Posted on 02/19/2023 3:17:48 PM PST by Timber Rattler
Two leading House Republicans have called on President Joe Biden to increase military support to Ukraine in its defense against Russia’s invasion and reiterated support on both sides of the aisle for continuing to fund the Ukrainian war effort.
Texas Rep. Mike McCaul, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, told CNN’s Pamela Brown on “State of the Union” in a joint interview with House Intelligence Chairman Mike Turner that aired Sunday that bipartisan support for Ukraine is “still very strong.”
But as the one-year anniversary of the war approaches, McCaul warned that hedging support for Ukraine could prolong the conflict, which could play into Russia’s advantages and allow anti-Ukraine dissent to build.
“The longer (Biden administration officials) drag this out, they play into (Russian leader Vladimir) Putin’s hands. He wants this to be a long, protracted war because he knows that potentially, he will lose – we could lose the will of the American people and therefore the Congress,” the Texas Republican told CNN, speaking from the Munich Security Conference in Germany.
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Asked by Brown if he believes the US is considering sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, McCaul replied, “I hope so,” and reiterated his concern over a drawn-out conflict between Russia and Ukraine while noting, “I think the momentum is building for this to happen.”
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US Sen. Lindsey Graham echoed that message, telling ABC in an interview that aired Sunday that US lawmakers attending the Munich Security Conference were in “virtually unanimous belief” that the US should begin training Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets.
“I believe a decision will be imminent when we get back to Washington, that the administration will start training Ukrainian pilots on the F-16. They need the weapons system,” Graham said.
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I think you actually solidify opposition to these things, and increase the ardor of the other side with these posts. Especially when you cheer about it as if it is something wonderful.
Few real people here who are not in the domestic intelligence-surveillance/political-establishment/conspiracy-screwing-the-nation care about Ukraine. Fewer still like Zelensky-Soros-Biden-Graham, support war killing young heroes and waged by cowardly politicians from safety, or support all these political hacks taking our money which they are surely getting something for. Especially funneling money over there as America burns.
They would oppose this for any of those reasons individually, but every time they see these posts, it kind of highlights all of those reasons are linked, and it only increases opposition.
There are probably a few Ukrainians who support this for nationalistic reasons, but I am sure these posts change nothing with them.
It is funny, but the people cheering this, for whatever reasons they do, are so tone-deaf it is wild.
Pence (who must have now concluded that he has ZERO chance for the 2024 nomination) and Graham are running interference (by providing campaign ammunition) for the DemocRATS in preparation for the 2024 elections.
“ Yet social security will soon run out of money.”
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Oh, SHUT UP! The important thing is that American taxpayers take care of Ukrainians’ pensions. /sarc
I’m sure you would have also agreed with Chamberlain handing over Czechoslovakia to Hitler, right?
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