On Thursday, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan appeared on a CNN town hall and admitted that President Joe Biden was advised by the military that sending Abrams tanks to Ukraine would not “make sense” for their war. Yet he still decided to send them anyway.
Germany stated that they would not provide tanks to Ukraine “unless you, the United States, provide your tanks. And President Biden said, if me providing Abrams tanks, even if it’s not the most sensible military move, will help unlock German tanks to get to the front lines and also will sustain alliance unity, I will do it.”
Huge yikes.
When host Fareed Zakaria asked why the Biden administration seemed to resist sending arms before changing their minds, Sullivan replied, “So, first, Fareed, the way that our military and our intelligence community make recommendations to the President is they look at the needs of the Ukrainian military during the phase of the war that they are confronting at that time.”
He continued, “As we head into the spring, what Ukraine really needs is armor, infantry fighting vehicles, and, yes, tanks. Now, — and we’re providing those. The President was advised by his military, Abrams tanks, the American tank, doesn’t really make sense for this fight, what they really needed were Leopard tanks, German tanks that a bunch of countries in Europe own, but the Germans said, we won’t provide our tanks unless you, the United States, provide your tanks. And President Biden said, if me providing Abrams tanks, even if it’s not the most sensible military move, will help unlock German tanks to get to the front lines and also will sustain alliance unity, I will do it.”
Here’s an idea, why don’t we stop wasting American taxpayers’ money on a war that is not ours? Imagine the things we could have fixed for our own country if Biden wasn’t so hellbent on sending every red cent across seas.
