What are we to make of a comment Monday from Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin that the Biden administration's goal in Ukraine is "To see Russia weakened to the degree that it can't do the kinds of things that it has done in invading Ukraine"?
One obvious conclusion we can draw from Austin's comment is that the Biden administration has now committed openly to a policy of escalation in Ukraine.
After resisting pressure early in the conflict to supply Ukraine with advanced weapons systems, the Biden administration has changed course.
These weapons and munitions are getting into Ukraine for the most part via railway, which is probably why Russia carried out missile strikes on least five railway stations across central and western Ukraine early Monday, just hours after Austin and Blinken met with Zelensky.
At some point, it won't matter that back in March President Biden said he wouldn't send U.S. troops to Ukraine.
The Pentagon said in early March that a U.S.-facilitated transfer of Polish MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine was not "Tenable," yet last week the United States and its allies took a step in that direction, providing Ukraine with aircraft parts it needed to get 20 grounded planes operational.
Even now, Slovakia is in talks with its NATO allies about providing MiG-29 warplanes to Ukraine if the United States will replace them with F-16s. Beyond the logic of escalation, there is a strategic dead-end looming for the Biden administration.
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Biden Is Openly Pursuing A Policy Of Escalation In Ukraine
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