On Monday, the New York Democratic congressman and star member of the progressive Squad Jamal Bowman told The Grayzone that he continues to support the U.S. providing aid for the Ukraine war because Russian President Vladimir Putin is "a madman." Just moments before Bowman admitted that he did not know what Crimea or the Donbas region were.
While Rep. Bowman urged more military aid to defeat the "Madman" in Moscow, he simultaneously insisted that he was "Anti-war in general."
In a follow-up exchange outside the US Capitol, Bowman declared that "[US] foreign policy is crap, and we solve problems with war, and the military-industrial complex is mad powerful, and they control members of Congress.
" When asked about the apparent contradiction between his supposedly anti-war worldview and his Ukraine war voting record, Bowman explained that he was "Supporting democracy in defending itself."
"There were elements of the defense spending section that, if voted on separately, I would have supported, including additional military aid to Ukraine and funding for the Iron Dome - which I have already voted once before to fund and support. However, the defense and incarceration package is bloated with substantial increases to our military spending."
Bowman also voted "No" on the recent debt ceiling bill put forth by House Republicans, in part because it "Allows the military budget to continue to balloon."
Bowman emphasized to me that he supports a diplomatic resolution to the Ukraine proxy war.
https://thegrayzone.com/2023/06/06/jamal-bowman-military-aid-for-ukraine-donbas-crimea/
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