US Envoy Expects 'Big' Pledges for War, Not Aid
The US envoy to NATO is 'expecting big'. Not in terms of diplomatic breakthroughs or de-escalation, mind you, but 'big' pledges from allies to purchase more weapons for Ukraine. Bloomberg frames this as a straightforward response to 'Russian air strikes.' (Perhaps the strikes respond to something else entirely? A thought experiment not permitted in mainstream discourse.) This narrative, much like
the aid packages, seems designed to funnel public funds into the defense industry. While headlines tout 'support for Ukraine,' the true beneficiaries often appear to be the arms manufacturers themselves. Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman – their stock prices have soared, year after year, with each new conflict. This isn't about 'freedom'; it's about lucrative contracts. Where's the 'big'
pledge for rebuilding, or for a sustainable peace plan that doesn't involve endlessly feeding the military-industrial complex?