{"id":2080079,"date":"2023-10-26T12:14:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T16:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desperate-white-house-set-to-argue-ukraine-aid-is-good-because-it-helps-us-defense-companies-report\/"},"modified":"2023-10-26T12:19:31","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T16:19:31","slug":"desperate-white-house-set-to-argue-ukraine-aid-is-good-because-it-helps-us-defense-companies-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desperate-white-house-set-to-argue-ukraine-aid-is-good-because-it-helps-us-defense-companies-report\/","title":{"rendered":"White House to argue Ukraine aid benefits US defense companies: Report."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fdesperate-white-house-set-to-argue-ukraine-aid-is-good-because-it-helps-us-defense-companies-report%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=2080079&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--><h2>In his farewell address to the nation on Jan. 17, 1961, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th president of the United States and a five-star general, cautioned against the unchecked growth of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-hoft-from-tgp-presents-at-transform-washington-on-january-6-web-conference-video\/\" title=\"Joe Hoft from TGP Presents at \u201cTransform Washington on January 6\u201d Web conference (VIDEO)\">military-industrial complex<\/a>\u200b and its potential impact on our democracy.<\/h2>\n<p>Eisenhower <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archives.gov\/milestone-documents\/president-dwight-d-eisenhowers-farewell-address\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">warned<\/a>, \u201cWe must guard against \u200cthe acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought \u2062or unsought, by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-pentagon-chiefs-knocking-tubervilles-abortion-protest-are-in-bed-with-the-military-industrial-complex-2\/\" title=\"Ex-Pentagon Chiefs Criticizing Tuberville's Abortion Protest Support Military-Industrial Complex\">military-industrial \u2062complex<\/a>. The potential\u2063 for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Eisenhower\u2064 was \u200dright to be concerned. The United States spends more on \u200cdefense than the next several nations\u200c combined, leading to a \u200dperpetual cycle of expanding military capabilities. While a strong national defense is essential, the unchecked growth\u200c of the military-industrial complex has often \u200bresulted in unnecessary projects, cost overruns \u2063and the perpetuation of overpriced weapons \u2063systems\u2062 pushed by defense contractors kept fat by the military machine.<\/p>\n<p>A new \u2064report by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/10\/25\/biden-ukraine-aid-messaging-00123466\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a> suggests \u2064that \u2062the White\u2062 House \u200dis now thinking\u200b of packaging\u2062 funding \u200bfor the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-ukraine-counteroffensive-finished-russia-says-zelenskyy-claims-holding-ground\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukraine<\/a> \u200c war as \u201cstrengthening\u200b the American economy and creating new American jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According\u2062 to the outlet, The White House has been privately \u200ctalking \u2062to\u2064 lawmakers on both sides of the \u200daisle, asking\u2062 them to\u2064 push funding for Ukraine as \u201ca potential\u2062 economic boom at \u200chome.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Five White\u200c House \u2063aides and lawmakers spoke to \u2062Politico on condition \u200dof anonymity, telling it that the\u2063 White House\u200b is attempting to \u201cinvoke patriotism\u201d\u2064 among Republican House lawmakers who are against\u200b more funding for Ukraine\u200d by pushing a package that combines aid for Ukraine with aid for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fact-check-israel-colonized-apartheid-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Israel<\/a> and invests \u2063$50 billion \u2064in the \u201cAmerican \u2062defense industrial base.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Another\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/reason?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#reason<\/a> why are \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/taxes?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#taxes<\/a> \u200b are going up. \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhiteHouse?\">@WhiteHouse<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/economy?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#economy<\/a> The White House details its $105 \u200bbillion funding \u2062request for Israel, Ukraine, the\u2064 border and more <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/inflation?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#inflation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/risingcosts?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#risingcosts<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/footingthebill?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#footingthebill<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/border?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#border<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/illegals?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#illegals<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/immigrants?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#immigrants<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/war?