by Simplicus the Thinker at Simplicus the Thinker Substack
Zelensky’s war appears to be on the brink. After a letdown stint at the UN assembly in New York, he’s now in Washington on the last leg of his begging journey to ensure the continuation of the war.
Unfortunately so far, it’s not going very well. The much hoped-for and vaunted ATACMS appears to already be kaput:
One of the key focus points of this trip, we were told for several weeks, was that Biden was set to announce the ATACMS transfer to Ukraine in person with Zelensky, which would have made for a big, symbolic moment of solidarity, demonstrating the U.S.’s continued resolve and commitment to the much-talked-about long term prosecution of the war. Even Jihad Julian is despondent:
Foreign Policy states that every U.S. agency allegedly agreed to send the missile, but it was left up to Biden as the last call:
A congressional aide, who spoke to Foreign Policy on the condition of anonymity, said that all U.S. agencies had agreed to send the U.S. Army Tactical Missile System. “If it doesn’t happen, it’s because [President Joe] Biden himself said no,” the person said.
Instead, things are souring, and nothing is going as planned for Zelensky. Recall that recently someone had asked about Ukraine’s red lines vis a vis their paymasters in the U.S. Some observers continue to naively believe the U.S. is some impervious and untouchable force—as it likes to portray itself—which isn’t afraid of any Russian red lines.
On the contrary I persist in informing people there are serious red lines behind…
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