At the start of this year, Democratic Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) signed onto a letter urging the Biden administration to send Ukraine the long-range tactical missile systems now being used to strike targets inside Russia for the first time.
Ukraine reportedly hit a Russian weapons arsenal with U.S. made Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) in Russia’s Bryansk region last night, marking the first time the longer-range American weapons have been used by Ukraine to strike targets deep inside Russia.
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The move came after President Joe Biden greenlit Ukraine’s use for the American-made missile systems inside Russia on Sunday, ending what was a months-long prohibition against Ukraine’s use of the missiles on targets within Russian territory, in efforts to avoid escalation.
Rep. Jared Golden, who narrowly won reelection in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District after a ranked-choice tabulation last week, signed onto a letter in January alongside two of his House Democrat colleagues calling on the Biden administration to send Ukraine the long-range tactical missile systems to aid in their war with Russia.
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The House Democrats’ letter, sent to Biden’s Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, said Ukraine’s use of the U.S.-made missile systems would help Ukraine win the war more quickly.
“Given reports of continued devastating war crimes committed by Russia’s long-range weapons, it’s more important than ever that we send Ukraine the longer-range ATACMS as soon as possible,” Rep. Golden and his colleagues wrote in the January letter.
The longer-range “unitary warhead” ATACMS can reach a maximum distance of approximately 180 miles, which the House Democrats said could therefore be used to “strike anywhere in Russian-occupied areas, including Crimea.”
“Providing Ukraine with longer-range, unitary-warheads ATACMS would contribute to a quicker Ukrainian victory, thus preventing further loss of life and reducing the cost of this war on Ukraine, the United States, and Europe,” they wrote. “We respectfully request that the Biden Administration send longer-range ATACMS to Ukraine without delay.”
Golden was joined on the letter by Democratic U.S. Reps. Ted Lieu (Calif.) and William Keating (Mass.).
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There golden is a true deep thinker. Lets start WWIII because you don’t have brains to think beyond your re-election.
And there you go folks, connected dots for when your children are drafted and sent to fight and die. For those who voted for this moron I hope yours go first.
Jared Golden, another progressive dumbass who low testosterone male voters of the second district keep voting into office. Putin keeps redrawing a red line in the sand and dementia Joe, or whoever is in charge in Washington, keeps crossing it. Good idea. Just this past weekend Putin told the world that if long range ballistic missiles are used against him or if supplied and sanctioned by a third party (ie the US) to be used then he’d have every right to use nukes against those parties. Biden is going to use a scorch earth policy in his last 60 days. Golden cant see 3 feet in front of his face. We all know he’s an ignorant moron. He makes a pretty commercial, lies to the electorate in the second district and we’re stuck for another 2 years with his idiocy. Like Angus, Golden has never done anything that wasn’t in his own best interest.
Draft? There might not even be a chance for one seeing how these ass clowns are trying to usher in a third world War. Russia updated its nuclear doctrine back in September. By all accounts this is well beyond their red line, and Russia might retaliate not only against Ukraine, but also here at home in the US for supplying those weapons. Yeah, go ahead fly your Ukrainian flag
Golden do you have any relatives of draft age you do not like?
He doesn’t like guns, but is ok with missles
He doesn’t like YOUR guns. He’s okay with HIS. Typical don’t you think?
I see all the Commie’s are backing Putin are posting.
Golden is helping the deep state. Dude has also flown to Israel.
Is he another McCain, helping with a color revolution in Ukraine?
We terribly need to clean out all the snakes Augusta. Let’s start with term limits.
Somebody should check Golden’s bank acct… Are you listening , Elon???? Oh yeah, and there’s a few others too….”Maine , the way life used to be”
Interesting this information comes out after the election.
Jared Golden is a snake in the grass. Unfortunately, Austin Theriault isn’t much better. I suppose the only reason DJT endorsed No-Show over Sobeleski was age and name recognition, but Mike would’ve been a much stronger candidate against the “Golden Boy.” A true conservative would’ve won CD-2. Now we’re stuck with at least two more years of yuck.