Posted on 10/27/2022 5:56:30 AM PDT by MtnClimber
On Tuesday, a coalition of progressive Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives announced that it would be withdrawing its letter to Joe Biden calling for the White House to lead peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine.
As reported by Axios, the move comes just one day after the group of 30 lawmakers first released the letter, with signatories including Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-Md.). The sudden about-face appeared to be the result of backlash against the lawmakers, who suggested that negotiations between Russia and Ukraine might be the only option left for bringing about an end to the war that has now been raging for eight months.
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), Chairwoman of the Progressive Caucus, released a statement claiming that the letter had originally been written “several months ago,” and that it was “released by staff without vetting.”
“As Chair of the Caucus, I accept responsibility for this,” Jayapal added. “Every war ends with diplomacy, and this one will too after Ukrainian victory,”
The letter initially caused backlash from fellow congressional Democrats. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) openly disagreed with the letter, saying that the Russian invasion of Ukraine “has to be resisted.” Congressman Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) said that “the suggestion that we make concessions on behalf of Ukraine is presumptuous, out of touch, and would only embolden Putin.”
Despite the rapid flip-flop by House Democrats, some commentators have also suggested the possibility of negotiations as an “off-ramp” for bringing the war to an end, as there is currently no end in sight to the fighting. Russia, which first invaded Ukraine in late February, recently annexed four eastern territories of Ukraine after those areas, the populations of which are ethnic Russians, allegedly held referendums in favor of joining Russia.
Several House progressives have begun facing backlash from their far-left bases over their support for past aid bills to Ukraine. Ocasio-Cortez has seen two of her town hall events in her home district disrupted by protesters who called out her support for the Ukraine aid, with various protesters accusing her of sending aid to “Ukrainian Nazis,” and provoking a possible nuclear war.
Sending funding to Ukraine corruptocrats who will send them kickbacks and funnel money to the WEF is their fastest way to gain money and power. If the war ends...
I have little doubt that the ukraine conflict will be promoted up until a republican gets into the whitehouse. At which time it will be hanged around the warmongers neck like an albatross. This is a old tried and true democrat tactic. Start a war and blame it on the other guy.
The squad was getting the squash by the regime. The RAT pimps have their girls back in line.
Nothing old about starting a NUCLEAR war. Doesn’t matter much who gets the blame, we’ll mostly all be dead and probably won’t much care.
The AOC hecklers were right! The squad IS part of the military industrial complex. Dimocrats and their Malthusians want us all to die in nuclear holocaust.
Either you believe in what you wrote or you don’t. If you don’t this calls in question every other position you have taken.
Turn the tap off on their money and access. Does wonders.
Singalong time
All they are saying, is give war a chance…
These nuts can’t make up their minds. Potato head blows up the peace deal that Putin and the Ukes had forged some weeks back then......
Go back to when we decided there should be a coup...and we succeeded in seating the chocolate king....who hated anything russian.
Democrats will destroy the world to keep their secrets secret.
I don't give a crap about Ukraine or Russia and niether do the mass of morons getting all emotionally invested.
"My good friends, for the second time in our history, a British Prime Minister has returned from Germany bringing peace with honour. I believe it is peace for our time... Go home and get a nice quiet sleep."
Yep. Both of you are spot on.
I live in a very blue state. I have to drive to and from work and see all the “In This Home” signs, BLM signs, and since 2016, the “Resist!” signs.
Moonbattery.
It has been my observation that the same houses that have all the signs listed above, also have the Ukraine signs outside them too.
Same people.
I am not making common cause with those people.
Thank you. Your Lockheed checks are on your desks
I live in a very blue state. I have to drive to and from work and see all the “In This Home” signs, BLM signs, and since 2016, the “Resist!” signs.
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Sounds like you live in my neighborhood. It is the same virtue signaling dumb asses time after time.
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