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Posted on 07/17/2023 5:11:21 PM PDT by upchuck
South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham has been put on blast for his attempt to pass a bipartisan resolution advocating for Ukraine to be admitted into NATO as it staves off a military invasion against Russia. Several Republican elected officials in the United States House and Senate have attacked the South Carolina Senator for trying to escalate tensions during the Russo-Ukrainian War.
In a tweet, Graham declared that there’s “overwhelming” support for his legislative proposal in the Senate and asserted that Ukraine joining NATO is “vital to the future security of Europe and the world.”
“I will be working with Republicans and Democrats in the Senate to pass a resolution urging the admission of Ukraine into NATO,” Graham commented about the effort. “The best way to prevent future wars and promote peace is to create security guarantees that make aggressor nations think twice before starting wars.”
“Ukrainian NATO membership is vital to the future security of Europe and the world. I believe there is an overwhelming majority of Senators supporting this proposition,” he continued.
Kentucky Senator Rand Paul criticized Graham’s proposal in a tweet he published on July 7, 2023 asserting that it is “exactly wrong” and cautioned that it could increase the likelihood of the US heading into a war with Russia.
“Absolutely not. This is exactly wrong – as usual – and could very well lead us to war with Russia, something no one should want,” Paul declared in response to a tweet from Graham.
The senator also received criticism from America First House Republicans such as Colorado Congresswoman Lauren Boebert. She tweeted: “I’m sure Lindsey Graham knows this, but this would mean American troops on the ground in Ukraine.”
“The American people will not stand by and allow our troops to go die in someone else’s war,” the congresswoman added.
Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie declared that “expanding NATO” does not align with advancing American interests.
“Expansion of NATO, a Cold War relic, led to the rise of Putin, also a Cold War relic, culminating in the invasion of Ukraine. Expanding NATO further is not in the interests of US citizens,” Massie stated in a tweet.
In a similar vein, Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene criticized Graham’s resolution and stressed that “America doesn’t support” the South Carolina senator’s proposal.
“This is madness. Everyone in Washington should be urging peace and stopping the war in Ukraine. Not bringing us to the brink of World War 3,” Greene posted in a tweet. “The Ukraine war is destabilizing Europe and changing the world’s economies. America doesn’t support this.”
Ohio Congressman Warren Davidson echoed the aforementioned elected officials’ sentiments by asserting that the effort being spearheaded by Graham is “essentially a declaration of war.”
“HARD NO. Russia’s invasion is unjust, but including Ukraine as a member of NATO is essentially a declaration of war,” Davidson said in response to Graham. “America cannot even agree on a mission statement in Ukraine, and NATO won’t fully fund their own defense. Epically bad idea. Low zero.”
These elected officials have a point. Moves to bring Ukraine into NATO are tantamount to declaring war with Russia. For Russia, maintaining Ukraine as a neutral political entity is of the essence. It would be the equivalent of China and/or Russia setting up military bases in Mexico, a geopolitical scenario that the United States government would never tolerate.
For once, our elected officials should exercise a modicum of strategic empathy and start realizing that their wreckless foreign policy behavior could bring the US to the brink of nuclear war.
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Except the recent vote in the house unfortunately showed that even most R’s in the house agree with Linda
Most Rs need to be voted out of office. And will be if they try to pass this.
Expansion of NATO, a Cold War relic
Finally, something legitimate and intelligent coming out of Massie’s mouth.
It is indeed a Cold War relic. Without the United State’s Military there is no NATO. Hell, without the US there is no United Nations, in its current form.
And another Cold War relic....the US Department of State...in its current form. An entity that was needed when communications and world travel took days, weeks, months. Not so much anymore.
An entity that does NOT need embassies staffed with 100s of Leftists that hate the country they’re supposed to be representing.
An entity that does NOT need to be sending uber liberal, MBAs, with ZERO business experience to meet with their foreign counterparts to negotiate trade deals. Pres Trump proved that 4 men, with legitimate business experience and acumen, can work wonders for the country and its business interests, even if those interests don’t align with Wall St, Hedge Funds, Blackrock and Vanguard.
An entity that, for an extra $10/day for their phone plan, can use their iPhone or Android to speak to someone on the other side of the world is clearly in need of a drastic house cleaning and downsizing.
I wonder how much MIC graft is funneled and laundered back to him. Remember, Linda is big military hero, he flew a lawyers desk during the Iraq catastrophe. He’s the poster boy for the masters of war Bob Dylan wrote about.
Boooh!
Don’t forget Linda’s resolution a couple a weeks ago where he tried to implement a policy that would declare war on Russia over a potential Zelensky false flag operation.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) today introduced a resolution to respond to the Russian Federation delivering tactical nuclear weapons to the Republic of Belarus. This is the first time Russia has deployed nuclear warheads beyond its borders since the fall of the Soviet Union, and represents a serious threat to global security in the midst of the war in Ukraine.
Graham and Blumenthal noted their resolution holds that any use of a tactical nuclear weapon by Russia, Belarus or their proxies, or the destruction of a nuclear facility that disperses radioactive contaminants into NATO territory would be viewed as an attack on NATO itself, requiring an Article V response.
Lindsey must have some hefty investments in the production of war machinery.
GFYLG.
graham = remf
Me too!
Linda Loves War.
All the violence and death turns her on.
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