{"id":1467906,"date":"2022-05-08T08:31:16","date_gmt":"2022-05-08T12:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1467906"},"modified":"2022-05-08T08:31:24","modified_gmt":"2022-05-08T12:31:24","slug":"democrat-rep-moulton-calls-ukraine-conflict-a-proxy-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-rep-moulton-calls-ukraine-conflict-a-proxy-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrat Rep. Moulton Calls Ukraine Conflict a \u201cProxy War\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrat-rep-moulton-calls-ukraine-conflict-a-proxy-war%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1467906&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"header\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">\n<p><span class=\"label\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">American News<\/span> <span class=\"published\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">May 7, 2022 6:54 PM<br \/>\n                                EST<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt mb-4\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">\n                            Moulton introduced H.R. 7187, which would give the president power to sell a number of American assets for humanitarian funding in Ukraine.\n                        <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">\n<div class=\"content\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">\n<div class=\"reader-container\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">\n<section class=\"cover\" data-v-1408f321=\"\"><\/section>\n<section class=\"author\" data-v-1408f321=\"\"><\/section>\n<section class=\"show-sm\" data-v-1408f321=\"\"><\/section>\n<section id=\"story-body\" class=\"article\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">\n<div class=\"article-content\" data-v-f313b7e6=\"\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">\n<div class=\"html-content\" data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<article class=\"html\" data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>The United States is engaged in a proxy war with Russia through the conflict in Ukraine \u2014 and it&#8217;s a war the US <em>has<\/em> to win, says Democratic congressman Seth Moulton.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>He made the comments on Fox News on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>\u201cAt the end of the day, we\u2019ve got to realize we\u2019re at war. We\u2019re not just at war to support Ukraine,\u201d Moulton said, \u201cbut fundamentally, although somewhat through a proxy, we are at war with Russia.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-embed-card\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: Democrat Congressman announces the US is fundamentally in a proxy war with Russa <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v8JSIH3Z2c\">pic.twitter.com\/v8JSIH3Z2c<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ultra Poso ? (@JackPosobiec) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackPosobiec\/status\/1523049385378017280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 7, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>Moulton currently sits on the House Armed Services Committee and plays a key role in advancing legislation that deals with foreign conflicts. In the past, he&#8217;s been advocated for US support of the Ukrainian defense against Russia and has lent his vote towards additional financial aid to their armed forces. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>Most recently, Moulton introduced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.govinfo.gov\/content\/pkg\/BILLS-117hr7187ih\/pdf\/BILLS-117hr7187ih.pdf\">H.R. 7187<\/a>, which would give the president power to sell a number of American assets for humanitarian funding in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>His comments, <a href=\"https:\/\/video.foxnews.com\/v\/6305537590112#sp=show-clips\">made during a conversation with Fox personality Brett Bair<\/a>, were part of a larger interview alongside fellow committee member, congressman Mike Turner, a Republican from Ohio. The two representatives expressed an expectation that Congress would continue to support Ukraine financially and through the provision of arms.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>Moulton pointed to Speaker Nancy Pelosi\u2019s recent trip to Ukraine as an indicator that support from Congress would remain strong.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>For Moulton, this isn\u2019t just Ukraine\u2019s fight. He told Bair that, concerning support for Ukraine, Congress was largely unified.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>\u201cThis is a bipartisan effort in Congress&#8230;on supporting the Ukrainians and really working to not just hold off the Russians, but to crush them in Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>\u201cI think that will continue,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"revcontent-slot\" data-v-4da339e1=\"\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">\n<p>Ads by revcontent<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<section class=\"contributions-container\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">\n<div class=\"partial contributions-epic\" data-v-37b8bc14=\"\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">\n<div class=\"inner\" data-v-37b8bc14=\"\">\n<h2 data-v-37b8bc14=\"\">Join and support independent free thinkers!<\/h2>\n<div class=\"words\" data-v-37b8bc14=\"\">\n<p data-v-37b8bc14=\"\">\n                We\u2019re independent and can\u2019t be cancelled. 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