Minna ÅlanderNov 20, 2022
Edward Hunter Christie

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The political case for what our nations are doing - an extract from U.S. Secretary of Defense Austin's speech of 19 November.

"we start from a position of moral clarity.
Ladies and gentlemen, Russia chose war.
Russia chose aggression.
But Ukraine chose to fight back."

Nov 20, 2022 at 9:56pmWeb
Show threadEdward Hunter ChristieNov 20, 2022
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"And Ukraine chose to defend itself.
And the world came together to help.
President Biden has rallied nations of goodwill, as he put it, “to stand against the global politics of fear and coercion.” And ever since Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine on February 24"
Show threadEdward Hunter ChristieNov 20, 2022
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"countries from around the world have rallied behind some clear first principles.
And those first principles are that countries don’t get to invade their peaceful neighbors.
Autocrats don’t get to redraw borders by force."
Show threadEdward Hunter ChristieNov 20, 2022
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"And the imperial ambition of bullies doesn’t outweigh the sovereign rights of U.N. member states.
That’s something that countries all around the world agree on, from Finland to Japan, from Morocco to New Zealand."
Show threadEdward Hunter ChristieNov 20, 2022
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"The outcome of the war in Ukraine will help determine the course of global security in this young century. And those of us in North America don’t have the option of sitting this one out.
Stability and prosperity on both sides of the Atlantic are at stake."
Show threadEdward Hunter ChristieNov 20, 2022
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"You know, the U.S. trading relationship with the European Union is the largest in the world. So when an aggressor manufactures a huge security crisis in Europe, it hits home for everyday Americans and Canadians."
Show threadEdward Hunter ChristieNov 20, 2022
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"When President Franklin Roosevelt visited Canada in 1938, he gave a speech at Queen’s University [and] said, “We in the Americas are no longer a faraway continent,” one whose security can stand isolated from conflicts across the seas."
Show threadEdward Hunter ChristieNov 20, 2022
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"And the tragic and troubling explosion in Poland this week reminded the whole world of the recklessness of Putin’s war of choice.
So today, I’d like to talk about four reasons why Ukraine matters to all of us."
Show threadEdward Hunter ChristieNov 20, 2022
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"First, Putin’s war of choice is a direct threat to European security.
Second, Russian aggression is a clear challenge to our NATO allies.
Third, Russia’s deliberate cruelty is an attack on our shared values—and on the rule of law."
Show threadEdward Hunter ChristieNov 20, 2022

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"And finally, Russia’s invasion tears at the rules-based international order that keeps us all secure.

So our support for Ukraine’s self-defense is an investment in our own security and prosperity as well."

Show threadEdward Hunter ChristieNov 20, 2022

Source:

https://www.defense.gov/News/Speeches/Speech/Article/3224089/why-ukraine-matters-remarks-by-secretary-of-defense-lloyd-j-austin-iii-at-the-h/

"Why Ukraine Matters" Remarks by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III at the Halifax I

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III delivered the keynote address at the Halifax International Security Forum in Halifax, Canada.

U.S. Department of Defense
Show threadAlexander RutholNov 21, 2022

@EHunterChristie
Yes, that's a very nice speech.
Meanwhile, the US since June only gives Ukraine defensive weapons and tops up systems it already has, and pressures allies to also not give offensive weapons to Ukraine.

It's hard to interpret this other than as that the US wants Ukraine to be able to defend the territory it holds, but not take back the territory russia has stolen.