Kiev’s Air Defense Capability Threatened - Global Research
Global ResearchMAY 2023
Pentagon Overestimate Leads to $6.2B Surplus for Ukraine Arms
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The Spin
Pro-establishment narrative
The Pentagon’s discovery of its miscalculation comes at just the right time, as Ukraine is ramping up its counteroffensive, and the money appropriated by Congress was reportedly running low. Luckily, the US hadn’t been rationing its support before discovering the valuation errors, and now the US can continue to provide its full-throated support to Ukraine.
Establishment-critical narrative
The timing of this discovery is a little too perfect, as Republicans and the American public are growing more skeptical about spending billions to help Ukraine while there are so many issues to address at home. If this is a way for the Biden administration to get around Congress to support an unpopular war, the Executive Branch should be held to account.