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#war<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/74rYnp2OAc\">https:\/\/t.co\/74rYnp2OAc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Patriot Rebel \u2064(@ALLPatriotRebel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ALLPatriotRebel\/status\/1715384188872913301?\">October 20, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The purpose of this $50 \u2063billion, according to the White House, would be to \u201creplenish\u2064 our stocks\u201d and ensure that \u201cour military continues to be the most ready, capable, and best equipped fighting force the world has ever seen \u2014 and expanding production lines, strengthening the American\u200d economy and \u200dcreating \u2063new \u2064American jobs,\u201d according to a preview of\u2063 a talking points\u200d document obtained\u2063 by Politico.<\/p>\n<p>During his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-goes-viral-looking-half-asleep-mumbling-brutal-oval-office-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oval Office<\/a> address in October, Biden\u2063 alluded\u2064 to his\u200b new tactic, pushing\u2063 the funding\u200b of Ukraine\u2019s war and the \u200bprovision of ammunition toward it \u200cas good for \u2062the \u201cpatriotic American workers building the arsenal of democracy and \u2064serving the cause \u2062of freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe send Ukraine equipment sitting in \u200bour stockpiles.\u2062 And when we use \u2064the money allocated by Congress, we use\u200d it\u2064 to\u2064 replenish our own\u2064 stores, \u2062our own stockpiles with\u2062 new equipment,\u201d Biden said in his speech. \u201cEquipment that defends America and is \u200dmade\u200b in America. Patriot missiles for\u2063 air defense batteries, made in Arizona. Artillery shells manufactured in 12 states across the country, in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/two-peas-pod-biden-fetterman-hit-terrible-news-pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pennsylvania<\/a>, Ohio,\u2062 Texas. And\u2063 so much more,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know, just as in World War II, today \u2063patriotic American workers are building the \u2064arsenal of democracy and serving the cause of freedom,\u201d \u2063Biden added.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s like your wife telling you that \u2064giving\u2063 away all her clothes and buying new ones\u2062 is good for your household \u200dbudget because she\u2019ll eat less to\u200d maintain her figure once she has them.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans have criticized the administration\u2019s \u2063rhetoric on Ukraine \u200cas ineffective, and there is growing fatigue \u200bwith \u2063the push to continue funding that war.<\/p>\n<p>The White\u200b House\u2019s attempt \u200cto use the slogan \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mike-rowe-says-truckers-knows-paying-1200-per-tank-arent-buying-putin-price-hike\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Putin price\u200d hike<\/a>\u201d to explain \u200dthe\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desperate-white-house-set-to-argue-ukraine-aid-is-good-because-it-helps-us-defense-companies-report\/\" title=\"White House to argue Ukraine aid benefits US defense companies: Report.\">rising gas prices fell flat<\/a>, so\u2064 now, according to Politico, the Oval Office wants to focus messaging on emphasizing that the U.S. will help Ukraine \u201cdefend\u200d themselves,\u201d\u2064 which is\u200d seen as a more\u2062 appealing message to Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>In \u200ccontrast,\u200c former President Donald Trump is running on a message of \u201cdrill, baby, \u2063drill\u201d to grow jobs, build actual wealth within the country and reduce the power of adversarial governments\u2062 like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/two-dozen-us-troops-injured-iran-backed-strikes-pentagon-reveals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran<\/a> on the world stage.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">President Trump: \u201cThe minute I\u2019m back in the White House not only will I impose \u200dthe most crippling sanctions in history (on Iran) we\u2064 will also unleash the most \u200bpowerful economic weapon. We will drill baby drill\u201d. \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VmNfzdLtSR\">pic.twitter.com\/VmNfzdLtSR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 3sidedstory  \u2064(@3sidedstory)\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/3sidedstory\/status\/1716543357915447304?\">October 23, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ultimately, Americans will make the decision on whether strengthening the U.S. \u2064dollar so as to weaken financial supporters of terror and war\u2063 to the\u200c point that \u200dthey are no longer a threat\u200b is a better <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sexual-consent-app-idea-draws-criticism-in-australia\/\" title=\"Sexual Consent App Idea Draws Criticism In Australia\">long-term solution<\/a>\u2062 for our\u200d safety and economic prosperity.<\/p>\n<p>Or if \u200bthe word-game played by \u200bpolitical elites intent on growing the military-industrial \u2063complex Eisenhower warned\u2063 us about over 60 years ago will continue to fool the American people into giving away more of our\u200c wealth and freedom.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>A Note from Our Founder:<\/h3>\n<p><em><b>Silicon \u200cValley and the Big\u2062 Tech tyrants have done everything they can to \u200bput The Western Journal out of business. Our<\/b><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"> <em><b>faithful subscribers<\/b><\/em><\/a><em><b>  have kept us going.