The story of how that happened, as described by several administration officials, is more complex than a caricature circulating in Washington that Mr. Biden is cautious to a fault, and says no until the pressure is insurmountable.
In this case, there was plenty of pressure.
In July, Mr. Biden’s aides said, they came to see what one called a “clear use case” for ATACMS.
It was the one Mr. Crow had identified, using the ATACMS to target supply lines and air bases that Ukraine could not reach.
At a July 14 meeting in the office of Jake Sullivan, the president’s national security adviser, he and Jon Finer, his primary deputy, talked with a small group of officials about developing options.
Persons:
Biden, Jason Crow, Mr, Crow, Zelensky, Olaf Scholz of, “, Biden’s, Jake Sullivan, Jon
Organizations:
Colorado Democrat, Army, House, Mr, NATO
Locations:
Washington, Colorado, Ukraine, Vilnius, Olaf Scholz of Germany