tool.
But wait. There are others. President Zelensky went on to say of Republican Sen. J.D. Vance, “He's too radical,'' and “Let's have Mr. Vance read the history of World War II.''
What is it about Mr. Zelensky who is so upset about President Trump's running mate? I think it's because we have a nasty habit of dropping inconvenient truth bombs about conflicts. These include:
Ukraine is corrupt: vance said At the Heritage Foundation's Leadership Summit last year, he said, “Let's not mistake the courage of the Ukrainian military on the ground for the fact that they have the most corrupt leadership and government in Europe…” Vance's point is spot on. – According to Transparency, Ukraine is highly corrupt International's annual Corruption Perception Index.
US weapons headed to Ukraine are not properly tracked. Vance repeatedly noted that Ukraine and the Biden administration have been unable to track “defense-related articles,” severely limiting their ability to determine whether they have been misused or stolen. The Inspector General of the US Department of Defense visited Japan. same conclusion.
Russia will outperform Ukraine and NATO: This year munich security conferenceVance calls a shovel a shovel and says, “You can't win wars with GDP, euros, or dollars. You can win wars with weapons, but the West doesn't make enough weapons.” Again, , the senator is correct. Land battles are fought with cannons and what military grunts call the king of battles. Currently, the United States produces approximately 80,000 155-millimeter shells per month. Russia produces 500,000 people every month. To name a weapon system, the manufacturing news is similarly bleak. (Related: Morgan Murphy: Biden stumbles towards World War III)
Ukraine has a military shortage. in New York Times editorialVance wrote: “Ukraine needs more troops than it can deploy.'' Again, it's true. In Russia, 3 to 1 advantage For men who can mobilize.
The United States is depleting its own reserves to protect our interests.: said Vance, who voted against shutting down the National Defense Authorization Act this year. “We cannot sustain this posture. President Biden recently acknowledged that we lack the artillery and supplies needed to protect national security and deter China in the Pacific…” Vance here He was just quoting the president's remarks. spoke on CNN.
Given this carpet bombing of the truth, it is no wonder that Mr. Zelenskiy expects Mr. Harris-Waltz to win. He quickly approached Vice President Harris. press conference The Democratic candidate vowed on Thursday: “My support for the Ukrainian people is unwavering…I will work to ensure Ukraine wins this war.”
Mr. Harris will continue to lavish U.S. tax dollars on Ukraine, regardless of prospects for success or clear threats to our national security.
Morgan Murphy is a military thought leader.Former Secretary of Defense Spokesperson, U.S. Senate National Security Advisor.
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