President Biden joked about the possibility of the Russian invasion of Ukraine to expand to directly involve the U.S. military on Wednesday, telling union workers;

"If I gotta go to war, I'm going with you guys."

Biden made the statement during an address to union workers at the North American Building Trades Unions legislative conference Wednesday. Biden opened his speech with a lengthy section addressing new sanctions against Russia.

"This fight is far from over," Biden said. "Here's the point: This war could continue for a long time, but the United States will continue to stand with Ukraine and the Ukrainian people in their fight for freedom."

"And by the way, if I gotta go to war I'm going with you guys. I mean it," he added

Biden's statement comes after months of he and other administration officials stating that the U.S. will not deploy troops to Ukraine. The U.S. military has limited its deployments to nearby NATO countries, and warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that invasion of one of those countries would mean direct war with the U.S.

Biden has said that avoiding direct war with Russia is a top priority, arguing that any engagement between U.S. and Russian forces would result in a third world war.

"I want to be clear: We will defend every inch of NATO territory with the full might of a united and galvanized NATO," Biden tweeted in March. "But we will not fight a war against Russia in Ukraine."

"A direct confrontation between NATO and Russia is World War III. And something we must strive to prevent," he added.

The Russian invasion in Ukraine has already lasted far longer than U.S. military officials initially predicted. Gen. Mark Milley, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told Congress in an early February closed session that Kyiv could fall within just 72 hours of a Russian invasion. He offered a new prediction during testimony on Tuesday, saying the war will last "at least years, for sure."

SarkinYarki:
He has obviously been drinking and snorting his yeyo too much , he should stay of the whiskey and yeyo for 2 weeks and he will be back

BKayy:
It's first come, first serve. I will like to see how US will do on ground after proven embarrassments they have received in history.

Once the West falls, Africa will have a loop hole for some of them to have a degree of independence from Western enslavement before the Victor's and the vanquished regroup to resume taking advantage of them.

Only few will escape (Infact, they already know themselves), the rest will relax and wait for the West to rise again and continue the enslavement.

You know, Nazi scientists once argued that blacks have a slave gene

WriterNig:
Like for Russia, share for Ukraine

https://www.hrw.org/news/2002/08/03/us-hague-invasion-act-becomes-law

Faithful007:
Both the US and Russia have withdrawn from the ICC

Stop spreading nonsense.

Rollsnjaguar:
He is leading from the front and confronting the enemy.

But here in Nigeria Buhari is chilling in Aso Rock while the enemy is chasing citizens from their homes

WriterNig:


Why is Biden asking the ICC to prosecute Putin when the U.S would never let them prosecute American war criminals?

Faithful007:
Show me where President Biden specifically asked the ICC to prosecute Putin.

WriterNig:


https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/04/biden-calls-to-put-putin-on-trial-for-war-crimes-over-russias-actions-in-ukraine.html

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/biden-push-russia-war-crimes-accountability-icc-or-other-venue-sullivan-2022-04-04/

WriterNig:



Can you read? Most importantly, read to understand?