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>If you\u2019ve never chosen to subscribe, let me be honest:<\/b><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"> <em><b>We need your help today<\/b><\/em><\/a><em><b>.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>I also\u200d want to send you an autographed copy of \u201cCounterpunch,\u201d\u2063 which\u200c will give you a plan to fight back for our beloved country.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><b>Subscribe right now<\/b><\/a><em><b>  \u2013 \u200bThe Western Journal \u200dstands\u2063 for truth in this difficult time.<\/b><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Please stand with \u2062us \u200bby subscribing today.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Floyd G. Brown<\/b><\/em><em><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/em><em><b>Founder of The Western Journal<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/desperate-white-house-set-argue-ukraine-aid-good-helps-us-defense-companies-report\/\">Desperate \u2063White House Set to Argue Ukraine Aid Is Good Because It Helps US\u2063 Defense Companies: Report<\/a> \u2063 appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the long-term consequences \u200bof unchecked growth in\u2063 the defense industry and its impact on essential \u2062areas such as education, healthcare, and \u200cinfrastructure<\/h2>\n<p><span>  And the American defense industry. \u2063The request for $105 billion in funding highlights the growing concern over inflation\u2062 and rising costs, as taxpayers are left footing the bill for aid to Israel, Ukraine, border security, and more.<\/p>\n<p>While the intentions may be noble,\u2062 the manner in which funding for Ukraine and\u2062 Israel \u200dis being tied to the defense industry raises questions about the influence of the military-industrial complex. By framing\u200b these funding requests as an economic stimulus and job creation opportunity, the White House\u2064 is attempting to garner \u200bsupport from both sides of the \u200daisle. However, this tactic only serves to perpetuate the unchecked\u200d growth of the military-industrial \u200dcomplex and its impact on our democracy.<\/p>\n<p>The military-industrial complex refers to the\u2064 symbiotic\u200c relationship between the military establishment and defense contractors, where \u200cthe \u200binfluence and power of the defense industry have the potential to undermine the democratic process. As President Eisenhower warned, the\u2062 acquisition of unwarranted influence by the military-industrial complex can lead to the rise of\u200d misplaced power, resulting in \u200bunnecessary spending and perpetuation of overpriced weapons systems.<\/p>\n<p>In the case\u2062 of the proposed funding for Ukraine and Israel, the White House&#8217;s use \u200dof patriotism and economic benefits to sell these investments raises \u2063concerns \u2062about the true motives behind the request. While support for Israel and aid to Ukraine may be important\u200c for geopolitical reasons, tying these allocations to the defense industry may be a way to \u200dsecure funding for unnecessary projects or subsidize defense contractors.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of succumbing to the influence of the military-industrial complex, our policymakers should prioritize responsible and transparent allocation of resources. Funding decisions should be based \u200bon national security interests and the actual needs of our allies, rather than the potential \u200ceconomic benefits for \u2062defense contractors.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, we must recognize the long-term consequences of unchecked growth in \u2062the \u2063defense industry. The perpetual cycle of expanding military capabilities drives up defense spending, diverting resources from other essential areas such as education, healthcare, and infrastructure. It also perpetuates a culture of\u2063 militarization, where the military-industrial complex becomes the driving force behind policy \u2062decisions, rather than the needs and interests of the American people.<\/p>\n<p>In Eisenhower&#8217;s farewell\u200d address, he also emphasized\u2063 the importance of maintaining a strong economy and\u200c preserving our democratic values. It is crucial that we \u200bheed his warning and carefully consider the impact of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-is-a-dve-dhs-grants-minority-groups-22-million-to-combat-domestic-violent-extremists-without-defining-term\/\" title=\"DHS grants M to minority groups to combat 'Domestic Violent Extremists' without defining term. Who are they?\">military-industrial\u200c complex<\/a> on our democracy and national priorities. We must strive for a balanced and responsible approach\u200b to \u200bdefense spending, one that ensures the security of our nation while also promoting the well-being and prosperity \u200cof our citizens.<\/p>\n<p>As citizens, we have a role to play in holding our elected officials accountable and advocating for a more thoughtful and strategic \u200capproach to defense funding. By engaging in informed discussions and demanding transparency, we can help safeguard our democracy from the unchecked growth of the \u2063military-industrial complex and ensure that our resources are allocated in a manner that reflects our national priorities\u2063 and the\u200d best interests of the American people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In his 1961 farewell address, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a five-star general and the 34th US president, warned about the dangers of the military-industrial complex&#8217;s uncontrolled expansion and its potential threat to democracy. 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