Democrat Senator Angry That Weapons Used Against Iran Weren’t Sent To Ukraine

Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut said Thursday that weapons used in Operation Epic Fury should have been sent to aid Ukraine in its war with Russia instead of Iran.

Iran responded to Operation Epic Fury by firing hundreds of ballistic missiles and drones at targets in Israel, Qatar, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. “CNN News Central” co-host Kate Bolduan asked Blumenthal about a Wall Street Journal article that argued that Russia was benefiting from the United States and its allies using missiles to combat the Iranian onslaught.

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“As a long standing, in fact one of the leaders in the United States Senate on behalf of aiding Ukraine militarily and economically, I am very fearful that this war is a setback for Ukraine,” Blumenthal told Bolduan. “We’ve been told again and again and again one reason that we can’t provide interceptors for the Patriot system or other munitions for Ukraine is that they’re in short supply, but the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said yesterday we have plenty of munitions and ordinance, so there is clearly-”

“Do you have you have a window into what the answer is, what the answer is when there is this contradiction?” Bolduan asked, with Blumenthal responding, “No window whatsoever, no explanation, no transparency or disclosure. In classified settings or in public, and this confused, chaotic approach to arming the forces in Iran contradicts what we’ve been told about Ukraine, and I will say Ukraine is a loser, but so are American consumers because already energy prices are rising, so will other costs of goods and living because LNG increased prices, as well as oil will mean higher costs not only at the pump but in supermarkets and other places where American consumers buy their goods.”