I just don't get the meaning of lethal defensive weapons... This is so ridiculous. Defensive weapons are basically non lethal. Washington is trying to sell the BS with a nice package. These are offensive weapons that will be used in a military operation to retake some territory. That is to say an offensive... How can people blindly buy in? The idea is simply to wear by inflicting more casualties. The usual war... Call things as they ought to be called and don't use superfluous adjectives. Weapons are lethal and can be used for offensive and defensive purpose.
So, I would rephrase this: "US military compound is actively lobbying to sell US taxpayers weapons to be delivered to Ukraine in a bid to ensure more losses among pro Russian insurgents and expedite the war before winter". Sounds good, no?